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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 8:26am
20 Million Windows 8 Tablets May be Produced in 2013
Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) latest operating system is expected to pop up in five to eight percent of all tablets produced this year, providing Windows 8 with another notable boost. According to DigiTimes, roughly 10 million to 20 million new tablets are likely to use Windows 8 in 2013. Many...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 9:07am
Electronic Arts Reverses Decision, Develops New Wii U Games
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) CFO Blake Jorgensen has confirmed that, contrary to the previous comments from company spokesperson Jeff Brown (and a barrage of negative tweets from an EA engineer), the company is developing games for Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) console. According to IGN, Jorgensen made...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 3:49pm
Xbox One Announced as Microsoft Takes on Sony's PlayStation 4
The rumors are over and the expected names (Xbox 720, Xbox Fusion, Xbox Infinity, etc.) are out. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has unveiled its next game console, which is now officially known as Xbox One. Today's event did not contain the two hours of game hype that accompanied Sony's (NYSE: SNE)...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 11:17am
Target Drops Wii U Price Ahead of Xbox Unveiling
Is the timing coincidental or a sign of things to come? Target.com (NYSE: TGT) has lowered the price of Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) latest console, Wii U, from $299.99 to $239.99. According to GameSpot, Target has only chosen to reduce the price of the basic 8GB version. That is not the only Wii U-...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 9:33am
Xbox 720 Production to Rise in Q3, Peak in Q4
Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) next game console is only hours away from its worldwide unveiling, and supply chain sources claim that it is already in production. According to DigiTimes, mass shipments for Xbox 720 (as it is commonly known in the media) will begin next quarter and peak during the...
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Monday, May 20, 2013 - 11:44am
Microsoft's Third Xbox to be Unveiled in 24 Hours
In roughly 24 hours, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will hold a press conference to unveil the first tease of the company's third game console. Commonly referred to as "Xbox 720" or "Xbox Next," the new console is rumored to be called "Xbox Fusion" or "Xbox Infinity." Microsoft will introduce the...
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 10:39am
Familiar Face Climbs Back to the Top of Billionaires List
Apparently, the world has a new richest man. Actually, reclaiming the top spot is more accurate. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) founder Bill Gates is, once again, the world’s richest man. He moved ahead of Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim in rankings released on May 16 by...
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 7:42am
Apple Runs the Risk of a Windows 8 Disaster if its iOS Redesign is Too Drastic
Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) re-design of iOS under the management of famed Apple hardware designer Jony Ive has gone from rumor to generally accepted as fact. Among the most notable changes is the reported flat graphical design. 9to5mac reported a source as saying that the new interface is “very,...
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Monday, May 13, 2013 - 10:26am
Sony to Increase LCD TV Shipments by 19%
After experiencing several years of losses in television manufacturing, Sony (NYSE: SNE) hopes to turn things around by shipping 16 million televisions during the fiscal 2013 sales period. According to DigiTimes, this is a 19 percent increase over last year when Sony shipped 13.5 million LCD TVs....
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Monday, May 13, 2013 - 9:59am
Comparing Windows 8 to New Coke is Just Plain Mean
This was rough. In fact, it was so rough that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) wrote a weekend blog post to respond to the comparison. When Windows 8 was compared to New Coke, everybody old enough to remember Coca-Cola’s (NYSE: KO) biggest misstep thought the same thing: “Now that’s just mean!” For...
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