IBM no longer involved in Cell processor development
Industry sources reveal that IBM has decided to no longer involve in the development of future Cell processors.
Cell was developed by IBM along with Sony and Toshiba.
It currently powers the Sony Playstation 3 gaming console in addition to some other appliances like Television sets and [...]
Microsoft: No Blu-Ray drive for Xbox 360
Software giant Microsoft has said it again. They have no plans to offer a Blu-Ray attachment for their Xbox 360 gaming console.
Instead the company intends to focus on digital delivery of media content to the users of the gaming console.
They have already stopped manufacturing the HD DVD drive for [...]
Microsoft not working on Blu-Ray drive for Xbox 360
Rumors in the market stated that Microsoft was in talks with Sony to develop a Blu-Ray drive add-on for their Xbox 360 gaming console.
The company has categorically stated that no such thing is happening currently.
A Microsoft representative said: “Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or [...]
Best Buy now selling Xbox 360 HD DVD for USD 49.99
Toshiba announced their exit from the HD DVD market sometime back.
Microsoft has just confirmed that they are stopping the manufacturing of the HD DVD drive for their Xbox 360 console.
This means that the drive is now redundant for future usage though it still would play [...]
Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD drive dead
Microsoft has confirmed that they are now killing the HD DVD drive add-on for their Xbox 360 gaming console.
This was expected as Toshiba has already confirmed their exit from this format conceding defeat to Sony and their Blu-Ray media format.
Incidentally, Microsoft had recently dropped the prices of the [...]
Sony Playstation 3 outsells Playstation 2 in January
Sony had a very good month in January as for the first time ever they managed to sell more PS3 units compared to PS2.
In fact the console even managed to outsell the competing Microsoft Xbox 360 console.
Market analysts believe that now that Blu-Ray format has won the war [...]
Microsoft: HD DVD losing the format war won’t hurt Xbox 360
Microsoft Xbox 360 currently offers only a HD DVD drive as an add-on. Customers cannot get a Blu-Ray media drive to connect to this next generation gaming console.
Sony on the other hand ships all their Playstation 3 consoles with an integrated Blu-Ray drive.
Toshiba has just [...]
