PlayStation 3 Sales Pass 38 Million Worldwide
JULY 27, 2010 • For the three-month period ending June 30, Sony reported that it had sold 2.4 million PS3s worldwide, up 118% from the same period last year. Total worldwide sales have reached 38.1 million. In related news, Sony confirmed that it will release fully localized versions of Killzone 3 and INFAMOUS 2 in Latin America next spring concurrent with their U.S. releases. Both titles will be localized in Spanish, with Killzone 3 also localized in Brazilian .....
Low-Cost India Tablet
JULY 23, 2010 • As part of its ongoing education technology initiative, the Indian government worked with professors and students at the country’s elite technical universities to design a $35 tablet to be used nationwide in schools. Materials for the prototype, which runs Google’s Android OS, cost a paltry $47. The Indian government is looking for a manufacturer to produce the design, and expects unit cost to drop to $10. With subsidies, the governme.....
New Boy Scout Video Game Badge
JULY 22, 2010 • The Boy Scouts of America have usually promoted activities in the great outdoors, but times they are a changing. Introduced earlier this year, and missed by many mainstream news outlets, the organization is now offering a Video Game Badge to the younger branches of scouting such as Cub Scouts and Webolos. Parents must approve of the game choice, and the title must not be violent or possess sexual content.
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Up to 24 Million Without Broadband in U.S.
JULY 21, 2010 • In a new finding the Federal Communications Commission reported that between 14 and 24 million people in the U.S. do not have access to a broadband Internet connection, and those consumers are not expected to get high-speed access anytime soon. The determination was made in the.....
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