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Logitech Introduces Pure-Fi Mobile Speaker System
20th May 2008 London - May 20, 2008 - To transform your low-fidelity mobile-phone audio into high-fidelity, stereophonic sound - wirelessly - Logitech (SWX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) today announced the Logitech® Pure-Fi Mobile™ speaker system. Soon you’ll be listening to your favourite tunes on your mobile phone - even when your phone is in your pocket. “Millions of people now use a...
EA Extends Expiration Date for Take-Two Offer to June 16, 2008
19th May 2008 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- May. 19, 2008 Electronic Arts Inc. ("EA") (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that it has extended its tender offer for all of the currently outstanding shares of common stock (including the associated preferred stock purchase rights) of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. ("Take-Two") (NASDAQ:TTWO) to 11:59 p.m., New York...
NEC LCD Technologies Develops New Technology Enabling Design of Complex, Non-Rectangular TFT LCDs
19th May 2008 SANTA CLARA, Calif. & TOKYO -- May. 19, 2008 NEC LCD Technologies, together with its sales and marketing channel in the Americas, NEC Electronics America, Inc., today announced the successful development of a manufacturing technology that enables more flexible design of thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) panels. The prototype design, a...
Results Mixed for the Graphics Add-in Board Market in Q1'08: Jon Peddie Research
19th May 2008 TIBURON, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- May. 19, 2008 The first quarter often presents a mixed bag for graphics add-in board vendors, and Q1'08 was no exception. After completing its tabulations, Jon Peddie Research reports both gains and declines for the quarter, depending on the perspective. Sequentially, units were down around 8% from the fourth quarter of '07 (to 24.4...
AMD GAME! Enables Console-like Simplicity for Mainstream PCs
19th May 2008 SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From the company powering the visual experience of the two most popular gaming consoles in the world today1, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announces AMD GAME!. This program is designed to help consumers select perfectly suited PCs for high-definition gaming. AMD GAME! platforms combine the powerful balance of multi-core processors, exceptional HD digital...
Creative unleashes the power and performane of X-Fi hardware audio processing for PCI Express
19th May 2008 Creative, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products, today announces the PCI Express Sound Blaster® X-Fi® Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series and PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series sound cards, unleashing the full power of Creative X-Fi hardware audio processing for PCI Express-based PCs. The new PCI Express Creative sound cards...
Penny Arcade reveals PAX 2008 keynote speaker
19th May 2008 SEATTLE - May 16, 2008 - The organizers of the fifth annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) today announced key details of the upcoming gaming festival, to be held Aug. 29-31, 2008 at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle. Noted game designer, screenwriter, and playwright Ken Levine will provide the keynote address. Mr. Levine is currently best known for his...
Yahoo! and WPP Forge Multi-Year Strategic Partnership
16th May 2008 SUNNYVALE, Calif. & LONDON, May 16, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) and WPP's (NASDAQ:WPPGY) GroupM, 24/7 Real Media and WPP Digital today announced a strategic partnership that will enable WPP agencies to buy digital display advertising across the Internet more efficiently than ever before. The partnership will initially involve a collaboration between...
Creative 'Pure Music Listening' promotion offers free live concert video download
16th May 2008 Creative, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products, announces its new ‘Pure Music Listening’ promotion. Designed to stimulate demand for the company’s high-end MP3 players, speakers and headphones, it offers purchasers the chance to download a free video concert. “There are ten concerts for our customers to choose from,” says Frédéric Wilhelm,...
OWC Low Cost On-The-Go Firewire and USB 2.0 Portable Storage
16th May 2008 May 15, 2008 Woodstock, IL -- Other World Computing (OWC) www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, announced today the lowest cost line of OWC Mercury On-The-Go FireWire + USB 2.0 storage drives, with 500GB capacity priced at only $329. The new line of OWC Mercury On-The-Go high-performance FireWire 400 + USB 2.0 drives are fully bus powered with no...
