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Posted by walkertr, at 03:47PM 05/13/08 :
EA Will Expand Skate Franchise To Wii, DS
Note: Following weeks of rumors, EA finally has confirmed that it is prepping the follow-up to last years surprise skateboarding game “Skate,” with a new entry in the series to be titled “Skate It,” available exclusively for the Wii and Nintendo DS.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:43PM 05/13/08 :
KIFI News Groups Uses WiMax Technology To Change Newsgathering
Note: KIFI News Group, based in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is calling its new Wireless Internet News Gathering (WiNG) project revolutionary. KIFI News Group General Manager Mark Danielson says, “The WiNG project is based on WiMax technology using the Internet to send content (video and sound) from the scene of a news event back to the station for live broadcast on its television stations and Web sites.”
Posted by walkertr, at 03:41PM 05/13/08 :
Clear Channel Negotiating To Bring Pandora To Radio Properties
Note: An innovative online expansion for radio network Clear Channel could result in a partnership boon with Pandora. While Clear Channel’s privatization hangs in the balance, Billboard reports that the company is negotiating with Pandora to offer its customized radio service across all of Clear Channel’s properties.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:40PM 05/13/08 :
Dell Adjusting Its Gaming-PC Strategy
Note: Dell is taking a major step to turn around its fledgling line of specialty gaming personal computers. The computer giant has announced it will abandon several of its most popular models of niche gaming PCs, leaving its premium line to pick up the slack.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:38PM 05/13/08 :
A Free Trip Through The Universe
Note: Microsoft has launched a free Web-based program that will allow computer users to roam the universe.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:37PM 05/13/08 :
Microsoft?s Mac Office Banks On Apple Converts
Note: Normally, you don’t root for the competition, but Microsoft is benefiting in at least one way from Apple’s market share gains.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:56PM 05/12/08 :
Xbox 360s Sold With ?Grand Theft Auto IV?
Note: Microsoft announced that during its first week on sale, 40 percent of new Xbox 360s were sold with a copy of Rockstar’s “Grand Theft Auto IV”.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:56PM 05/12/08 :
Online Music Service Last.fm Premieres Video Channel
Note: Online music service Last.fm has launched a new channel that spotlights popular and emerging bands and artists as well as other original programming.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:53PM 05/12/08 :
Nintendo Develops Digital Download Service For Wii Games
Note: Purchasing Wii games just became a whole lot easier. Nintendo is launching WiiWare today, a new digital distribution game service that allows Wii owners to download brand new games directly from developers to the console.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:51PM 05/12/08 :
Facebook Users Will Soon Take Profiles Anywhere On Internet
Note: Facebook data will soon go portable. The Palo Alto-based social networking innovator will allow millions of people to transplant their profiles, information and applications to any other Web site
Posted by walkertr, at 03:49PM 05/12/08 :
Friend Connect Makes Web Pages Social
Note: Google unveiled a new free service Monday that will allow any Web site to become a social site. Using Friend Connect, any Web page can allow visitors to make and connect with other “friends” who visit that site.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:48PM 05/12/08 :
Wikipedia Search Tool Unveiled
Note: Powerset unveiled search tools for Wikipedia that use conversational phrasing instead of keywords. Powerset’s technology breaks down the meaning of words and concepts into related concepts. This technology frees users from needing to type the exact words they want to find.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:47PM 05/12/08 :
RIM Reveals BlackBerry Bold
Note: Research In Motion, Ltd. is launching a new version of its BlackBerry, aimed at its core base of business users.
Posted by walkertr, at 11:26AM 05/09/08 :
FTC Finds Fewer Retailers Selling M-Rated Games To Kids
Note: The Federal Trade Commission released the results of its latest undercover shop of movie theaters and movie, music and video game retailers. Using 13- to 16-year-old undercover shoppers to collect data, the FTC found that 20% of underage teenage shoppers had success in buying M-rated video games, down from 42% in 2006
Posted by walkertr, at 11:23AM 05/09/08 and by 1 others:
Kayak School/Lessons and trips on the Potomac in DC, MD, and VA
Posted by walkertr, at 11:20AM 05/09/08 :
Harvard Scholars: Video Games Don?t Create Killers
Note: According to “Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Video Games And What Parents Can Do,” a new book by Harvard researchers Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson, playing video games does not turn kids into deranged, bloodthirsty killers.
Posted by walkertr, at 11:18AM 05/09/08 :
Nintendo Channel Service Begins In North America
Note: Nintendo Wii consoles are now alerting gamers that the Nintendo Channel is available. It features DS downloads, game trailers and user ratings, among other features.
Posted by walkertr, at 11:16AM 05/09/08 :
RealNetworks To Spin Off Casual Games Unit
Note: RealNetworks has announced that it will separate its casual games business into a separate company and distribute shares of that new entity to its shareholders.
Posted by walkertr, at 11:14AM 05/09/08 :
Papa John?s Rolls In The Dough Online
Note: Louisville-based Papa John’s International has reached the $1 billion milestone with sales of its pizza products online.
Posted by walkertr, at 11:11AM 05/09/08 :
Online Game Subscriptions Now A Billion-Dollar Industry
Note: According to data from retail tracker NPD Group, online video game subscriptions in the U.S. now pull in $1 billion annually.
