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Sony wins landmark case against mod chips
News Sony has won a landmark judgment against a man who sold modified PlayStation2 chips that circumvented copy protection. The UK high court ruled on Wednesday that Sony's intellectual property rights were being violated by the practice of "modding...
[July 22, 2004, 14:10]
PlayStation2 gets DVD upgrade
Talkback hi i got a dvd upgrade version 2.1 i think and i was wonderng wat does it do an why i should install it cause ive been asking myself that question thanks for your time if u could reply to my questions that would be very mutch apreciated...
[March 25, 2004, 3:26]
Xbox clusters up at Linux Expo
News Microsoft may have failed to occupy the stand it booked at this year's Linux Expo in London's Olympia conference centre, but some of the company's products did make a showing, even if the company might rather they had not.
[October 10, 2003, 10:30]
US airmen get Xbox Live in Europe
News Microsoft's Xbox Live online gaming service has just acquired a customer that knows something about strategy and tactics -- the US Department of Defense. The US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) have paid $200,000 (£126,000) to outfit 14 bases around...
[July 25, 2003, 11:46]
Bill Gates' grip on UK media 'is slipping'
News Steve Jobs is threatening Bill Gates' position as the new media mogul with the greatest influence over the UK's media landscape. This year's MediaGuardian 100 -- an authoritative guide to the most powerful players in Britain's media industry...
[July 7, 2003, 13:02]
Ballmer sets launch date for Xbox 2
News Microsoft will deliver the next version of its Xbox game console in 2006, chief executive Steve Ballmer said. According to reports by Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Ballmer made the remark during a press conference in Japan.
[June 20, 2003, 7:38]
Sony soups up PlayStation2
News Sony on Wednesday unveiled a souped-up PlayStation2 that is its answer to the home "digital appliance", adding DVD-recording, hard-drive, digital television and other features to the device. The PSX is designed to be an interim successor to the...
[May 28, 2003, 14:47]
Support wanes for GameCube
News Is three a crowd? Publishers of video game software are starting to talk as if that might be the case, with support waning for Nintendo in the three-way fight for survival in the lucrative game console business.
[May 16, 2003, 8:05]
Sony to make handheld game device
News After winning the battle for the living room, Sony now wants your pockets. The electronics giant, whose PlayStation2 games console has outsold rivals from Microsoft and Nintendo 3-to-1, announced plans on Tuesday for a handheld game player.
[May 14, 2003, 7:54]
Sony to sink £1bn into 'Cell' console chip
News More details about the highly secretive "Cell" processor -- set to power upcoming Sony consumer electronics such as PlayStation consoles -- emerged on Monday. The new chip, touted to be a thousand times more powerful than the processor in a...
[April 24, 2003, 7:31]
PlayStation2 gets DVD upgrade
News Video game leader Sony Computer Entertainment announced on Monday that it has completed the first major redesign of its PlayStation2 console, adding new features to improve playback of DVD movie discs.
[April 15, 2003, 8:12]
The car's the star, with a built-in office
News Mobility is a key theme at this year's CeBIT, with many Wi-Fi devices and smartphones on display. Some companies are going further, though, by demonstrating how a car can be transformed into a high-tech palace.
[March 17, 2003, 12:33]
PS2 production moves to China
News In a bid to trim costs, Sony plans to move the manufacturing of all its Playstation 2 gaming consoles to China by 2004. According to a Reuters report, the company has already shifted half of its console production to two Chinese facilities run by...
[March 17, 2003, 9:53]
Xbox components indicate low sales
News Sales of Microsoft's Xbox video game console are likely to scrape the low end of current company forecasts, based on recent reports involving key component suppliers. Chipmaker Focus Enhancements, which last year signed a contract with Microsoft to...
[February 3, 2003, 9:52]
DivX software delivers movable media
News DivXNetworks unveiled a new version of its compression technology that promises to let Internet users shrink video files on the PC to play back on a range of consumer electronics devices. The San Diego-based company on Wednesday released DivX 5.03...
[January 31, 2003, 8:17]
PlayStation2 shipments top 50 million
News Sony announced on Thursday that worldwide shipments of its PlayStation2 video game console have surpassed 50 million units, broadening the electronics giant's lead over rivals Microsoft and Nintendo. Sony said that since the console was introduced...
[January 17, 2003, 7:58]
Vice City, iPod, iMac nominated for design award
News Apple hardware and the video game Grand Theft Auto III: Vice City have been nominated for a new British design award alongside works in more traditional media such as jewellery and crystal, although the game's violent content means it will be...
[January 10, 2003, 13:17]
Microsoft defends Xbox console, software sales
News Microsoft has responded to analyst gripes that its Xbox gaming console is selling disappointingly, pointing out that the unit's sales nearly doubled in November and noting strong sales of software and the Xbox online kit.
[December 19, 2002, 16:04]
Xbox sales 'sluggish'
News Microsoft's Xbox game console sold worse than expected in November, according to an analyst, in a research note that may not bode well for the console's sales over the Christmas shopping season. Banc of America Securities analyst Bob Austrian said...
[December 16, 2002, 13:32]
Play your Game Boy on a TV screen
News At a Japanese press conference on Tuesday, Nintendo announced a new peripheral for the Nintendo GameCube. The new device will connect to the bottom of the GameCube and allows Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges to be connected...
[November 19, 2002, 11:30]