New HyperX USB Flash Drive Offers Ultra-Fast Read/Write Speeds and a Free 10 Day WoW Trial
16th May 2008 London, UK‑- (15th May, 2008) -- Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is expanding its line of USB Flash drives with the introduction of the DataTraveler® HyperX® (DT HyperX) model. Designed for ultra-fast read/write speeds the DT HyperX is available in capacities up to 8GB and comes with an additional...
Razer launches premium-grade soft mat
16th May 2008 RAZER™ LAUNCHES PREMIUM-GRADE SOFT MAT Razer Goliathus was co-developed with pro-gaming teams and engineered to meet the exacting demands of competitive gaming Carlsbad, Calif. – May 15, 2008 – Razer™, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle electronics peripherals, today launched the Razer Goliathus™, a premium grade soft mat...
SCEI Announces New President of SCE Worldwide Studios
16th May 2008 Tokyo, May 16, 2008 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced the appointment of Shuhei Yoshida, Senior Vice President, US Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS), as President of SCE WWS, effective May 16, 2008. Yoshida joined SCEI in 1993, and was one of the initial members in establishing the PlayStation® business. He was...
The Official Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli website races onto the Internet
15th May 2008 Thursday 15th May/...Veteran videogame publisher System 3 has unveiled its latest masterpiece, as the Official Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli website races onto the Internet, located at www.system3.com. The website is, in keeping with the official Ferrari license, one of the most prestigious in gaming, offering a host of game-related information in one of the most lavish...
EA announces MySims Kingdom for the DS and Wii
15th May 2008 Guildford, UK — May 14, 2008 — The Sims, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) Label, today announced first details for MySims Kingdom, the next experience from the creators of MySims. Launching exclusively on the Wii and Nintendo DS platforms, MySims Kingdom sets you on a story of adventure, discovery and exploration to help King Roland and his subjects revitalize the...
OCZ Technology Group Introduces Do-It-Yourself Gaming Notebook Solution and Initiative
15th May 2008 Sunnyvale, Calif.—May 14, 2008—OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today unveiled their pioneering Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Gaming Notebook Program. Under this program, users ranging from hardware enthusiasts to mainstream gamers can partake in configuring and building their own gaming-grade mobile...
MSI launches the N9600GSO-T2D384-OC Graphics Card with Seaweed-Blade Fan
14th May 2008 MSI launches the N9600GSO-T2D384-OC Graphics Card with Seaweed-Blade Fan MSI unveils the MSI N9600GSO-T2D384-OC graphics card based on the latest NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO GPU. The MSI N9600GSO-T2D384-OC offers a powerful entertainment experience designed for extreme high-definition gaming and video playback. The MSI N9600GSO-T2D384-OC is equipped with the special designed MSI...
Glu Tests Players’ True Culinary Skills with Get Cookin’
14th May 2008 San Francisco – May 13, 2008 – Today at the JavaOne 2008 Conference, Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile games, announced its upcoming original title, Get Cookin’, will utilize motion-sensitive technology available on new Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (“Sony Ericsson”) handsets. The use of this technology challenges players...
Penny Arcade game launch date confirmed
14th May 2008 VANCOUVER, British Columbia - May 13, 2008 - Hothead Games today announced that Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One will be available worldwide both via Xbox LIVE® Arcade (except Korea) and via the Greenhouse digital distribution platform (www.playgreenhouse.com) for the Windows, Mac, and Linux versions next Wednesday, May 21. Penny...
HANNSG true 1080p 28” monitor enters the UK market
14th May 2008 Hemel Hempstead, 14th May 2008 The new 28” Widescreen, HG281DJ monitor from HANNSG is the perfect choice for all your high definition needs. Sporting a HDMI port (with HDCP support) and a 1920 x 1200 WUXGA true 1080p resolution, the HG281DJ monitor displays HD content in its true entirety. Whether it’s the latest state of the art game or an action packed HD blockbuster...