PlayStation 3 vs Xbox 360
We dig beyond the hype to see how Sony's upcoming PlayStation 3 stacks up against Microsoft's big white box.
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11.6.2006 Playstation 3 Launches in North America
Well the day has finally arrived for all the Sony fans and Playstation 3 hopefuls. The Playstation 3 has launched in North America. Of course the vast, vast majority of the units available worldwide are being made available in the United States since that is the biggest launch area for Sony at this point.
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18.11.2006 Microsoft adCenter to Launch in the U.K.
We're really excited to announce today that Microsoft adCenter will launch in the U.K. this week!
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14.8.2006 Microsoft to Launch URGE This Week
Microsoft's next chapter in its battle against the iPod and ITunes begins this week, as the company releases Windows Media Player 11 to the public. Additionally, Microsoft will promote heavily a test version of the URGE music service, a project it co-developed with MTV.
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16.5.2006 Ballmer: Vista Launch Could Slip Further
The launch of the consumer version of Windows Vista, Microsoft's new operating system, could be pushed back past the stated January launch date, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said today.
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24.5.2006 Ballmer: Vista Launch Could Slip Further
The launch of the consumer version of Windows Vista, Microsoft's new operating system, could be pushed back past the stated January launch date, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said today.
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26.5.2006 IE7 - WMP11 Launch News
According to a new Vista-related press release on Microsoft's site, Windows Media Player 11 will be released to the public on October 24th.
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13.10.2006 First Microsoft Windows Vista Launch
Microsoft Gulf celebrated a triple whammy at GITEX yesterday with the software behemoth launching Windows Vista, the 2007 Office System and Exchange Server 2007 in the region.
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20.11.2006 Asustek to launch Skype motherboards
Asustek Computer plans to launch two motherboards complete with phone jacks able to turn common household telephones into Internet phones using Skype's popular VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) software.
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1.12.2006 Hotmail used to launch extortion scam
A Hotmail user logged into their account this week to find that scammers had deleted all their e-mails except for one, which was from a hacker demanding cash in exchange for restoring the lost information, according to Websense.
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15.12.2006 Microsoft Revs Up for Vista Launch
With Windows Vista set to become available nationwide at 12am this evening and already on store shelves across Asia, Microsoft is preparing a slew of events to kick off its next-generation operating system, including a celebration in New York City today with both Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.
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29.1.2007 What’s on tap for tonight’s Zune launch?
Word is Microsoft is doing another “Searchification”-like announcement this week — this time around its new line of Zune digital-media players.
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2.10.2007 Microsoft won't launch iPhone rival
Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will not launch a product that competes directly with Apple's (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) iPhone, Chairman Bill Gates said in an interview with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
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9.1.2008 Google to launch Android Market
Google is set to offer Android Market - its own App Store-like content distribution system for the Android mobile phone platform which will allow users to buy, download and install content for the upcoming Android devices.
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29.8.2008 Will Windows 7 Launch Before January 2010?
Microsoft have stated publicly that Windows 7 will launch 3 years after Windows Vista, which places the launch date for Windows 7 at January 2010. However, the beta trials of Windows 7 are going so well that speculation has started that Microsoft will launch Windows 7 earlier.
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4.4.2009 New Visual Studio, SQL Server Launch
With musical support from Cheap Trick, Microsoft heralded the arrival of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 at a special "Rock" event in San Francisco Monday. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage looking uncharacteristic in a suit, and even apologized for his formal attire.
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Nintendo Revolution Launch Date Revealed
Nintendo announced that it plans to reveal details about its codenamed Revolution gaming console, which the company states to be available in 2006. Very few details are known about the next generation gaming console from Nintendo, but eh company promises to reveal more at the E3 media briefing, that is scheduled on the 8th of may 2006. The vent is set to be hold at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California.
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30.11.2005 Guess the Windows Vista Launch Date
Think you can guess the date Windows Vista will officially debut next year? If so, you can win an all-expenses-paid trip to the launch event, or one of nine Xbox 360 consoles.
