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Microsoft signs Xbox manufacturing deal
Seattle Business Journal - Microsoft Corp. said it's signed an agreement with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing of California for making CPU (Central Processing Unit) products for Microsoft's Xbox 360 game consoles. Chartered (NASDAQ: CHRT), based in Milpitas, Calif., is

Game on as Sony cuts PlayStation 2 price
VNUnet - Sony fired a volley in the games console battle yesterday by knocking approximately $20 off the price of its PlayStation 2 in North America, bringing the suggested retail price down to $129.99. The company expects the move to fuel consumer demand as

Mac magazines declining in the US
Ars Technica - "Overall, if you take a look at the second half numbers of last year, 55% of consumer magazines showed a decline in circulation compared to the second half of 2004," said Dan Capell, editor and publisher of Capell's Circulation Report, an industry

Xbox 360 getting new CPU
Gamespot News - One of the most common consumer complaints about the next-gen console is that its graphics capability requires a central processing unit which needs to be cooled by a constantly running, less-than-stealthy ventilation system. In other words, its fan