U.S. video games sales rose 9 percent in August from a year earlier, marking the smallest monthly sales increase in more than two years, according to data from research firm NPD on Thursday.
U.S. sales of video game hardware, software, and accessories totaled $1.08 billion in August with software sales growing […]
The government Tuesday said it would connect 5,000 blocks through wireless broadband soon after the allocation of the third generation spectrum.In a statement, the Department of Telecom (DoT) said this will be done with support from DoT’s Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) after allocation of spectrum through an auction later this year.
Private players contribute five […]
Japan’s Sony Corp. announced Tuesday it will launch its new PlayStation Portable in Japan on October 16 as it seeks to catch up with rival Nintendo Co.’s DS consoles.
The PSP-3000, featuring a high-resolution liquid crystal display and a built-in microphone, will sell in Japan for 19,800 yen (183 dollars). Nintendo’s double-screen DS is priced at […]
While all eyes were set on the athletes participating in the Beijing Olympics, a Japanese firm was organising an athletic competition for radio-controlled humanoid robots in Tokyo.
Participants in the Robot Athletic Meet 2008, held in the Akihabara district, competed in a range of disciplines, including battling it out in the “sprint” over a distance of […]
An inexpensive web-enabled device for monitoring lung function in asthma patients and other disorders is being developed by researchers and co-workers here.
The device would allow physicians to track patients remotely and promptly initiate medical attention in an emergency, the researchers said.
Texas Instruments researcher N.C.S. Ramachandran, an expert in high-speed and low-power digital design, is working […]
The government has approved 28 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals totalling Rs.13.27 billion including global retail major Marks and Spencer’s proposal for 51 percent foreign direct investment in single brand retail business.
“Based on the recommendations of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in its meeting held on June 24, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has approved […]
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Many Chinese unable to catch the Olympics on television will watch national hurdling hero Liu Xiang retain his 110 meter crown next week by simply switching on their cellphone.
That, at least, is the dream outcome for the backers of mobile TV, for whom the Games are a golden opportunity to […]
Logitech today introduced the V550 Nano, a wireless laser mouse designed for Mac laptop users on the go.
The V550 Nano features a Clip-and-Go dock for attaching the V550 Nano to your laptop. This dock is a peg with an adhesive back that sticks to the outside of your laptop. The mouse itself has a hole […]
Napster Inc posted a bigger quarterly loss on Monday as the number of its paid subscribers declined, and the online music service predicted revenue to be mostly flat in the current quarter.
Napster’s fiscal first-quarter net loss grew to $4.38 million, or 10 cents a share, compared with $4.24 million, or […]