The contest is being held as part of Microsoft Europe's new Beta Experience program, which is designed to keep users up to date with Vista and Office 12 news.
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1.1.2006 IBM to launch Power6 chip at 5GHz
IBM Corp. is all set to bring out a 65-nm Power6 server chip running at 5GHz in mid-2007.
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11.10.2006 Dell, CompUSA Gear Up For Vista Launch
With more than 100,000 hours invested in testing and validating Microsoft's Windows Vista, Dell specialists believe they are ready for the business launch of the new operating system on Thursday.
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30.11.2006 Skype to launch Web TV service
The founders of Skype are close to launching a global broadband television service promising viewers, content owners and advertisers “the best of the internet with the best of TV”.
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18.12.2006 PS3 Europe Launch Details Revealed
Details of the European PS3 launch have been officially unveiled by Sony. The console will only be available in the premium 60GB model at launch, and will retail for 599EUR and 425GBP.
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25.1.2007 Microsoft to Celebrate the Launch Vista & Office2007
On Tuesday, Jan. 30, Microsoft Corp. will unveil the Windows Vista™ operating system and the 2007 Microsoft® Office system to consumers worldwide, transforming the way people communicate, create and share content, and access information and entertainment in the new digital age.
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26.1.2007 At NASA, Windows Vista Isn't Ready For Launch
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the latest federal agency to put a hold on PC upgrades to Windows Vista. NASA has decided against deploying Microsoft's five-month-old operating system anytime this year.
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26.4.2007 Microsoft Sets 2008 Launch Plans
Microsoft's chief operating officer says that Windows Server 2008--formerly code-named Longhorn Server--will be launched next February along with upgrades of SQL Server and Visual Studio.
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17.7.2007 Zune 2 October 16th Launch Confirmed
We have some exciting news on the Zune 2 from our source inside of Microsoft. We can now endorse the image leaked by Gizmodo as a legitimate representation of the Zune 2 players.
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19.9.2007 Microsoft Surface - Set For Commercial Launch
AT&T will become the first company in the world to bring Microsoft Surface to life in a retail environment, giving customers the ability to explore their mobile worlds using touch and device recognition technology.
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2.4.2008 Microsoft to launch Equipt on 20th October
This week Microsoft UK has announced that they will release Equipt on the 20th October in the UK. Equipt is the all-in-one subscription service of essential Microsoft software and services.
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16.10.2008 Cybercriminals Launch Tainted Windows 7 RC
The official launch of the Windows 7 Release Candidate last May 5 was soon followed by another version of the software, only that this other version came with a malware surprise.
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21.5.2009 Free Windows 7 at Microsoft Launch Events - US Only
Starting September 28 through November 4 Microsoft is hosting free Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 and Exchange Server 2010 launch events across the United States as part of the "New Efficiency" marketing campaign.
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16.8.2009Sony to close its only US PlayStation retail store
As Microsoft ramps up its own retail efforts, Sony will be closing its flagship PlayStation store in the Metreon Mall in San Francisco, California...
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20.02.2009Sony closing only U.S. PlayStation retail store
As Microsoft ramps up its own retail efforts, Sony will be closing its flagship PlayStation store in the Metreon Mall in San Francisco, California...
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20.02.2009Sony closing its only US PlayStation retail store
As Microsoft ramps up its own retail efforts, Sony will be closing its flagship PlayStation store in the Metreon Mall in San Francisco, California...
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20.02.2009Did the PlayStation 3 Truly Launch on Friday?
Maybe you were one of the many
who stood in line waiting for
your first chance to own a
PlayStation 3. Perhaps you
were also one of the many
looking to sell it for triple
its selling price or more. In
any event, there could be more
dissatisfied Sony customers
today than satisfied ones. So
in the history of product
launches, does this one count
as a fizzle? Or is it too soon
to tell?..
