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Advanced discussions of computer architecture are often still constrained to generic processors and serial computations. And yet, there is so much more. This article hopes to serve as a primer to help explore both classic and exotic architectures in the coming months, right here on Beyond3D.
Sony today made available their "Life with Playstation" service, developed in partnership with Google for the Playstation 3 to serve as an overlay/replacement to the existing Folding@Home user interface.
The second of the console giants to present at E3, Nintendo used their press conference this morning to discuss a strengthening market position and to introduce several new games and products.
In a surprise announcement Nintendo of America unveiled the best kept secret so far of this year's E3: An add-on for the Wiimote, enabling "more comprehensive tracking of a player’s arm position and orientation".
Sony Computer Entertainment introduced Playstation 3 firmware 2.40 yesterday, bringing with it the long awaited capacity to access the system Cross Media Bar (XMB) while in-game.
Earlier today Nintendo published its financial results for the third quarter in FY 2007. Due to exceptionally high demand for its current products, the Kyoto-based manufacturer raised its net income projections for the current year for the third time.
Sony Computer Entertainment released firmware version 2.0 for the
Playstation 3 yesterday, introducing playlists for music and pictures,
custom themes, RSS feed, and remote wake-on LAN functionality via the
PSP.
Today Sony Computer Entertainment Europe finally confirmed earlier rumours and announced a new PS3 model.
In a Beyond3D editorial our very own Carl Bender is
offering a different view on the mainstream phenomena called 'Wii'.
According to a Bloomberg report today, Microsoft is now shifting its priorities to Europe in order
to gain a significant foothold in the global video game market.
Japan-based Nikkei has released sales numbers for all three major next gen consoles today.
Sony rounded out the manufacturer press conferences at E3 yesterday, surprising the public with a new Playstation 3 SKU and the launch of its video service.
The first of the major console manufacturers to hold their press conference at this years E3 gaming expo, Microsoft took the stage Monday to deliver several significant announcements for the XBox 360.
A number of independently leaked sales fliers from retailers such as Best Buy and Target have all but confirmed that beginning this Sunday July 13th, Microsoft's XBox 360 Pro system will receive a permanent $50 price cut to $299.99.
Firmware 2.30 has been released for the PS3, bringing with it heavily anticipated support for DTS-HD MA lossless audio decoding in Blu-ray films. Long viewed by A/V enthusiasts as the most conspicuous absence in the PlayStation's otherwise impressive media capabilities...
According to Japan-based Enterbrain, Nintendo's current home console Wii
has - as of January 20 - sold more than 5 million units in Japan alone.
Originally brought to light in a blog post on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, speculation has been rampant that
Microsoft crown jewel Bungie would soon be departing the stable of
internal XBox studios to strike out on their own. Today, Microsoft
confirmed the speculation...
DailyTech are reporting that the Falcon revision of the Xbox 360 is shipping. As far as the 360 goes, Falcon means a 65nm version of the Xenon system processor.
It's always nice when the MSM (Main Stream Media) has the sense to dig up specialists to help in communicating complicated subjects. For instance, our gaming editor, Farid Bouzid, recently got to chatting with Newsweek's N'Gai Croal about the techincal specifications of Nintendo's Wii.
The Taiwanese based manufacturer Hon Hai
Precision is now assembling Sony's PlayStation3 alongside ASUSTeK Computer.
An unannounced update for the PlayStation 3 was made available yesterday. This update, which takes the PlayStation 3 firmware from 1.90 to 1.92, is only affecting the backward compatibility with PlayStation 1 and 2 games feature of the console.