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S'pore chip foundry sold to Abu Dhabi
News Advanced Technology Investment Company will pay US$1.8 billion in cash for Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, reports say.
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Acquisitions, Mergers, Chartered Semiconductor, Microsoft Xbox, Abu Dhabi, United Microelectronics Corp., Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., Fitch Ratings
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
Video game industry sales finally take a hit
News Industry still performing better than most, but in March, for the first time in the recession, its year-over-year revenues dropped.
Tags: Games, Game players, Video Game, hardware sale, Video, Sales, Nintendo Wii, Hardware, Sony PlayStation 3, NPD Group Inc.
How the venerable PS2 made it to 9 years old
News With the power of computers doubling about every 18 months, according to Moore's Law, the fact that the PS2 is still selling is pretty impressive. Can its successors follow suit?
Tags: Gamer, Jesse Divnich, Video Game, Sony Playstation, Video, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox 360, console, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox
Hacking down on video game energy use
News The Nintendo Wii tops the list as most energy-efficient game console in a study which recommends console industry adopt easy-to-use power-management features.
Tags: Green IT, Games, Video Game, Gamer, Video, greenhouse gas, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, hacking, carbon dioxide
Mundie: The desktop of the future is a room
News While mobile devices will be important, the desktop isn't going away. Eventually your whole office will be a desktop PC, says Microsoft's top strategy officer Craig Mundie.
Tags: Business applications, Desktops, Hologram, computer, Microsoft Xbox 360, digital photograph, financial analyst, killer application, Microsoft Xbox, desktop
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
Report: Microsoft bans 1 million Xbox Live players
News Players who were caught modifying their consoles to play pirated games have been booted from the popular service, InformationWeek says.
Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Game players, Games, Gamer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox 360, console, digital-rights management, Activision Inc.
Apple TV gets a price drop
News Apple has shaved the price of its 160GB Apple TV model to US$229 and eliminated the 40GB version.
Tags: IPTV, TVs, Apple Inc., TV, Video, 1080p, Apple TV, Microsoft Xbox 360, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch
Microsoft cutting price of high-end Xbox 360
News Microsoft drops price of high-end Xbox 360 console by US$100 to match Sony's price cut for the PlayStation 3.
Tags: Game players, Sales, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, console, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox, game, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Game players
Sony CEO trots out the stars for CES keynote
News A celeb-powered address on technology and entertainment falls short on new product news.
Technology turns camera phones into motion sensors
News The company that brought the technology to Sony's EyeToy is now embedding it in mobile handsets.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Development/design
IBM taps into new industries to fuel growth in Thailand
News Big Blue is also working on radio frequency identification applications in various sectors, says Thai general manager Suphajee Suthumpun.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, RFID, Business applications, Business planning
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
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
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