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Microsoft gaming director moves to Amazon

Menno Lion — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:00:03 +0000

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

‘Kinect’ launches new gaming era

Menno Lion — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:00:02 +0000

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

Google social media strategy ‘absent’: Ovum

Menno Lion — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:00:02 +0000

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

Doctorow and the Copyfight

Menno Lion — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:00:03 +0000

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

Pokies remedy carries a risk: Zirnsak

Menno Lion — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:00:03 +0000

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

Call for urgent review of cricket betting

Menno Lion — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:03 +0000

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

Beyond the games: Apple to add wireless printing in iOS 4.2

Menno Lion — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:03 +0000

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

China’s Lenovo to launch game console

Menno Lion — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:05 +0000

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 help Crown beat the gaming floor blues

Menno Lion — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:00:03 +0000

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

‘Big guns’ keep Crown on a high

Menno Lion — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:00:02 +0000

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