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XBox 360 Price Slash

Microsoft announced yesterday that it will be slashing the price of its Xbox 360 video game unit in the United States. The reduced prices will take effect tomorrow, August 8th. The price cut will bring the Xbox 360 down by close to 13 percent, with the Premium model selling for $350, a $50 difference. The core unit, which doesn’t include a hard drive, will sell for $280, a $20 difference, and the Elite model will sell for $450, a difference of $30. The Elite is the most loaded of the units, featuring a 120-gigabyte hard drive. No doubt the price … Continue reading →

Disney is Coming to XBox

This week, Microsoft announced that it has worked out a deal with Disney for its online download system. This means that select Disney movies will be available for download through the online video game service. The movies will all be available in high definition to subscribers of Microsoft’s Xbox Live service. Among the choices for Xbox owners are the big hits, “Aladdin” and “Armageddon.” The announcement was made by a corporate vice president in Microsoft’s entertainment and devices division, Peter Moore. As part of the agreement, Xbox subscribers will also be able to rent films on demand that are produced … Continue reading →

Video Game Price Wars

In a move that was slightly surprising, Sony announced a price slash to its Play Station 3 (PS3) video game system. This is a $100 cut, or 17 percent of its old price, retailing it for about $500. The price slash probably came about in an effort to move up the ladder in the video game wars. Currently the Sony PS3 ranks third in sales, with the Microsoft Xbox 360 in second place and the Nintendo Wii capturing the gold, so to speak, in first place. Rumors have it that Microsoft is planing to slash its prices on the Xbox … Continue reading →

Computing Review: June 30th Through July 6th

As iDay approached this past week, the Computing blog has been filled with lots of news about the iPhone. But, there were plenty of other things to read about, too. Such as video games, kids websites, and the perhaps unintentional rudeness that sometimes comes with a cell phone. Now, just in case you missed it, here is a quick review of all of the articles for the date range of June 30th through July 6th. July 2nd iPhone News Roundup Here is the latest news iPhone news that is making the headlines for today, July 2, 2007. Did You Get … Continue reading →

Serious Glitches in Xbox 360 Will Cost A Billion

Video game consoles have never been very profitable for Microsoft. Now it seems that one console will be costing the company a cool billion dollars. Microsoft says that it is planning to spend at least one billion dollars to fix general hardware glitches that have plagued the video game system in recent months. The company declines to detail the exact nature or cause of the hardware failures. In addition to planning on the console repairs, Microsoft will extend the warranty on all of the consoles to three years. The company will pay for all shipping and repairs worldwide. it will … Continue reading →