Nvidia hopes Shield eventually overtakes Xbox, PS4

Nvidia's Shield is complementary to gaming consoles for now, but the company hopes that wide adoption of Android gaming ultimately could make the US$349 handheld an alternative to Xbox and PlayStation. [...]

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Xbox One pricing paves way for Sony PS4 success

A series of blunders by Microsoft has paved the way for Sony's PlayStation 4 console to capture the top spot in year-end holiday sales. [...]

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HP gets down to business with new commercial desktops

With everyone busy talking about the Xbox One, the PS4, and games, games, games on the eve of the E3 expo, HP has engaged in a bit of clever counter-programming by announcing several new commercial desktop PCs. [...]

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Xbox Live discontinuing service for Xbox games
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Microsoft Xbox One to launch in November for $499

Microsoft announced that Xbox One will go on sale in 21 markets this November for US$499. [...]

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Microsoft Kinect to land in UK on November 10
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Microsoft Kinect to land in UK on November 10
Microsoft has confirmed its Kinect motion-sensing camera for the Xbox 360 will be made available in the...
Microsoft Kinect to land in UK on November 10
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AMD hopes to bridge gap between Xbox, PlayStation and PCs

Advanced Micro Devices has announced a new strategy that could lead to games that run in the future across PCs and games consoles like the Xbox and PlayStation. [...]

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AMD introduces new laptop chips to close gap with Intel
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Advanced Micro Devices has loosened its commitment to the x86 architecture, announcing a new design strategy...

Microsoft restores Xbox Live service

Microsoft on Friday said it has fully restored its Xbox Live service after problems prevented an undetermined number of users from logging into the online gaming service. [...]

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Microsoft Discontinuing Xbox LIVE for Xbox Gamers
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Microsoft working to fix Xbox Live access issues

An undetermined number of users of Microsoft’s Xbox Live gaming service are having difficulties accessing the online gaming service, and the company said on Friday that it is working to resolve the issue. [...]

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Microsoft Bans Xbox Live Pirates
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ITC to review Xbox ban recommendation in Microsoft, Motorola case

The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to review an April decision by its administrative law judge in a patent dispute between Microsoft and Motorola Mobility that has attracted a lot of attention including from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on the issue of licensing of standards-essential patents. [...]

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ITC postpones ruling on Microsoft, Motorola dispute
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday extended by a week the deadline to decide whether to...
Tech companies oppose USITC’s proposed import ban on Xbox
The U.S. International Trade Commission should not ban the import of Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming console...
ITC clears Apple of infringement of three Motorola patents, holds decision on fourth
The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Friday that Apple did not infringe three of Motorola Mobility's...
ITC favors Microsoft in Motorola tiff
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Kinect brings the magic to Windows PCs

Earlier this year, Microsoft released Kinect for Windows — a version of the motion-control Xbox peripheral that works out-of-the-box with a PC running Windows 7 or Windows 8. [...]

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Microsoft opens door to Kinect for Windows apps
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ITC postpones ruling on Microsoft, Motorola dispute

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday extended by a week the deadline to decide whether to review an earlier determination against Microsoft’s Xbox in a patent dispute with Motorola Mobility. [...]

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Motorola asks ITC to ban BlackBerry imports
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