Video game sales in free fall

From CNET News.com: In a stark reversal of the trend on display just a few short months ago--when general retail sales were plummeting even as the video games industry was still showing growth--cautious optimism in retail is now being offset by many losing months in video games.

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Opera Picks up Steam With Speedy 10.0 Beta 3

From DailyTech: Over the last few years Opera, a veteran player in the browser industry, has been turning heads by delivering increasingly user-friendly products. While such praise is typically lavished on Firefox, Opera's Speed Dial and synchronization features help set it apart....

Microsoft Skeptical of Firefox's 1 Billion Downloads

From Tom's Hardware: Most of you were pretty pleased to hear that Mozilla had reached one billion downloads. Given that a lot of you use the browser, you were happy to hear you played a small role in something so huge for the company. However, it seems Microsoft isn't exactly...

I4I Says It's 'Not Out to Destroy' Microsoft Word With Sales Ban

From DailyTech: Early this week, a Texas judge handed down a painful injunction to Microsoft, banning the U.S. sales of copies of Word that can open .docx files, Microsoft's primary format used in the software. Microsoft has 60 days to comply with the injunction and cease sales...

Possible Core i3, i5, i7 Prices Leaked

From Tom's Hardware: Curious as to how much the next-generation of Intel processors is going to run you? Hexus claims to have received from China a pricing list for the upcoming CPUs of the Core i3, i5 and i7 families.

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AMD Launches Highest-Performance Desktop Processor

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices, the worlds’ second largest designer of x86 central processing units (CPUs), on Thursday officially revealed its much-discussed AMD Phenom II X4 965 microprocessor. Although the new chip is the highest-performance CPU in AMD’s arsenal, it does...

Mac OS X Snow Leopard could arrive in two weeks

From InfoWorld: Apple's upcoming operating system, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, could arrive earlier than the expected September launch date. Multiple sources are reporting that Snow Leopard has now been designated "Gold Master" status, which means the OS is ready to ship to users.

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Microsoft: Next Mac Office Due Late 2010 With Outlook

From PC World: Microsoft announced Thursday that the next edition of Microsoft Office for Mac will be released in late 2010. The new edition of the venerable office suite will include Outlook for Mac, a new application that will replace the Entourage.

"We'll bring forward all the...

Sony plans to adopt common format for e-books

From CNET News.com: For many people, the problem with electronic books is that they come loaded with just those kinds of restrictions. Digital books bought today from Amazon.com, for example, can be read only on Amazon's Kindle device or its iPhone software.

Some restrictions on the...

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