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No buying sprees ahead for social networks?
News Consolidation will be part and parcel of still maturing social networking, but content partnerships and alliances may be way forward, say industry watchers.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web services, Personal applications, MySpace, Site, International Data Corp., digital content, social networking, monetization
Bach answers the call at Microsoft
Insight Top exec Robbie Bach reflects on the iPhone, Windows Mobile 6 and whether a Zune phone makes sense.
Tags: Pocket PC compatibles, Pocket PC
Philippine firms to create online games
News Tech company IPVG and broadcaster GMA Network, sign pact to set up new joint venture that focuses on designing and maintaining online game portals in the Philippines.
EA-Playfish: Social gaming deals gain buzz
News Electronic Arts' acquisition underscores booming demand for online social games and may prompt rival game publishers to follow suit.
Tags: Game players, Games, Gamer, Facebook, Apple Inc., UbiSoft Entertainment, casual game, console game, Playfish, revenue
E3 tagline: 'Everyone's a gamer'
News Casual gaming takes center stage at this year's confabulation E3, from Wii yoga to PlayStation karaoke.
Tags: Games, Game players, Business structures, Business models
Ex-MySpace CEO wants to gamble on social games
News In Chris DeWolfe's new venture, sources say, he'll attempt to snowball a bunch of social online games properties and pit himself against industry leader Mark Pincus of Zynga.
Tags: Games, Facebook, MySpace, Rupert Murdoch, CEO, Online Game, News Corp., entertainment, TechCrunch, private equity
Report: Microsoft taking on Wii with motion-sensing camera
News The Xbox 360 maker will soon release a motion-sensitive video camera that will let players control games with their bodies, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Tags: Game players, Microsoft Corp., Video Game, Video, Video Game Console, Nintendo Wii, console, Microsoft Xbox, camera, game
AMD chip bundle targets 'ultra-thin' notebooks
News The chipset bundle, which includes the Athlon Neo processor, is aimed at laptops that are larger and have better components than netbooks, but are cheaper than ultra portables.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Processors, Graphics, Hardware, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Chip, AMD Athlon, Yukon, Notebook
Windows 7 catching developers' eyes
News Software makers are taking advantage of operating system's multitouch, while Microsoft's hardware unit is tailoring keyboards and mice to take advantage of new features.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Windows Vista, Operating systems, Notebooks and tablets, Software, Developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Touch Screen, N-trig, Software
Touch in Windows 7: Just for show?
News Support for multitouch input is one of the most tangible ways that Windows 7 differs from its predecessors. But will many people actually get their hands on the technology?
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Business applications, Microsoft Windows 7, software company, Notebook, computer, Touch Screen, Microsoft Windows, PC
Details of the Microsoft-Real agreement
News RealPlayer and the Rhapsody music service get a boost on Windows systems and MSN Messenger.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Media players, Music, Antitrust
Real, Microsoft reach truce
News Long-running antitrust suit against software giant ends in US$460 million deal, with millions more to come in partnership efforts.
Mobile games gaining market foothold?
News Yes, says industry player, who adds that the US$3.5 billion industry is expanding into niche games segments.
Tags: Mobile applications
Can Google score with in-game ads?
News As the search giant sorts out how it might serve ads into online games, it has to take the Xbox factor into account.
Tags: Search, Internet advertising
In-game ads to hit US$400 million by 2009
News A study showing increased female and family gaming will attract more advertising to the growing medium, a research group says.
Tags: Game players, Web sites, Games, Analyst reports, Advertising, Internet advertising, Gamer
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