Rumor: Samsung releasing Xbox 360 TV this Fall (512mb HD)

Coming from the guys over at MAXCONSOLE comes word that Samsung is developing an Xbox 360 built into a LCD television called the X-Series and will feature 4 USB ports, 512MB HDD and is set to release this November in both the US and Europe. Interesting, no?

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Rogers says Canadian iPhone 3G plans to start at $60 for 150

Rogers Wireless, Canada's exclusive service provider for Apple's upcoming iPhone 3G handset, announced Friday that monthly service plans for the new touch-screen handset will start at $60 for 150 anytime minutes, 75 outgoing text messages, and 400 megabytes of internet data.

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Blu-ray on track to surpass DVD sales in 2012

High-definition video saw substantial growth in 2007, but it will take four more years until consumers will spend more money on Blu-ray discs than on DVDs, the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) concluded in its 2007 Annual Report.

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Microsoft To Let Other Companies Build, Release 360 Consoles

We'll tell you what's up with Microsoft: new hardware options. It may sound totally insane, but word has it that Microsoft may begin allowing third-party manufacturers to create Xbox 360 hardware. And we're not talking about peripherals, people; we mean hardware that runs 360 game discs created by someone other than Microsoft.

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AT&T Enables Two HD Streams for U-verse

AT&T has confirmed its U-verse IPTV service will now support concurrent high-definition video streams to consumer homes. Another top priority for AT&T will be to enable whole-home DVR service, which it plans to do by the second half of this year. AT&T would not say what markets have the capability.

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ViewSonic PJ1173 1080p projector introduction

ViewSonic Corp. launches its brightest projector, the PJ1173, to fill large venues with eye-catching presentations and entertainment. The powerhouse projector brings true high-definition picture quality and 5,000 lumens to ensure clear, crisp visuals in auditoriums, religious sanctuaries, lecture halls and conference sites.

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High Definition Movies Before They Hit Blu-ray? Maybe.

How would you like to view an HD movie at home just a few weeks after its theatrical release, even before it’s released on DVD and Blu-ray? Maybe the MPAA will let you, maybe not.On May 9, 2008, the MPAA issued a petition to the FCC for Selectable Output Controls.

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Rumor: Xbox 360 price cut coming soon?

Joystiq is reporting that EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich, "Believes the PS3 is going to keep increasing its sales and Microsoft will announce a price cut for the Xbox 360 at E3" next month.

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Tim Russert dies from heart attack

Very sad :(

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The 10 Most Misleadingly Pornographic Movie Titles

We want to take a moment to alert the public to the most egregious false advertising we've ever seen. We're talking of course about movies we put on our Netflix queue under the assumption they were porn, based on their grossly misleading titles.

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Clearwire promises a fully-open, "third pipe" WiMAX network

A lengthy document filed this week with the FCC asks for permission to merge the 2.5GHz spectrum assets of Sprint and Clearwire into "New Clearwire," the company backed by Sprint, Clearwire, Intel, Time Warner, Google, and Bright House. In the filing, Clearwire makes the case that it will provide true "third pipe" Internet access to home and mobile

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Microsoft's Xbox 360 Recall Problems Caused By Cheapness

Microsoft's red ring Xbox 360 problems have cost the company about a billion dollars in warranty repairs, but the research vice president and chief analyst at Gartner said that the hardware problems were caused because Microsoft wanted to be cheap.

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Apple Keynote in 60 seconds

GTA IV Did Not Boost Console Sales

Contrary to the claims of both Sony and Microsoft, two highly-respected analysts have made the assertion that Grand Theft Auto IV did almost nothing to influence the sales of new PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles.

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iPhone 3G is finally official!

cheaper, global, and better.

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Blu-ray format hits 10% Market Share for the week ending 6-1

Our friend Dave Cowl of Blu-ray Statistics has done a story mentioning that Home Media Magazine is reporting a new achievement for the Blu-ray Disc format in terms of sales. The Market Share for the week ending June 1st was a total of 10% — up from 7% last week and 5% the week before.

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Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360 DLC Delayed

Rockstar Games Has Just Announced That The Exclusive DLC For GTA IV On The Xbox 360 Has Been Delayed Until 2009

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Crysis Warhead Announced

Crytek announced that the Crysis 1.3 patch that could fix the present bugs and improve game performance even on high-end machines wont be coming out and that they had no plan on working on it yet. Some interpreted this as Crytek's inability to support their current products - Which is not a surprising assumption because

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Auto-Inspiration: The Real-Life Cars Behind Grand Theft Auto

It may not have the racing chops Gran Turismo 5 Prologue or Midnight Club: Los Angeles, but Grand Theft Auto IV is still a big-title game for 2008 with some big-time automotive tie-ins. There are more than 100 different vehicles to play with, most of which are inspired in one way or another by real-life automotive counterparts

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5 Reasons to be a Mac gamer in 2008!

As the Mac market share grows, game publishers are beginning to realize that it's worth it to spend the extra money developing Mac versions of their games. Here are 5 games that are reason enough to have your gaming itch satisfied while still being able to reap all the benefits of owning a Mac!

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Chevy Volt Sneak Peak! On the road in 2010

General Motors is working hard to meet its goal of having the Chevy Volt, its first plug-in electric hybrid, ready for the road in 2010 — a short three years after the concept was revealed at the North American International Auto Show.

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Wal-Mart pushing sales of Blu-ray players

With the high definition DVD format war settled, Wal-Mart Stores Inc is now aggressively promoting sales of Blu-ray players.


The world's largest retailer said on Tuesday that from June 8-14, it is offering a $100 Wal-Mart gift card with the purchase of any Blu-ray player in its stores.

Wal-Mart has also increased the brands of Blu-ray players it sells, adding Magnavox, Samsung and Panasonic, and it will sell select Blu-ray movie titles for $15 starting June 8, including "3:10 to Yuma," "Shooter" and "300."

John McCain "Grand Theft Auto 4 is a sin against God."

Was also reported on G4's Morgan Minute.

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Blu-ray Discs Coming to Supermarket Kiosks

DVDPlay, the company behind in-store supermarket DVD rentral kiosks that are ubiquitous throughout North America, has hopped aboard the Blu-ray bandwagon. The company announced this week that the first Blu-ray Discs will begin appearing in its kiosks next month, at the same cost ($1.49) as standard-DVD movie rentals.

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