High-tech travel tips
Plenty of stories provide advice for elite mobile professionals. But what about you, the unproductive traveler? Maybe you're on vacation. Maybe you're trying to chill out before a day's worth of travel and business meetings. Point is, you need to pack a little smarter to entertain yourself, and that's what this week's column is all about. I have some great roadworthy games and a few ways to watch video--and, yeah, I'll even throw in some helpful, practical tips.
New Xbox 360 dashboard coming in November
Microsoft delivered something for both gamers and developers at its keynote address that kicked-off the Tokyo Game Show on Thursday.
Is it time for Sony to drop the PS3's price?
At up to $470 fully loaded, Sony's PS3 doesn't come cheap, so I'm going to have to agree with EEDAR analyst Jesse Divinich when he suggests the PS3 is getting clobbered by Microsoft's recent Xbox 360 price cuts.
Xbox 360 sales double after price drop, says Microsoft
Microsoft on Thursday was quick to remind cohorts that price drops work, days after the company slashed the price of the Xbox 360 for a second time last Friday.
Xbox 360 price cuts coming Friday
After multiple retail leaks, Microsoft on Wednesday finally announced $50 to $80 price cuts on all Xbox 360 models.
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Guard your Wi-Fi for your own sake
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Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325
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Xbox 360 price cuts coming Friday
Xbox 360 sales double after price drop, says Microsoft
Is it time for Sony to drop the PS3's price?
New Xbox 360 dashboard coming in November
High-tech travel tips