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18.11.2006Playstation 3 Launches in North America
Well the day has finally
arrived for all the Sony fans
and Playstation 3 hopefuls.
The Playstation 3 has launched
in North America. Of course
the vast, vast majority of the
units available worldwide are
being made available in the
United States since that is
the biggest launch area for
Sony at this point. But
regardless, Sony pulled off
some pretty nice events in
several U.S. cities earlier
today to coincide with the
launch of the long awaited
next-gen monster.
There was an interesting event
in San Fransisco earlier
today, where many Sony fans
waited in long, long lines for
a chance at a PS3 unit. At the
PlayStation store there at the
Metreon shopping complex, Sony
probably caused a near riot,
especially when fans found out
what was really going on.
Check this out. At about 8:15
PM Pacific time last night, a
police car drove up to the
large gathering of PS3
hopefuls, got out and told the
DJ there to stop playing his
really loud and annoying music
(one can only assume it was a
Kevin Federline track) and
then the magic started. Two
more police vehicles came
roaring down the street there
along with three black SUVs.
Then a dozen or so security
officers got out and created a
"perimeter" around the
cars, and then a large
silver semi started to pull
in. Out of the back of this
semi came Sony Computer
Entertainment America
Executive Vice President Jack
Tretton. He then lifted a
couple of the amazing PS3
boxes into the air, the crowd
went nuts and then workers
quickly put the rest of the
700+ boxes onto carts to wheel
into the store. The only
problem? All the boxes were
empty. The entire event - all
these fevered fans, rabid, and
camped out for 48+ hours or
more, just witnessed a planned
event for the press.
But it was all good,
because shortly thereafter at
midnight the Playstation 3
finally went on sale. Chris
Toniblo has the honor of
(probably) being the first
person on the west coast to
buy a Playstation 3 unit. Sony
also held a pretty sweet event
in New York City. As in San
Fransisco, the NYC event had
been going on for days already
with many fans camped out at
the SonyStyle store in
Manhattan. Angel Paredes has
the honor of being the first
person on the east coast to
get a Playstation 3, and
indeed the first person in the
U.S. to get one period. But he
was given a free Playstation
3. That's right, Sony
Computer Entertainment America
President Kaz Hirai and CEO
Howard Stringer were there to
give Mr. Paredes a free
Playstation 3, in fact the
first 3 people in line got a
free unit. One other person
who found a "golden ticket"
also got a free unit. Everyone
else had to shell out the big
bucks of course.
So here we are, it is now 1:30
PM Eastern time here in the
U.S. and I'm sure that pretty
much every Playstation 3 unit
that was around, is probably
now sold. Of course a large
percentage of those units will
be on Ebay tonight, but eh,
whatever. About 12 hours or so
after launch now, one can only
wonder how the rest of the
country is going, any other
riots to hear about? Any other
shootings?
Sony
sure knows how to launch a
console though.
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17.11.2006Sony: Celebrities Like the PlayStation 3
Because consumers apparently
follow what celebrities do,
Sony last night held an
invitation-only party to let
Hollywood's hottest young
stars play the PlayStation 3
before its official launch on
November 17. The company also
showed off the Blu-ray disc
capabilities of the new
console...
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10.11.2006Sony Announces PlayStation 3
Pricing
Sony late Monday solidified
its commitment to release the
PlayStation 3 this fall in
North America, announcing a
release date of November 17 as
well as pricing on two models
to be made available at
launch. Also as expected, the
next-generation console will
debut with a steep price tag...
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09.05.2006PlayStation Network video store opens
PlayStation 3 users are now able to rent or purchase movie and television content from the PlayStation Store, delivered both in standard and high
definition...
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16.07.2008Users find PlayStation Network movie downloads are one-time only
A PlayStation 3 owner has brought to attention Sony's policies regarding movies purchased from the PlayStation Network: if one is deleted, it is
rather difficult to obtain again...
