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Gamers line up for coveted PlayStation 3
Nov 16 2006 10:44PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Die-hard gamers and entrepreneurs prepared to shell out $500 or more for the new PlayStation 3 console that goes on sale Friday, many of them after waiting in line for days despite the likelihood they'd go home empty-handed.
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Guidance Software settles FTC charges
Nov 16 2006 8:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Guidance Software Inc. said Thursday it's settled Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from a 2005 security failure that allowed hackers to access the credit card information of thousands of customers.
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Wii to allow users to surf the Internet
Nov 16 2006 6:39PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - For video game addicts facing the conundrum of how to balance hours of nonstop game playing with the occasional need to know what's going on in the outside world, Nintendo may have found a solution.
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EMI Music agrees to video licensing pact
Nov 16 2006 6:12PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - EMI Music has agreed to license music videos by its slate of recording artists to an online video portal and on-demand cable service operated by Gotuit Media Corp., the companies said Thursday.
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Sony executive: PS3s to be flown in
Nov 16 2006 2:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 is in high demand and short supply, prompting some gamers to camp out in front of stores for the chance to pay up to $600 for one of the sleek consoles.
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Nintendo hopes for console comeback
Nov 16 2006 4:39AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Nintendo brought the world the mustachioed plumber Super Mario and has sold nearly 200 million Game Boy handheld machines over the years. It's also been coaxing the elderly and other video-game novices to try out puzzles and virtual pets on its DS portables instead of the standard shoot-em-up and sports games. Now the Japanese pioneer of video games is about to embark on its biggest push in home consoles in years with a machine called Wii that puts simplicity above fancy graphics an
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Retailers prepare for console launches
Nov 16 2006 2:55AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Retailers expect to be overwhelmed by demand during the impending video game console launches, but say they're working to keep the spirit festive while trying to prevent chaos and confusion.
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Watch cable TV on your cell phone? Soon.
Nov 16 2006 2:05AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Embracing a technology that has unnerved media and telecommunications companies, a major European wireless provider will let customers watch their home cable TV on a cell phone if they also have a device called the Slingbox back at the house.
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Gamblers take aim at Internet ban
Nov 16 2006 12:37AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Casino executives and a poker lobby group said that they hope a change in power brought by the midterm elections will help them overturn an Internet gambling ban rushed through Congress while Republicans were still in control.
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NYPD busts $1B a year Web gambling ring
Nov 16 2006 12:19AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - More than two dozen people, including a professional baseball scout and a high-stakes poker player, were charged Wednesday in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year gambling ring that rivaled casino sports books.
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