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Amazon may be preparing a move into gaming after hiring away Microsoft’s director of games platform strategy.original article

Google’s recent social media asset buy-up lacks a well-defined strategy, according to Ovum analysts Eden Zoller and Neha Dharia.original article

Microsoft has been sprucing its new motion detector gaming device, ‘Kinect’.original article

The use of pre-commitment technology in gaming venues could encourage some punters to spend more, an anti-gambling advocate says.original article

For years now, Cory Doctorow has been something of the go-to guy for all things digital. His blog, craphound.com , and external website, boingboing , give a fair idea of what he’s all about – gaming, DIY, distribution, technology, sci-fi, pop culture and, of course, copyright.original article

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today — in the midst of a blitz of consumer-oriented announcements such as video rentals in iTunes, a new touch-based iPod music player model, and an online multiuser gaming service — introduced a new version of its mobile OS and a new version of the iPod Touch.original article

Victoria’s Gaming Minister Tony Robinson has called for an urgent review of cricket betting, in the wake of match-fixing allegations against some Pakistan cricket players.original article

China’s IT giant Lenovo has said it will launch a video games console this year to vie with Nintendo’s Wii, Microsoft’s XBox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 in the booming motion-gaming market.original article

HIGH rollers have helped James Packer’s Crown Limited post a $292 million profit for the year, despite a softening in consumer sentiment in mainstream gaming areas and the opening of rival casinos.original article

High rollers have helped James Packer’s Crown post a $292 million profit for the year, despite softer consumer sentiment in mainstream gaming areas.original article