• Independent Games Take Flight

  
  Indie game makers look to the music and film business (and creative marketing) to learn how to nurture audience and interest.

• Sony Expands E-book Reader Range

  
  Sony is introducing a second electronic book reader that comes with upgraded hardware and will go on sale in November.

Latest News

• T-Mobile Lost Disk Containing Data on 17 Million Customers T-Mobile lost a disk containing personal information about 17 million of its German mobile phone customers in early 2006, the...
• Baidu Names New CTO Baidu.com, China's largest Internet search engine, appointed Yinan Li as its new CTO on Monday filling a vacancy that's almost...
• Sharp Slashes Profit Forecast on Phones, LCD TVs Sharp has revised sharply down its profit forecast after poor sales of cell phones in Japan and lower profits in the LCD TV...
• IPhone Gets First Major Corporate Customer in Japan Japan's Softbank Mobile has will supply 1,000 iPhones to BearingPoint in Japan, it said Monday.
• Ask.com Upgrade to Add Improved Relevance, Speed Ask.com plans to deliver enhancements to its search engine on Monday in areas like results relevance and engine speed.
• Sony Expands E-book Reader Range Sony is introducing a second electronic book reader that comes with upgraded hardware and will go on sale in November.
• Sanyo Laser to Enable Faster, Higher Capacity Blu-ray Discs Sanyo Electric has developed a laser diode that will help lay the ground towards higher capacity and faster Blu-ray Disc systems.
• Wikis Usurp Corporate Intranets Businesses are finding that collaboration and communication come easier with a wiki.
• Caution: Collaboration Can Spill Corporate Secrets Collaboration and mobility boost the opportunity for data leak dangers, a Cisco study reports.
• WiMax Boosters See Opportunity in the Air Members of the WiMax Forum look to grab "a big chunk" of the wireless Internet access market.
• Don't Buy Antivirus Software, Vendor Says Threats today go far beyond viruses, so a standalone solution won't make it, Trend Micro manager says.
• IT Security Hinders Innovation, IDC Says Organizations struggle for balance between promoting innovations and ensuring security.
• Rugged Handheld Upgraded Intermec's rugged handheld computer designed for mobile workers is the first to run Windows Mobile 6.1.
• Independent Games Take Flight Indie game makers look to the music and film business (and creative marketing) to learn how to nurture audience and interest.
• A Game Designer's Life: Paid to Watch Football Every week during football season, he ensures EA's Madden NFL Football titles are as accurate timely.
• Three Minutes on WiMax with Clearwire's Chief The Clearwire CEO discusses Wimax's strengths and enterprise apps, plus the company's plans to build a nationwide net.
• Hong Kong Cracks Down on Piracy Business Software Alliance, in recognition of department's efforts in promoting the use of genuine software in businesses.
• Sony's Latest OLED TV Prototype Is 1 Millimeter Thin Sony has unveiled at the Ceatec 2008 show a prototype OLED TV set that's just 0.9mm thin.
• How Facebook Changed Gaming Analysis: The pace of life has cranked up, prompting a sea change in games to accommodate schedule constraints and other modern realities.
• Game Economy Grows with Micropayments Game-makers build up revenue with in-game cash economies--which sometimes slip outside, too.

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• Game On
  Lord British to "Ascend" into Orbit Aboard Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Did you hear the one about the guy who once sold computer games in plastic Ziploc bags blasting off in a Russian spacecraft on October 12th for a multimillions orbital cruise.
• Today @ PC World
  Samsung Innov8 Up Close At the E for All Expo, Samsung showcased gaming on its new flagship smartphone--at least, it's a flagship phone in markets outside of the U.