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Not 'game over' for portable games consoles
News Despite threat from smartphones, dedicated portable games console will remain due to advantages such as optimized game controls and battery life, says analyst.
Tags: Gamer, Game players, Games, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Mobile Game, N-Gage, Phone, Smart Phone, mobile
Video games industry defies recession
News Sector's sales in February increases 10 percent year-over-year to reach US$1.47 billion, according to data released by analyst NPD Group.
Tags: Digital media, Games, Video Game, Sony Playstation, Video, Sony PlayStation 2, Sales, Digital media, Video Games Industry, Nintendo Wii
M'sian funds operator upgrades mainframe
News Malaysian Electronic Payment System says it stuck with IBM mainframes for performance, and to minimize additional investment required from banks.
Tags: Mainframes, Network security, Mainframe, Disaster Recovery, IBM Corp., Security, Malaysia, Malaysian Electronic Payment System IBG, Hardware, payment
Nintendo's portable console adds services
News The Japanese giant has made its DSi gaming console into an all-purpose gizmo that can act as a guide, map, or reference book.
Tags: Game players, Video Game, Video, DS, Deutsche Securities, Europe, Sales, Japan, Nintendo Wii, console
Nintendo president: 'The Wii has stalled'
News Satoru Iwata says top-selling console has hit a wall due to dearth of "high demand" software, and the company is now "preparing for next year".
Tags: Game players, Handhelds, Streaming Video, Sales, Japan, Nintendo Wii, performance, Hardware, console, analyst
Will PSP Go keep pirates at bay?
News Like all of Apple's portable devices, the PSP Go will have a sealed in battery that's non user-replaceable. An integrated battery helps save precious space, but in the case of the PSP Go, it was also designed to thwart pirates.
Tags: Game players, Battery, Security, Piracy, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, digital content, firmware upgrade, disc, firmware
Apple fixes dozens of holes with OS X security update
News Company releases first OS X security update of the year, closing holes that could disclose sensitive information and arbitrarily execute code.
Tags: Mobile, Authentication and encryption, Network security, Apple Inc., Security, Vulnerability, Apple Mac OS X, Arbitrary Code Execution, software, denial of service
Video game industry sales down 17 percent--again
News NPD Group says that despite the latest figures showing a year-over-year decline in sales, it's hard to reach the conclusion that the industry has begun to soften.
Tags: Digital media, Games, Game players, Video Game, Video, Sales, Digital media, Nintendo Wii, console, handheld
PS3 and PSP slump, Wii hammered too
News Sony's earnings shine light on a poor quarter for its gaming division. Nintendo's Wii also took a big hit, with unit sales cut in half compared with last year.
Tags: Game players, Games, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, Sales, Nintendo Wii, console, handheld, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Corp.
Will the iPhone grab the lead in games?
News Game developers are looking to Apple iPhone owners as a new audience for their latest creations.
Tags: Games, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Gamer, Sales, Apple iPod, handheld, CEO, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPhone
Thailand's video games potential
News International experts view Thailand as a professional and fast growing source for game and animation development and services, advising that now is the right time to bring Thai products to the global market.
Tags: Games, Video Game, Thailand, Animation, Video, game company, 3D, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Apple iPhone
Asia consumes more external controller-based disk storage
News Revenue for the external controller-based disk storage market in the region grew 28.6 percent in the first quarter of 2005, according to Gartner.
Tags: Storage
iPod touch suitable for road warriors?
Blogs The iPod touch is a fantastic device for browsing the Internet via Wi-Fi. It's slimmer, lighter and has a wider screen (...
Mobile 'smelly phone' hits Japan
News DoCoMo's SO703i from Sony Ericsson uses scented sheets that produce an aroma when the device is opened.
Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile/Wireless
South Korea lures IT talent with gold visas
News Well-qualified IT professionals can add South Korea to their list of possible work destinations, and stay up to a decade.
