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With a new generation of video game consoles, increasing online game play and distribution, cross-platform development and play, in-game advertising and more, there are earth-shaking changes going on in the video game industry. TechNewsWorld posed some questions about the new gaming landscape to Sen...
British and U.S. scientists are developing an "emotionally aware" computer that can gauge an individual's thoughts by analyzing facial expressions. The technology could have practical applications for people with autism, researchers said. "People express their mental states all the time through faci...
Sony built its reputation in the electronics field on the premium thesis. Sure, there may be lower priced competitors in the market, but they couldn't beat Sony for quality, design and sheer wow factor. Consumers recognized that, and they have been willing to pay a premium for it. With Sony's new "W...
Microsoft will not reduce the price of its Xbox 360. So said John Porcaro, group manager of PR and communications for Microsoft U.S. After ongoing rumors that Microsoft would slash the price of its gaming console, Porcaro used his blog to set the record straight. "If you've been holding off picking...
Last week Hewlett-Packard, which is expected to pass IBM as the largest high-tech company in the world this year, put its new CEO on stage, and much of the behind-the-scenes discussion was on why Mark Hurd has been successful while predecessor Carly Fiorina crashed and burned. Meanwhile, over at Mic...
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's timing couldn't be better. The National Academy of Sciences Thursday reported that it's been 2,000 years since the Earth has had as high a temperature as it has right now. The news is giving Gore's New York Times bestselling book, An Inconvenient Truth a convenie...
As Congress draws closer to passing significant telecommunications reforms, it's clear that a larger issue serves as a backdrop to the hot topics of net neutrality, cable franchise reform, and municipal WiFi. That is, will the Internet be treated like telecommunications, or the other way around? Ne...
For months, the so-called DVD format wars have been mostly theoretical -- but now, the real, marketplace battle is finally getting underway. Sony and Toshiba, two of the frontrunners in the race, will face off with competing technologies, with Samsung being the first to make Sony's Blu-ray strike ag...
When China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001 it was thought the move would induce the nation to toe the line on the theft of intellectual property within its borders, but that hasn't been the case -- and it won't be until the Asian giant steps up its efforts at innovation, according to one...
Microsoft made a major move into robotics this week as the software giant previewed its Windows-based Robotics Studio robot software development platform. Along with a list of robotics partners including Lego, White Box Robotics, and universities around the globe, Microsoft said its robotics develop...
Video game titan Electronic Arts on Wednesday announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Mythic Entertainment. Mythic is recognized for its success in the online gaming space with the "Dark Age of Camelot." The company is currently developing "Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning" under lic...
U.S. District Court Judge James Brady in Baton Rouge has granted a temporary stay on a new Louisiana law signed last week that would outlaw the sale of violent video games to children under 18. The request for a stay was made by two industry organizations -- the Entertainment Software Association an...
Researchers from IBM and Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated a silicon-germanium processor that, when cryogenically frozen, can operate at frequencies higher than 500 gigahertz, some 250 times faster than the chips of today's mobile phones. The phenomenal jump in chip clock speed may b...
The video game industry is feeling the strain of slower summer sales and console transitions, with stock prices of several of the top publicly traded game publishers taking a big hit this June. With talk of options backdating becoming the next major Wall Street scandal -- more than 30 companies are ...
Last week was a busy one for some big tech players. AOL is funding Netscape again, and strangely enough the company seems to have Slashdot on its mind as it moves to rebuild its portal business. Also, Creative Labs evidently didn't realize that Apple was going to fight back when it sued the firm, an...
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