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. tags: games
· wii
· skate franchise
· electronic arts
· ds
and 4 more. groups: in Games
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.” tags: wimax
· idaho
· newsgathering
· wing
· technology
and 6 more. groups: in Technology, Internet, Media and Content, WiMax
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. tags: dell
· games
· niche gaming
· specialty gaming
· pc
and 1 more. groups: in PC, Games
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. tags: search
· search engine
· wikipedia
· search tool
· powerset
and 1 more. groups: in search engines, Search Engine News
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 tags: underage
· games
· video game retailers
· kids
· m rated
and 5 more. groups: in family, Games