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23.09.2008Sony's Stringer: PS3 a Hit In Europe
After what many would have
considered a lackluster launch
in the US, it appears as if
the PlayStation 3 is doing
much better in Europe. Sony
says it has sold approximately
800,000 consoles since its
launch there on March 22...
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17.04.2007No Low-End PS3 for European Launch
Sony solidified March 23 for
the launch of its PlayStation
3 console in Europe and
Australasia, but will only
sell the high-end model and at
a price that puts it at a
significant premium to its
competitors...
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25.01.2007Sony Drops Price of
PlayStation 2
Sony said Thursday that it
would drop the price of the
PlayStation 2 to $129.99 USD
in an effort to keep consumer
demand high as it races to
complete its next generation
console. The company plans to
release the PlayStation 3 in
November of this year...
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20.04.2006Flash, DivX on Demand added to PS3; PSP gets App Store
This week, Sony updated the system software to both its PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 video game consoles. Finally, Sony's portable console
received its own access to the PlayStation Store...
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18.10.2008Sony: PS3 Has Backwards Compatibility Issues
Sony disclosed Tuesday that
its next-generation
PlayStation 3 console is
apparently having issues
playing some PlayStation and
PlayStation 2 games. The
company is checking the 8,000
or so titles released in Japan
for issues...
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14.11.2006Sony says PS3 still on track
for spring launch
Sony Corp. on Thursday
said it remained on track to
roll out its PlayStation 3
game console by spring 2006
despite industry speculation
that the scheduled launch
could face
delays.
Th
e timing of the release of
Sony's updated PlayStation
console has become a matter of
speculation in the $25 billion
video game industry and among
the studios, hardware makers
and other companies looking to
handicap the battle over
next-generation DVD
technology.
A
spokesman for Sony, the No. 1
provider of game consoles,
said it was still targeting a
spring 2006 launch for the
PS3, which is key to
maintaining its lead in the
game console market against
Microsoft Corp., which
recently launched its
competing Xbox 360 console...
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10.12.2005It's Official: No PS3 Until
November
Sony confirmed Wednesday
reports that it will delay the
launch of its highly
anticipated PlayStation 3
console until November. At
that time, the company will
launch the product
simultaneously in Japan,
Europe and the United States,
Sony officials said...
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15.03.2006PlayStation Network claims 20 million users
While the PlayStation 3 continues to be regarded as the runner-up in online console gaming, the system's growing library of free to play online
titles has helped PlayStation Network (PSN) grow to double every year, and the growth continues.
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26.02.2009PSP Shipments Decline 72%, Hurt Sony Q3 Earnings
Over the holiday quarter, Sony
shipped 71.7% fewer
PlayStation Portable units and
23.3% fewer PlayStation 2
consoles worldwide than during
the 2005 holiday season, while
at the same time it was
ramping up PlayStation 3
shipments to North America,
Japan, and Asia...
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30.01.2007PlayStation 3 outsells Wii in Japan for the first time
Sony's PlayStation 3 games console has outsold the Nintendo Wii for the first time on a monthly basis in Japan, with 309,939 PlayStation's
sold in September. The Wii ranked fourth, behind both company's handheld offerings, with the console selling just 61,691 units in September.
According to Bloomberg, Nintendo's DS Lite and DSi handheld consoles came a close second to the PlayStation 3, selling a combined 297,060 units.
Sony's PSP finished ranked third, selling just 83,887 units, according to market researcher Enterbrain Inc. Sony cut the price of the PlayStation
3 in Japan to 29,980 yen ($335) at the start of September, when it introduced the PlayStation 3 Slim, which is one-third the size of the original.
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05.10.2009The PS2 Turns 7, New Model on Tap
Despite its struggles with the PlayStation 3, Sony's PlayStation 2 business continues to press forward, with the company celebrating its seven
anniversary Friday by announcing that more than 120 million consoles have been sold worldwide...
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