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- Microsoft Project Natal available for $50 next year?
- The rumor mill has been buzzing with a potential release date and price tag for Microsoft's mysterious new gaming console: Project Natal. Announced at E3 this past summer, there haven't been many definite details announced so far, but we think there is potential for natural interaction...
- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm almost ready for Xbox Live
- First announced at E3 in June, the features are likely to hit the popular online service in November, though Microsoft isn't yet saying exactly when. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-10-14
- Sony PSP Go: Hands-on first impressions and photos
- A few pointsDoes it still have LocationFree TV support? I can't find any information about that on Sony's site. Remote Play?Is there any other PSPgo-specific functionality present in software that isn't present on the PSP 2000/3000? Anything missing?I'm torn with the ideal form factor with the controls...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- Sony PSP Go now available for in-store demos
- The Sony PSP Go has been under strict lock down since it was announced at the E3 gaming convention a few months ago, but the time has finally arrived: starting today, customers can now go to one of the 40 Sony Style stores across the country...
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- OTOY's Jules Urbach: Cloud computing 'threatens' game consoles, Blu-ray, PCs [interview]
- Cloud computing can't possibly handle streaming a Blu-ray movie or Adobe Photoshop, can it? Jules Urbach says it's not only possible, but scalable as a business. Urbach, founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based OTOY, is working with AMD to pair that company's supercomputers with...
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Google's Gmail goes down; outage chronicled on Twitter
- Who are these peiple to complain?It is a free service, so you get what you pay for.How about the people that DO pay@GuidingLight: All of my clients which are set up on Google Apps are also currently unable to access their email. They actually do pay for the services. So...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-01
- Microsoft's Project Natal for business: In your dreams
- Natural user interfaces will be big. Anyone that sees Microsoft's Project Natal demo comes away impressed. Once Microsoft execs try to extend that to the business world you can't help but snicker. That clunky transition from the Xbox to the business world was in plain view at...
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- Wii MotionPlus
- When Nintendo announced Wii MotionPlus at last year's E3 2008 press conference, it certainly raised a few eyebrows. First off, we wondered why this technology wasn't included in the original Wii remote to begin with. With the device debuting so late in the console's lifespan, would every game...
- Product reviews 2009-07-21
- Sony admits to PSP Go early adopter premium, are you really surprised?
- Sony admits to PSP Go early adopter premium, are you really surprised?Not worth itThere's not much reason from my perspective to own a PSP Go. I have the 3000 and with WiFi I can run off to the Sony store and buy games... which is the only way you'll be...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-26
- Computex attendance falls, but Android 'coming out party' succeeds
- Computex attendance falls, but Android 'coming out party' succeedsWhen you plan a show the same week as E3......expect lower numbers.Transition to "thin" OSesWith Android "fast approaching the desktop", hopefully commercial software companies (Adobe, Intuit, etc.) will start to offer native Android apps or alternatively, HTML5-based apps, for products like Photoshop,...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- E3 Slideshow: Crimecraft
- Vogster's persistent multiplayer online shooter for the PC takes place in the near future. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-06-05
- E3 2009 wrap-up
- CNET's Brian Tong recaps all things E3 2009 and gets around the show floor.
- Videos 2009-06-04
- Apple TV: Games and apps would be a tough way to gain traction
- Like most 11-year-olds, my son loves playing video games on the Wii, the PlayStation and, yes, even on his iPod Touch. With that said, I don't know if he'd find anything appealing about playing the games he's downloaded from Apple's App Store on the living room big screen TV -...
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- Photos: Moving and shaking at E3
- There was lots of rocking out, game playing, and party going on Day 2 of the E3 game conference in Los Angeles. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-06-04
- Beatles RockBand rocks E3
- At E3 2009, there's little question one of the biggest games was Harmonix's "Beatles RockBand." But how did the game come to be? by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-06-04
- News to know: Pre; NetApp; Bartz; Windows 7; Netbooks
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition? Matthew Miller: Palm Pre reviews appear; can it beat the...
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- Computex: AMD previews first DX11 GPU, Nvidia focuses on mobile
- AMD has many challenges, but lately its ATI graphics business has been on a roll. Now the company is trying to capitalize on the momentum. At Computex, AMD demonstrated the first GPU to support DirectX 11, Microsoft's next-generation graphics API (AMD's DX11 press release). Microsoft first demonstrated...
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Most impressive demo ever: Sony 3D controller
- Warning: no Apple content follows. Following on the heels of Woz's review of Bing, comes one of the most impressive demos that I've ever seen â€" the new Sony 3D controller that was demoed at E3 in Las Vegas. If you like the Nintendo...
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Batman: Arkham Asylum screenshots
- Scheduled for an August 25, 2009 release, Eidos' Batman: Arkham Asylum will be available for the PlayStation 3, XBox 360, and the PC. At E3 2009, some new screenshots surfaced. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-06-03
- Photos: On the floor at E3
- Scenes from the exhibition floor on Day 1 of E3 game conference in Los Angeles. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-06-03
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