EA says “Madden NFL 07″ sales top 2 million
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc. ERTS.O on Thursday said "Madden NFL 07" turned in the best first-week performance in the 17-year history of the football video game series with unit sales topping 2 million.
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LG Elec bets on Chocolate effect
BERLIN (Reuters) - LG Electronics said it aimed to recover some of its lost market share in the European mobile phone market through strong demand for its "chocolate" phone which had improved the strength of its brand.
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Philips launches PC-free Skype phone
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Philips Electronics PHG.AS PHG.N said on Thursday it would introduce the world's first cordless DECT phone that can make Skype Internet calls without being connected to a personal computer.
Philips to sell 1 mln Ambilight TV sets by end-06
BERLIN (Reuters) - Philips Electronics NV expects to sell 1 million of its LCD Ambilight television sets around the world by the end of 2006, the company said on Thursday.
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Panasonic to sell $80,000 TV set
BERLIN (Reuters) - Panasonic said on Thursday it would start selling the world's largest television set, featuring a 103-inch (262-centimetre) screen, for $80,000.
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Microsoft’s Xbox to retail in India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. will start selling its popular Xbox 360 gaming console in India by the end of September, a company official said on Thursday.
20th Century Fox announces first Blu-ray titles
BERLIN (Reuters) - Film studio Twentieth Century Fox, a unit of News Corp. NWS.N, on Thursday announced its first eight movie titles that it will publish on the new DVD format called Blu-ray and which will be on sale by November.
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London Wi-Fi Pub Guide
There are times when you really need a pint. There are also times when you really need a Wi-Fi connection. As paid up scribblers, us hacks often find a reason – no matter how tenuous – to combine the two. And, if management sees through our ruse we can always claim that we were...
Early PS3 Bundles Massively Overpriced
I’m hoping this is just one of those clerical errors, but judge for yourselves. Sony confirmed a few months back that the UK price of the of the PS3 would be about £425 for the 60GB version. OK, it hurts but suck it up. Catalogue superstore Freemans however has started listing pre-order PS3 bundles...