May 2010 NPD Videogame Monthly Sales Figures
http://stock.ly/9prsqmNPD was MIA for MAY. On June 2nd, the Port Washington, N.Y.-based retail sales tracker announced that it would be delaying the May 2010 NPD results for up to 3 weeks. The reason for the delay was stated by NPD to accommodate “a significant upgrade to the IT architecture.” A NPD
ITunes App Store Hit By Developer And Account Fraud
Apple's iTunes Store users are increasingly being targeted in a number of fraud cases, some of which appear to be orchestrated by iOS app developers seeking to boost their sales rankings, and others which appear to be a widespread hack of user accounts. While the billions of songs and apps being
Apple's IPad Passes Google Android In Total Browser Usage Share
More people are browsing the Web via an iPad than on an Android-powered device, according to new monthly browser usage data from one analytics firm. In just three months on the market, Apple's iPad has come to represent 0.17 percent of all Web browser traffic tracked by Net Applications. The iPad's
Browser Speed Tests: The Latest Chrome, Firefox, Opera, And...
Many readers have asked us to replicate our browser speed tests on a Mac, to see the difference in platforms and performance. So we snagged a new MacBook Pro when nobody was looking and tested the latest browsers on it.While this is a pretty good match to the tests we just finished on Windows,
Single Digits
How long until %MSFT hits single digits? We can look back and say remember DOS, Vista, Kin, and a high stock price. Fresh 3-moth low, although it could try and hold 23, but MAs still say sell into rallies here.
News: Sony To Nintendo: 'Stop Bashing 3D Glasses' -...
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Microsoft's Latest Video Game Gamble - BusinessWeek
On June 15, at a video game convention in Los Angeles, Microsoft (MSFT) will unveil a little box of outsize importance. Code-named Project Natal, the device will be an add-on to Microsoft's aging Xbox 360 game console, which has shipped 40 million units in five years. Xbox sales have been slowing
AT&T Could Lose 1 Million IPhone Customers To Verizon In 2011...
About 70 percent of AT&T’s customer base is in a Family Talk plan, which has a high rate of retention, Ralph de la Vega said. Photographer: Jacob Kepler/BloombergA customer uses the forward facing camera on an Apple Inc. iPhone 4. Photographer Rupert Hartley/BloombergAT&T Inc. may lose as many as
USA Retail Sales Preview For May 2010 - GamrFeed
NPD will be releasing data for the performance of the USA videogame market this Thursday at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. The data covers the four weeks ending May 29, 2010. Based on Vgchartz data for the same period, we expect NPD to report the following information.May 2010 saw an upswing in sales for
Bye Bye, HDMI! There's A New A/V Cable Standard In Town
A group of consumer electronics manufacturers got together and finalized the specifications of a new A/V cable standard. It's called HDBaseT and is based on standard CAT5e/6—meaning we should wind up paying less for our home theater wiring.Send an email to Rosa Golijan, the author of this
Microsoft Kills Kin
Just six weeks after launch, Microsoft's Kin, the social phone we wanted to love, is dead. Microsoft is ending its short life, sources close to Microsoft tell us.There won't be a separate Kin product anymore. Effective immediately, Andy Lees is shoving the entire Kin team into the core Windows
'Google Me' Google's Next Social Experiment? | Relevant...
Google profiles could be getting a richer social experience if Google Me is anything more than a rumor."Google me" sounds like a lame pickup line delivered near closing time, but it might also be Google's latest attempt at becoming relevant in social media.Kevin Rose of Digg fame got the
YouTube API Blog: Flash And The HTML5
There's been a lot of discussion lately about whether or not the HTML5 tag is going to replace Flash Player for video distribution on the web. We’ve been excited about the HTML5 effort and tag for quite a while now, and most YouTube videos can now be played via our HTML5
Xbox 360 Slim (black, 250GB) Console Reviews - CNET Reviews
The good: Sleeker design; 17 percent smaller; much quieter operation; better cooling; touch-sensitive power and disc tray; 250GB hard drive; built-in Wi-Fi; five USB ports; dedicated Kinect port; onboard optical digital audio.The bad: The hard drive is still proprietary; controller on D-pad remains
Apple IPhone 4, Motorola Droid X And Android Dominated Mobile...
It’s finally here. Yesterday was the launch day for Apple’s iPhone 4 and it has been selling like gangbusters. Normally, iPhone launch weeks are nightmares for Android fans but this one had the unveiling of the cool-looking Motorola Droid X and Android 2.2 got one step closer to getting
