Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:21 PM EST
The over-hyped console wars are so last year.
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Tue Dec 4, 2007 9:19 AM EST
Dell Inc. is reviving plans to buy back shares in the company and will begin to repurchase $10 billion in common stock this week, chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell said Tuesday.
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Mon Dec 3, 2007 4:06 PM EST
Vivendi's planned acquisition of Activision would blend each company's respective strength but won't necessarily lead to cross-pollination among game developers.
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Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:12 PM EST
Shares of Dell Inc. fell nearly 13 percent Friday as investors took a pessimistic view on plans to re-ignite the computer maker's fortunes with a strategy that could lower profits in the short term.
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Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:21 PM EST
An ambitious plan to re-ignite Dell Inc.'s fortunes got a mixed response from analysts and investors, who appeared split over how well — and how quickly — the computer maker can reinvent itself as an all-in-one technology juggernaut.
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Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:37 AM EST
An ambitious plan to re-ignite Dell Inc.'s fortunes got a mixed response from analyst and investors, who appeared split over how well — and how quickly — the computer maker can reinvent itself as an all-in-one technology juggernaut.
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Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:44 PM EST
An ambitious plan to re-ignite Dell Inc.'s fortunes has met a mixed response among analysts and investors apparently split over how well — and how quickly — the computer maker can reinvent itself as an all-in-one technology juggernaut.
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Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:40 PM EST
The holidays have always been a time to gather around the dinner table, the Christmas tree, the hearth or some other inanimate object. This year, why not make it the warm glow of your television?
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Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:04 PM EST
Hoping it can boost holiday sales, Dell Inc. has enlisted Burt Reynolds, Ice T and other celebrities to help customers raise money to buy products for themselves or others.
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Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:01 AM EST
A national recycling coalition says television manufacturers need to make it easier for American consumers to safely dispose of aging TVs, which can seep lead and other hazardous chemicals into the soil around dumps, often in China, Nigeria and other countries.
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Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:14 PM EDT
Dell Inc. reduced profits by $92 million in restated earnings filed with federal regulators on Tuesday.
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:16 PM EDT
Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. tumbled more than 9 percent Tuesday, a day after the chip maker announced positive earnings results that were overshadowed by a bleaker earnings forecast for the upcoming quarter.
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:52 PM EDT
Maybe Sony Corp. should start watching one of television's many home makeover shows.
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Mon Oct 8, 2007 1:38 PM EDT
British regulators on Monday banned a toned-down version of the violent video game "Manhunt 2," saying the changes didn't go far enough to alter the game's "bleakness and callousness of tone."
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Wed Oct 3, 2007 2:26 PM EDT
The hack-and-slash genre brings a certain mindless, yet simply satisfying, element to video games. Call it a quirk of gaming, but sometimes there's just an odd pleasure in pressing the same few buttons over and over again.
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Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:17 PM EDT
"Stranglehold" revives Inspector Tequila's starring role in John Woo's 1992 action flick "Hard-Boiled," this time as a video game.
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Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:14 PM EDT
David Hanson has two little Zenos to care for these days. There's his 18-month-old son Zeno, who prattles and smiles as he bounds through his father's cramped office.
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:48 PM EDT
The makers of "Manhunt 2" — a violent video game that had been threatened with a sales-destroying adults-only rating — will release a toned-down version in October.
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Wed Aug 8, 2007 8:37 PM EDT
There have been more than a few athletes accused of doping over the years — but the competitors at the "Texas Redneck Games" might just be dopes.
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Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:24 PM EDT
Dell Inc. is launching a new line of notebook and desktop personal computers called "Vostro" that are aimed at small businesses with 25 or fewer employees.
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Mon Jul 9, 2007 3:03 AM EDT
Sony Corp. slashed the price of its current PlayStation 3 by $100, or 16.7 percent, and introduced a high-capacity model in an effort to spur sales of the struggling video game console. Starting Monday, the current 60 gigabyte model will cost $499, down from $599.
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Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:56 PM EDT
Flamingo pink laptops, anyone?
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Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:42 PM EDT
Players of the video game "Manhunt 2" would have assumed the role of a scientist with amnesia who escapes from an asylum and then goes on a bloody killing spree as he tries to remember his past. But consumers may never see it on store shelves.
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Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:28 PM EDT
When Will Nickelson and his daughter want to spend some quality time together, they fire up Nintendo Co.'s Wii and play a few rounds of "Wii Sports" or "Mario Party 8."
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:48 PM EDT
Still wondering just how powerful that pricey PlayStation 3 is? The off-road racing video game "MotorStorm" is a mud-caked showcase of the system's excellent graphics.
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