With the release today of its March video game industry sales report, NPD has provided fodder for just about anyone who wants to read the numbers the way they want. Or trumpet them.
For example, in an e-mail from Nintendo, I learned that, according to NPD, “In March, Nintendo again defined industry momentum in both home [...]
By further delaying the converters as more documents are created in Office 2007’s new file formats, the software maker is creating more headaches for Mac users, particularly those with older systems. Microsoft does have a beta version of its converter.
Microsoft said that it now expects to make the converter available by late June. Most recently [...]
But all seems well now. And it’s nice to see a band like R.E.M., or its publicity people, be so reactive and responsive to this kind of calling out.
After reading Tuesday night on Laughing Squid that a new R.E.M. video had been posted by the band’s publicity firm on YouTube that seemed to blatantly rip [...]
I’m not going to lie, I’ve never heard of either of these two import games that just got released on the Virtual Console. If I haven’t heard of them, odds are you haven’t either–but here they are, ready for your downloading pleasure.
DoReMi Fantasy: Milon’s DokiDoki Adventure (1996, Super Nintendo, 900
Wii points): DoReMi Fantasy is [...]
Slate, a popular news site, seems to be openly violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
That law, much hated in cyberrights and computer security circles, is a thorn in the side to many researchers. The interesting question that we must ask is: Will Hollywood let Slate’s probable violation slide, or will they lawyer up and [...]
The Panasonic SC-BT100 will cost just under $1,000.
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Panasonic)
Now that Blu-ray has secured its position as the one and only HD disc format, it’s only natural to see it becoming more of a standard feature on desktop PCs, laptops, camcorders, and–now–home theater systems. Samsung’s HT-BD2T has been available for months, while the Panasonic SC-BT100–which debuted [...]
Update at 3:11 p.m. PDT: This story now includes a comment from Consumer Watchdog.
A federal judge has granted authors worldwide four more months to decide whether to participate in a settlement involving Google’s online Book Search service.
Absent the ruling, made by Judge Denny Chin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New [...]
Ever had one of those days where you’re just not motivated to get any work done? You’re sitting there with a ton of projects due, but you just can’t pull yourself away from whatever game you’re trying to run on your work computer.
Now, I could say that you should probably get your priorities straight [...]
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We asked Chris Heatherly, vice president of technology and innovation, Disney Consumer Products, The Walt Disney Co., to answer a set of questions–and he took the time to dive a little deeper.
How do you define “innovation”? My favorite quote about innovation is one where Steve Jobs was asked how [...]
Updated 2:30 p.m., with comment from Microsoft.
It had become a ritual for Microsoft’s consumer unit. Every year it came out with a new version of Microsoft Money and sent new boxes to retail stores.
That tradition is now dead.
Microsoft, via a newsgroup posting from one of its enthusiasts, announced it will no longer update Money each [...]
