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iFive: The Wii Successor, Google's Profits, Apple Snags MS Data Center Exec, Color And Fox Pictures, Adobe And Wired

"The plans that I made when horizontal are working out now that I'm vertical." And one of those plans could be to catch up on the early news with iFive, to jump-start your morning.READ»

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Did Mailing Nintendo Wii and PS3 Discs Cost Netflix Millions of Dollars?

Why did Netflix introduce a disc-based solution for the Wii and PS3, only to end it months later? And how much did that temporary system cost?READ»

Blockbusted: A Netflix Knock-Out, Bad Metaphors on the Path to the Movie Monster's Bankruptcy

A look back at the best denials of Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes. READ»

Blockbuster: We Can Beat Bankruptcy and Netflix

Blockbuster's head of digital strategy believes his ailing company is better positioned than any company out there.READ»

Blockbuster's Digital Chief Attacks Apple, Netflix

The movie rental giant says Steve Jobs' software is too restrictive, and its online movie rival is too geeky for regular users. Part one of our interview with Blockbuster's digital chief.READ»

Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime on Motion Controls, Piracy, and the 3DS

At this year's E3 I sat down with Nintendo of America President and CEO Reggie Fils-Aime. What is the strategy behind the Nintendo 3DS? And what does he think about Sony and Microsoft getting into motion controls?READ»

Women in Gaming: Female PC Players Will Soon Pwn You

Facebook game developers and casual browser game publishers have done what the big three gaming companies and their video game consoles could never do--bring women to gaming.READ»

Microsoft Defeats Sony in November's Gaming Warfare

According to industry analyst NPD Group's sales numbers, controversial military shooter "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" easily outsold everything else--and helped Microsoft in its war with Sony.READ»

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Gadgets of the Decade

Tech innovations that changed the way we read, chat, listen to records, and clean the rug.READ»

Jenny McCarthy Teaches Fitness on the Wii, with Semi-Annoying Real-Time Feedback

Like working out to exercise videos but wish they gave personalized feedback? Fan of Jenny McCarthy? If you answered yes to both questions, Ubisoft's new fitness game for the Nintendo Wii, Your Shape, could be for you. The key ...READ»

Is the Kindle Destined for SkyMall?

Five strategies to save Jeff Bezos' e-ink empire before it's too late.READ»

Inside Ubisoft's 'Your Shape' Fitness Game

Video game journalist Stephen Totilo has suggested that we may currently be in the self-help era of video games, with products on the market that promise to help you keep your brain young, quit smoking, and get in shape. The latter ...READ»

Sony Announces PS3 Slim

At  a press event at the GamesCom convention in Germany today, Sony announced that the long-rumored slimmer PS3 will be released September 1 for $299, a $100 price drop from its current PlayStation 3. The console will have a 120 ...READ»

One More Killer App for Nintendo: Saving Lives

The American Heart Association wants to create a program to teach CPR using the Wii, while Bayer has created a blood-glucose monitor that plugs into the Nintendo DS.READ»

Nintendo's Innovation Console: A Q&A With Reggie Fils-Aime

For the past several years, Nintendo executives have been touting such books as "The Innovator's Dilemma" and "Blue Ocean Strategy" as a way to explain why they've been zigging while everyone else zagged. That's why at last month's ...READ»

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Sony Impresses, Nintendo Disappoints at E3

Sony unveiled the PSP Go, a motion controller, and a slew of impressive titles--including a new one from Rockstar, creators of the Grand Theft Auto franchise--during today's E3 video game expo. While Nintendo, maker of the leading ...READ»

Who Really Gets the Most Play? Nielsen's Revised Chart Upends the Video Game Market [Updated]

Nielsen's most recent study of video gamer habits was widely reported and made for great headlines in the gaming press this week. Too bad some key information in the report was wrong. After a follow-up with Gavin McMillan of ...READ»

Video Games 2009: Who Will Win the Console War?

In 2008, titles like Grand Theft Auto IV (5 million copies) and Wii Fit (4.5 million) helped the game industry reach $21 billion in sales. But with the recession, gaming may struggle to stay on top in 2009. So how will the big three ...READ»