Seattle: Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry.
But the small device faces some big competition from the PlayStation 4 by Sony Corp and the Wii U by Nintendo Co Ltd in a shifting market.
Gamers are gravitating to online play - suggesting the hey-day of console games are over - while Microsoft wants its sleek new toy to finally cross the bridge to the mainstream and become the family's entertainment center.
"Core gamers are very hungry for a new machine but the difference between 2005 and now is that the stakes are so much higher," said Ryan McCaffrey, executive editor at entertainment website IGN.com, harking back to Microsoft's last Xbox release. "The entire Xbox experiment from Microsoft was for it to be the center piece of your living room."...
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12:13 AM, May 19, 2013
Mumbai: Sony has announced a new smartphone in its Xperia line-up. Dubbed the Xperia ZR, it is set to be a waterproof handset and is equipped with a powerful camera, which seems to make the phone useful to those who might want to capture underwater video. Visually, the Xperia ZR has quite a bit in common with the current Xperia Z and ZL, with the circular lock button on the...
02:17 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: Sony's new smartphone, Xperia L, is available on e-commerce site Snapdeal.com for Rs 18,990. The phone will be dispatched in 7 business days, lists the website. The Sony Xperia L has a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen and is powered by 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8230 dual-core Processor. It runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system and has 1GB RAM. The phone has 8GB of storage (5.8 GB user available) on...
11:49 AM, May 06, 2013
Mumbai: Sony's water-proof and dust-proof treatment for the Xperia Z has earned the company many fans and it seems that particular feature is set to be endowed to many smartphones from the Japanese electronic giant's stable as well. If rumours are to be believed, Sony will launch another weather-proof phone, the Xperia ZR later this year. Word of this mystery handset comes courtesy of the Xperia Blog, who claim to...
09:29 AM, Apr 28, 2013
Hyderabad: Four men allegedly attempted to a rape a married woman in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh, the police said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday night when the young woman, accompanied by her husband, was returning from Nereducherla town on a bike to Sonyapahad village after purchasing some groceries, the police said. The couple stopped their two-wheeler for the woman to answer nature's call, when four men, who...
09:01 PM, Apr 21, 2013
The kingpin of an inter-state chain snatching gang based in New Delhi has been arrested from Delhi and brought in Kozhikode on Tuesday, police said. The kingpin identified as Haji Naziruddin Sony (46) was arrested on March 31, 2013 from Gokulpuri in New Delhi by a police team from Kerala with the help of their Delhi counterparts, Kozhikode City Commissioner of Police, Sparjankumar, told reporters. ...
01:45 AM, Apr 03, 2013
An exhausted Andy Murray credited his mental strength and physical freshness for his tie-break victory over David Ferrer in the Sony Open final on Sunday after a gruelling 2-hour-45-minute battle. ...
10:12 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Haas's classical, easy-on-the-eye, style took him to world number two in May 2002. ...
10:59 PM, Mar 27, 2013
The seventh seeded Indo-American pair lost 1-6, 4-6 in just 66 minutes, losing serve three times in each set. ...
12:08 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Haas defeated three-time champion Djokovic in the fourth round of the Sony Open 6-2, 6-4. ...
09:34 AM, Mar 27, 2013
Serena Williams beat Ayumi Morita 6-3, 6-3 in the third round of the Sony Open. ...
02:39 PM, Mar 24, 2013
The Sony Xperia Z has been one of the most popular phones this year. Its water and dustproof body and the full HD display have propelled it up in the popularity charts. But soon users started reporting a weird bug in the phone, which would turn off the phone and only a hard reset (power volume up) would get it started again. ...
10:10 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Venus Williams withdrew from the Sony Open with a lower back injury shortly before her third-round match. ...
03:29 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Somdev fought back with relentless tennis to win 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in two hours 20 minutes against Roger-Vasselin. ...
01:10 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Novak Djokovic cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Lukas Rosol. ...
12:47 PM, Mar 23, 2013
In a rain-interrupted match, Tobias Kamke beat Del Potro 7-6 (5), 6-1 to move to the third round. ...
09:24 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Azarenka withdrew from the Sony Open before her opening match because of a lingering right ankle injury. ...
08:48 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Playing again at No. 1, Serena Williams routed Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-1, 6-1 in the second round of the Sony Open. ...
06:50 AM, Mar 22, 2013
