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1. Nvidia accelerates GPU pixel processing

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Sunday, 22 November 2009

   Optimizes texture rendering Nvidia has patented a method of optimizing the GPU pixel processing pipeline. According to company spokesperson Hector Marinez, patent no. 7609272  "helps" the shader ...

2. First look: Apple reinvents the cellphone

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Saturday, 30 June 2007

   ... would be enough supply and what type of user really would buy the phone. Yes, there was the Ebay crowd once again, but compared to the PS3 and Wii launch, where we found that eight out of ten buyers planned ...

3. No people lining up in front of AT&T stores

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

   Friday, 22 June 2007

   ... used to pay for game consoles. More than 5.5 million people around the world apparently had no problem shelling out that much dough for the PS3. It is a plain fact that many people in this country don’t ...

4. Opinion: Blu-ray not even close to winning format war

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

   Friday, 20 April 2007

   ... group announced the mark of the 100,000th player to be sold, a number it took DVD players over two years to reach. However, Blu-ray is magnitudes above that, led chiefly by the PS3. It also continues ...

5. Zelda becomes Wii's first platinum title

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Friday, 09 February 2007

   ... console's November 19 launch, causing Ebay premiums to inflate the $50 game's price to $80 - $100.   The PS3, which first went on sale within two days of the Wii, has yet to claim a million-selling ...

6. Opinion: To buy or not to buy a PS3

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

   Friday, 22 December 2006

   ... The PS3 in detail ... Waiting for the PS3: Tent cities forming in front of stores ... Well, here is a situation few of us had expected: The Playstation 3 is actually in reach, without a need to shell out ...

7. Playstation 3 supply catches up with demand, firm says

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 21 December 2006

   ... retail price. What it is all about: The PS3 in detail ... Notifywire.com, a website that provides in-stock alerts for certain products, reports that Sony's latest game console has been much more available ...

8. Nintendo confirms sales of 600,000 Wii consoles in first week

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Monday, 27 November 2006

   ... generating sales of more than $190 million. Meanwhile, Ebay is experiencing brisk PS3 and Wii activity with sale prices having settled around $1200 and $400, respectively. Redmond (WA) - In plain shipment ...

9. Top 10 reasons why to buy a Playstation 3 on Ebay

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Tuesday, 21 November 2006

   When we last checked, there about 13,000 PS3s on sale on Ebay. With that many consoles for sale, one could have guessed, a balance of supply and demand may not be that far away - and sellers are getting ...

10. Comparing Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 execution: Focus makes the difference

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Tuesday, 21 November 2006

    ... 3 The PS3 in detail ... I've been playing this for much of the last weekend and it's a solid game machine, powerful graphics, beautiful industrial design, and a good set of secondary features that are, ...

11. The waiting-in-line Wii report: Wii draws launch frenzy as well

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 20 November 2006

    Planted in the shadows of what was perhaps the wildest and craziest console launch ever, with the PS3's debut on Friday, combined with the fact that Nintendo seemed to meet production demands needed for ...

12. Nintendo estimated to have sold more than 600,000 Wii consoles at launch

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 20 November 2006

    ... Wii available than Sony of its PS3, the bright white device still sold out within minutes. More than 1000 people were waiting in line at the main launch store, the Times Square location of Toys R Us. The ...

13. Opinion: Payday - The $15,100 PlayStation 3

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Friday, 17 November 2006

    ... of students and savvy businessmen who lined up - or paid others to line up - weeks before the PS3 went on sale in the US, today is payday. At the time of writing there are around 8200 PS3s on sale on Ebay ...

14. Playstation 3 fetches $15,000 on Ebay

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 17 November 2006

    ... of 11 am EST, with winning bids quickly escalating into a price ranges that also could buy a brand new compact car. While early morning sales could get you a new 60 GB PS3 for less than $5000, late morning ...

15. Playstation 3 distribution gets violent

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 17 November 2006

    Low supply, high demand and even higher prices on eBay... If you couldn't see a bit of a PlayStation 3 related crime wave coming then you might want to save your $600 and get some laser eye treatment ...

16. Sony launches Playstation 3 in the U.S.

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 17 November 2006

    ... Walmart and Target will be handing them out in the morning. Ebay sales are picking up steam, with sellers asking for as much as $7000. What it is all about: The PS3 in detail ... Waiting for the PS3: Tent ...

17. Ebay limits PS3 sales

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 16 November 2006

    ... unfettered online marketplace for such items as Elvis memorabilia and Ferraris is imposing restrictions on the PS3, which is expected to become one of the hottest holiday gifts when it hits stores on Friday. ...

18. Taiwan gets 500 PS3 consoles for launch, U.S. PS3 allocation reduced again?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 15 November 2006

    ... according to Sony's Taiwan branch. See the Sony Playstation 3 in detail ... Gamers in Taiwan, however, will have an opportunity to buy a PS3 through unofficial channels, which reportedly have been importing ...

19. PS3 firmware update required out-of-box

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 09 November 2006

    ... PS3 will be available by November 17, the same day the console is set to launch in a few major parts of the world including the US. Accessible from the PS3 main menu, the download will bump the console's ...

20. Save your $$$: November gets gadget-filled release docket

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 03 November 2006

    ... around the world are eyeing are the Wii, the PS3, and the Zune. Back in 2001, the Gamecube and the Xbox were released within days of each other, in the middle of November. Now, a similar event is about ...

21. Wii pre-orders sell out in day one

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 16 October 2006

    ... that it officially stopped taking pre-orders for the Wii by the end of Friday, 13 October, the day pre-orders first became available. Click here for pictures of the Nintendo Wii console... Unlike the PS3, ...

22. Want a PS3? That would be $2500.

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 10 October 2006

    ... of speculators to pre-order Sony's upcoming Playstation 3 (PS3) today. In fact, pre-order processes were wrapped up within minutes on many etailer sites: Gamestop/EB Games, for example, had sold its entire ...

23. PS3 pre-sales begin with $8 auctions

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 21 March 2006

    ... bidder can place up to five bids within the price range of the auction. The first PS3 "pre-sale" will have a ceiling price of $8, which allows bidders to place bids between $0.01 and $8.00. Other third-party ...

24. Can Xbox 360 succeed as a mainstream consumer electronics gadget?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 24 November 2005

    ... senior analyst for consumer electronics, and co-author of today's teardown analysis report. "In order to do that, they need to take advantage of the fact that their console is out before the PS3 launches." ...