U.S. video game retail sales soared 53 percent in June, fueled by Nintendo Co.’s Wii and handheld DS gaming systems, as well as Konami Corp.’s blockbuster “Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots” — by far the month’s best-selling title.
Total sales of video game hardware, software and accessories hit $1.69 billion during the month, […]
According to various media reports from Japan, Toshiba is planning to drop HD DVD format, ending an intense battle over next-generation optical formats against Sony’s Blu-Ray technology.
For example, the Associated Press reported that Kyodo News agency said Toshiba is reviewing its operations, with the timing of the withdrawal to be decided later. However, there is […]
IBM is reorganizing its hardware group to focus more on specific market segments, particularly the small and midsize business market.
In an internal memo sent to employees in the company’s Systems and Technology Group on Jan. 3, William Zeitler, senior vice president and group executive of that unit, said the company will focus on four main […]
AUSTRALIA’S reputation as the world’s richest uranium prospect has been confirmed with the CSIRO upping the nation’s resource by more than a third.
The nation’s chief geoscientific body this week announced that Australia’s uranium resources had increased from 714,000 tonnes to 953,000 tonnes in the year to August.
And the report concluded that if areas deemed inaccessible […]
A federal Homeland Security grant will help pay for new firefighting equipment, fire officials said.
Sublimity Fire District will receive $154,484 as part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.
The new equipment includes breathing gear and a generator to replace a 1950s-era diesel generator, said office administrator Amy Manning. The generator would power the station and […]
SEOUL — South Korean companies are taking part in a defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to promote the sale of locally-built weapons systems, industry and government sources said Sunday.
The biannual 2007 International Defenses Exhibition, held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the largest tri-service arms show in the Middle East, with […]