Reuters - In the video game industry, the
spoils of the console wars come in the form of support from
third-party software publishers selling games to run on your
machine. -- read full article
Reuters - Just what the television
industry needs, increased competition from those wacky YouTube
videos that 68 million people watch every month. -- read full article
PC World - 14 of the biggest names in consumer electronics said they would work with Sony on its short-range, high-speed "TransferJet"... -- read full article
PC Magazine - To no one's surprise, Apple Computer has filed suit against Psystar Corp., alleging copyright infringement. What is surprising is Apple's proposed remedy: recalling all of the Mac clones that Psystar has already sold. -- read full article
PC Magazine - Sony unveiled new hardware packages for each of their systems during their E3 Press conference on Tuesday, including a new 80GB PlayStation 3 bundle for $399. -- read full article
USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Tuesday posted a higher quarterly profit as the world's biggest chipmaker was helped by higher sales of microprocessors used in notebook personal computers. -- read full article
AP - Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for the first time. But the 29-year-old computer engineer isn't about to part with his made-in-Japan cell phone either.
AFP - Australia on Wednesday unveiled a new code of conduct to regulate online and mobile phone content which will call for classifications similar to those for films, a government spokesman said.
NewsFactor - Microsoft and Netflix have forged an exclusive partnership under which Netflix will begin streaming feature films and TV programs to owners of Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming console. Beginning this fall, Netflix subscribers who also have an Xbox Live Gold membership will be able to download and view movies at no additional cost, said Microsoft Corporate Vice President John Schappert. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Gartner lowered its forecast for mobile industry growth as it becomes apparent that the economic downturn will affect sales of mobile devices worldwide. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Psystar has said in the past it will challenge Apple's ban on Mac clones and that it believes the ban won't stand up in court. -- read full article
Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) said it will
launch a PlayStation 3-based video distribution service later
on Tuesday, taking aim at a stronghold of Microsoft Corp's
Xbox 360.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The EU will present a plan to cut the cost of mobile phone text messages in the fall, with implementation to take place in the summer of 2009. -- read full article
