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Archive for January 4th, 2008

“Major Nelson” emerges as face of Xbox (Reuters)

Reuters - Dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and sporting unkempt graying hair, Larry Hryb looks like just another guy in Microsoft’s corporate headquarters.


Qimonda, Macronix join in memory development pact (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - German memory chip giant Qimonda AG on Thursday announced a five-year pact to develop several types of non-volatile memory technologies with Macronix International, known for the memory chips it supplies to Nintendo’s popular Wii game consoles.


Microsoft says Xbox sales hit 17.7 million units (Reuters)

Reuters - Microsoft Corp sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such as “Halo 3″ and “Mass Effect,” according to company data released on Thursday.


Microsoft promises free game after online woes (Reuters)

Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it will offer a free downloadable video game to users of its Xbox online gaming service after the network was plagued with connection troubles over the holidays.


Scientists criticize celeb endorsements of brain training game

The charity Sense About Science has accused celebrities of confusing people with misleading endorsements for products and theories based on poor understanding of the science involved. Dr Kawashima\’s Brain Training was singled out for its celebrity endorsements by Nicole Kidman and Julie Walters. Neuroscientist Dr Jason Braithwaite said \”There is no conclusive evidence that […]

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