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In an apparent response to Japanese consumer outcry, Sony has slashed the price of its PlayStation 3 by about 20 percent in Japan. "The Japanese users and media would not stop saying a price tag of over 60,000 yen (US$515), including tax, was too expensive," Ken Kutaragi, head of Sony Computer Enter...
A decade ago, Microsoft thought it could ignore bureaucratic rumblings with little or no fallout. That attitude led to the historic Microsoft antitrust trial and the realization that bureaucrats can indeed wield bigtime impact. Google is now learning a similar lesson, albeit in a different way. In...
The drumbeat of support for WiMax products has begun to sound a bit more loudly. In August, Sprint Nextel became the largest domestic telecom carrier to throw its weight behind the next-generation wireless option. "The Sprint endorsement was a bit of a surprise because the company had other options ...
As technology becomes a large part of many consumers' everyday lives, the risk of overexposure to new advances grows for people of all ages. Do you know someone who is far more concerned with blogging, pinging and surfing the Internet than with eating dinner, going to the big game or even watching T...
RealNetworks on Monday announced a partnership with SanDisk to deliver a portable music player poised to compete with Apple's market-leading iPod. Real, a developer of software that plays music and videos on the Internet, and SanDisk, a flash memory maker, are planning a tag-team approach that the c...
What makes e-mail trustworthy? There are at least two factors at play here: e-mail authentication, as described in a recent article, ensures that outbound e-mail really comes from the purported sending domain. That doesn't tell you whether the sender is a highly-reputable institution or a spammer, ...
Researchers from Intel and the University of California, Santa Barbara, on Monday said they have built the world's first electrically powered hybrid silicon laser using standard silicon manufacturing processes. This development addresses what Intel sees as one of the last major barriers to producing...
Last week we saw the two big guys go at it: First Apple showed off product updates for the iPod and iTunes, and then Microsoft had the coming-out party for Zune -- its so-called iPod killer. I'd like to talk about all this first and end up discussing products I think do the best job in the media sp...
Samsung Electronics on Thursday took steps to address image quality concerns with its high-definition Blu-ray disc player. The electronics giant plans to make production changes and offer owners of existing players free upgrade discs to silence complaints from product reviewers. The movies played on...
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago has produced a real-life bionic woman. The RIC introduced Claudia Mitchell on Thursday, the first woman to be successfully fit with its original Bionic Arm technology. Three men were previously fitted with the bionic arm that weighs about six pounds and costs ...
European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes is touring the United States this week. Her visit comes during a nasty spat between the commission and Microsoft that could seriously hurt technology businesses and consumers. Microsoft is planning to launch its new operating system, Windows Vista, in...
For the second time in three years, Segway has issued a recall of its popular personal transporters, prompted by a series of injuries, some requiring hospitalization, that some riders have suffered when performing certain maneuvers. A software glitch is responsible for the defect. Specifically, th...
The release of Microsoft's next-generation Windows operating system, Vista, may have been delayed until next year, but the software giant is already sending to market new Vista-ready peripherals, including new multi-function wireless mice and comfort-designed keyboards unveiled this week. Microsoft ...
In what it calls the next big milestone for its connected entertainment, Microsoft on Thursday took the wraps off its upcoming Zune music player and service. Microsoft's announcement comes a day after Apple revealed several new iPods and the availability of full-length feature films at its iTunes s...
Nintendo on Thursday said it will launch its newest video game console in the United States on Nov. 19, just in time for the lucrative holiday shopping season. The firm's Wii system will come to market as the most affordable among the next-generation gaming consoles from the Big Three players: Ninte...
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