Xbox continues to reign amidst weak video game market

From CNET News.com: The Xbox 360 scored its 15th month in a row as the top-selling gaming console, NPD reported yesterday.

With a 42 percent chunk of all console sales, Microsoft sold 371,000 Xbox 360 units last month. Total spending on Xbox hardware, software, and accessories hit...

Washington Federal Judge Denies Germany's Right to Ban Windows

From DailyTech: Faced with licensing demands from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) ($10-$15 per handset) and the threat of a ban from rival gadgetmaker Apple, Inc. (AAPL), Motorola Mobility has been pushing forward with its controversial approach of using its standards-heavy patent portfolio...

Nvidia Calls for 450mm Semiconductor Factories

From X-bit Labs: A top engineer from Nvidia Corp. said that as chips become more complex in terms of transistors count and sometimes in terms of physical sizes, the industry will need to move to larger 450mm wafers in order to profitably build those devices. The engineer predicted...

OCZ Works with Marvell on Its Solid-State Drive Controllers

From X-bit Labs: While solid-state drives are relatively easy to manufacture, it takes tremendous work to design the right controller and the right firmware which ensure reliability, high performance and endurance. Sometimes, it takes strengths of two companies to make the right...

Intel's Ivy Bridge 3D Chips May Launch April 23

From PC World: It's almost time for systems based on Intel's Ivy Bridge chips to take their place in the spotlight. CNET says it has learned that the first of several Ivy Bridge-related announcements will transpire on April 23.

Ivy Bridge is Intel's codename for its follow-up to the...

LG Viper will snake its way into retail on April 22

From CNET News.com: Sprint has confirmed that the LG Viper, its first 4G LTE eco-friendly device, will be available for pre-order today and will ship to customers on Earth Day, April 22 for $100.

Rated "platinum," by UL Environment for fulfilling its sustainable requirements...

Apple Admits Its Macs Have a Malware Problem

From DailyTech: Apple has finally owned up to the fact that many of its users' machines have been afflicted by crippling malware. And it promises that it's working on a fix. But experts wonder if the company is simply acting in a reactionary fashion or is ready to finally get...

PC Market Grows 1.9% Year-over-Year in Q1 2012 - Gartner

From X-bit Labs: Worldwide PC shipments totaled 89 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 1.9% increase from the first quarter of 2011, when shipments reached 87.3 million units, according to preliminary results by Gartner. These results exceed Gartner's earlier projections of...

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