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Nikkei: Xbox 360 price drops to $182 in Japan

Published on August 31st, 2008.

Filed under: Gaming

Japan's Nikkei is reporting what we've been hearing Stateside for weeks: Xbox 360 price cuts across the board. Expected to go official sometime later today, the Japanese Xbox 360 Arcade will drop to just ¥19,800 or about $182 (tax inclusive, presumably) in hopes of boosting sales. The new pricing represents a near 30% drop from its previous ¥27,800 (about $256) price and undercuts the Wii sold locally for ¥25,000. Nikkei's sources also claim that Microsoft will cut the prices on all three Xbox 360 models without going into specifics. If true then this bodes well for the US price cuts expected on September 7th.

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This advertising stinks!

Published on August 31st, 2008.

No, not a value judgement, simply a statement of fact: Japanese telco NTT Com is offering digital signs equipped with aroma-emitting devices to strengthen the impact of marketing communications....

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Fraunhofer demos DAB Surround broadcast

Published on August 31st, 2008.

At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Fraunhofer IIS demonstrates a method to transmit 5.1 surround sound across DAB radio channels. The technology is compatible with existing DAB radio.

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iPod-wielding employees striking fear in the hearts of CIOs

Published on August 31st, 2008.

Gadget-loving employees are causing massive headaches for CIOs and IT managers and leading to big shakeups of corporate security policies.

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Anti-Government Webmaster Shot Dead By Russian Police

Published on August 31st, 2008.

J.Tatar and a number of other readers alert us to the shooting death of an anti-government webmaster while in police custody in Ingushetiya, a volatile province in southern Russia. Police took Ingushetiya.ru owner Magomed Yevloyev off a plane that had just landed in Ingushetiya. "Yevloyev... was a prominent opponent of the pro-Kremlin president of Ingushetia, Murat Zyazikov [a close ally of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin]. Prosecutors have opened a preliminary manslaughter investigation after Yevloyev was shot in a police car in Narzan, the capital of volatile Ingushetia, a mostly Muslim region that borders Chechnya, Russian media reported. A spokesman for the prosecutor's office, Vladimir Markin, said 'an incident' took place after Yevloyev was taken into a police car 'resulting in a shooting injury to the head and he later died in hospital,' Interfax reported."

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Microsoft subtracts dollars from Xbox 360 add-ons

Published on August 31st, 2008.

Microsoft has reduced the RRP of certain Xbox 360 peripherals by up to 40 percent.

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Microsoft subtracts dollars from Xbox 360 add-ons

Published on August 31st, 2008.

Microsoft has reduced the RRP of certain Xbox 660 peripherals by up to 40 percent.

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Fathers Day PlayStation Portable for AU$35, well, sort of

Published on August 31st, 2008.

Sony Australia have released information regarding how you can pick up a PlayStation Portable (PSP) device for a measly AU$35 (normally AU$279) from today until Fathers Day September 7th....

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Fathers Day PlayStation Portable for AU$35, well, sort of

Published on August 31st, 2008.

Sony Australia have released information regarding how you can pick up a PlayStation Portable (PSP) device for a measly AU$35 (normally AU$279) from today until Fathers Day September 7th....

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Microsoft job listing hints at App Store-like ‘Skymarket’ for Windows Mobile

Published on August 31st, 2008.

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

While Apple's App Store was far from being the first of its kind, we're now seeing a job posting over in the Redmond area that suggests that Microsoft is looking to produce something similar for its Windows Mobile platform. The news comes hot on the heels of Google's own Android Market announcement, and if the Product Manager position writeup is to be believed, said platform will be christened Skymarket. Described as a "marketplace service for Windows Mobile," Skymarket could seemingly be a critical part of WinMo 7. But don't take our word for it, the proof is the pudding -- or in the read link, in this instance.

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Microsoft job listing hints at App Store-like ‘Skymarket’ for Windows Mobile

Published on August 31st, 2008.

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

While Apple's App Store was far from being the first of its kind, we're now seeing a job posting over in the Redmond area that suggests that Microsoft is looking to produce something similar for its Windows Mobile platform. The news comes hot on the heels of Google's own Android Market announcement, and if the Product Manager position writeup is to be believed, said platform will be christened Skymarket. Described as a "marketplace service for Windows Mobile," Skymarket could seemingly be a critical part of WinMo 7. But don't take our word for it, the proof is the pudding -- or in the read link, in this instance.

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Will memristors prove irresistible?

Published on August 31st, 2008.

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Published on August 31st, 2008.

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VIA Releases FOSS Graphics Driver

Published on August 31st, 2008.

billybob2 writes "VIA has released a 113,800 line open source graphics driver with full mode-setting support for CRT, LCD, and DVI devices along with 2D, X-Video, and cursor acceleration. Harald Welte, VIA's open source representative, states that the next step is to add 3D (see preview), TV-out, and hardware codec support while integrating this work with existing open source projects. VIA has pre-installed Linux on a significant portion of the company's latest products, including the EVEREX gPC2, 15.4" gBook, and CloudBook. It has also helped port the open source CoreBoot BIOS (previously LinuxBIOS) to several of its motherboards." VIA seems to be making good on the promise of its open source initiative announced last April.

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Dell replacing XPS touchpad with touchscreen… or someone, somewhere owns Photoshop

Published on August 31st, 2008.

Filed under: Laptops

There are two kinds of Dell rumors: sure things, and ones that aren't sure things. This one falls in the latter camp, so proceed with caution. We've got a tipster who says a friend of his from Dell handed him this shot of what is purportedly a new XPS M1330 / M1530 design. As you can see, pretty much the same old fare... but what's this? A large glossy touchpad? Here's our hunch: Dell is tired of drawing inspiration from Apple after the fact, and decided to turn the tables by capitalizing on one of the most persistent (and outlandish) Apple rumors in existence. A good capacitive touchscreen for the trackpad on a laptop would undoubtedly be a blast if it was done right, with the right software support, and at least seems like a good gimmick. Or maybe it'd just be lame. We won't go further than that, this could just as easily be a Photoshop, but we will be keeping an eye out.

Update: False alarm, turns out this is just a still from an NVIDIA Tegra demo on YouTube. Thanks, shiv, for pointing this out in comments. Boo, tipster, boo.

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North Sydney Institute to offer course in Juniper Networks products

Published on August 31st, 2008.

Juniper Networks has formed a partnership with North Sydney Institute to increase the number of Juniper-qualified network engineers and help enterprises and the channel combat the skills shortage.

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Sony still Stringering us along with PS3 price cuts

Published on August 31st, 2008.

Sony are in Germany as part of IFA 2008. At the press conference, CEO and Chairman Sir Howard Stringer has set some company goals and poured water over any...

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Sony still Stringering us along with PS3 price cuts

Published on August 31st, 2008.

Sony are in Germany as part of IFA 2008. At the press conference, CEO and Chairman Sir Howard Stringer has set some company goals and poured water over any...

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Microsoft Skymarket: the non-Apple App Store

Published on August 31st, 2008.

It is amazing what you can stumble across when reading the Seattle section of the computerjobs.com website: how about plans for a Microsoft Windows Mobile App Store, for example?

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Microsoft Skymarket: the non-Apple App Store

Published on August 31st, 2008.

It is amazing what you can stumble across when reading the Seattle section of the computerjobs.com website: how about plans for a Microsoft Windows Mobile App Store, for example?

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