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Posted by walkertr, at 03:47PM 05/13/08 :EA Will Expand Skate Franchise To Wii, DS
Note: Following weeks of rumors, EA finally has confirmed that it is prepping the follow-up to last years surprise skateboarding game “Skate,” with a new entry in the series to be titled “Skate It,” available exclusively for the Wii and Nintendo DS.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:43PM 05/13/08 :KIFI News Groups Uses WiMax Technology To Change Newsgathering
Note: KIFI News Group, based in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is calling its new Wireless Internet News Gathering (WiNG) project revolutionary. KIFI News Group General Manager Mark Danielson says, “The WiNG project is based on WiMax technology using the Internet to send content (video and sound) from the scene of a news event back to the station for live broadcast on its television stations and Web sites.”
Posted by walkertr, at 03:41PM 05/13/08 :Clear Channel Negotiating To Bring Pandora To Radio Properties
Note: An innovative online expansion for radio network Clear Channel could result in a partnership boon with Pandora. While Clear Channel’s privatization hangs in the balance, Billboard reports that the company is negotiating with Pandora to offer its customized radio service across all of Clear Channel’s properties.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:40PM 05/13/08 :Dell Adjusting Its Gaming-PC Strategy
Note: Dell is taking a major step to turn around its fledgling line of specialty gaming personal computers. The computer giant has announced it will abandon several of its most popular models of niche gaming PCs, leaving its premium line to pick up the slack.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:38PM 05/13/08 :A Free Trip Through The Universe
Note: Microsoft has launched a free Web-based program that will allow computer users to roam the universe.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:37PM 05/13/08 :Microsoft?s Mac Office Banks On Apple Converts
Note: Normally, you don’t root for the competition, but Microsoft is benefiting in at least one way from Apple’s market share gains.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:56PM 05/12/08 :Xbox 360s Sold With ?Grand Theft Auto IV?
Note: Microsoft announced that during its first week on sale, 40 percent of new Xbox 360s were sold with a copy of Rockstar’s “Grand Theft Auto IV”.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:56PM 05/12/08 :Online Music Service Last.fm Premieres Video Channel
Note: Online music service Last.fm has launched a new channel that spotlights popular and emerging bands and artists as well as other original programming.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:53PM 05/12/08 :Nintendo Develops Digital Download Service For Wii Games
Note: Purchasing Wii games just became a whole lot easier. Nintendo is launching WiiWare today, a new digital distribution game service that allows Wii owners to download brand new games directly from developers to the console.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:51PM 05/12/08 :Facebook Users Will Soon Take Profiles Anywhere On Internet
Note: Facebook data will soon go portable. The Palo Alto-based social networking innovator will allow millions of people to transplant their profiles, information and applications to any other Web site
Posted by walkertr, at 03:49PM 05/12/08 :Friend Connect Makes Web Pages Social
Note: Google unveiled a new free service Monday that will allow any Web site to become a social site. Using Friend Connect, any Web page can allow visitors to make and connect with other “friends” who visit that site.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:48PM 05/12/08 :Wikipedia Search Tool Unveiled
Note: Powerset unveiled search tools for Wikipedia that use conversational phrasing instead of keywords. Powerset’s technology breaks down the meaning of words and concepts into related concepts. This technology frees users from needing to type the exact words they want to find.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:47PM 05/12/08 :RIM Reveals BlackBerry Bold
Note: Research In Motion, Ltd. is launching a new version of its BlackBerry, aimed at its core base of business users.
Posted by walkertr, at 11:26AM 05/09/08 :FTC Finds Fewer Retailers Selling M-Rated Games To Kids
Note: The Federal Trade Commission released the results of its latest undercover shop of movie theaters and movie, music and video game retailers. Using 13- to 16-year-old undercover shoppers to collect data, the FTC found that 20% of underage teenage shoppers had success in buying M-rated video games, down from 42% in 2006
Posted by walkertr, at 11:23AM 05/09/08 and by 1 others:Kayak School/Lessons and trips on the Potomac in DC, MD, and VA
Posted by walkertr, at 11:20AM 05/09/08 :Harvard Scholars: Video Games Don?t Create Killers
Note: According to “Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Video Games And What Parents Can Do,” a new book by Harvard researchers Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson, playing video games does not turn kids into deranged, bloodthirsty killers.
Posted by walkertr, at 11:18AM 05/09/08 :Nintendo Channel Service Begins In North America
Note: Nintendo Wii consoles are now alerting gamers that the Nintendo Channel is available. It features DS downloads, game trailers and user ratings, among other features.
Posted by walkertr, at 11:16AM 05/09/08 :RealNetworks To Spin Off Casual Games Unit
Note: RealNetworks has announced that it will separate its casual games business into a separate company and distribute shares of that new entity to its shareholders.
Posted by walkertr, at 11:14AM 05/09/08 :Papa John?s Rolls In The Dough Online
Note: Louisville-based Papa John’s International has reached the $1 billion milestone with sales of its pizza products online.
Posted by walkertr, at 11:11AM 05/09/08 :Online Game Subscriptions Now A Billion-Dollar Industry
Note: According to data from retail tracker NPD Group, online video game subscriptions in the U.S. now pull in $1 billion annually.
