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2008/05/29

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2006/04/13

ISPCON: The Industry's Largest Exhibit Hall

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2006/04/06

Microsoft Renews Xbox 360 Campaign in Japan

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Microsoft Renews Xbox 360 Campaign in Japan

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After failing to penetrate the tough Japanese video game market with the initial launch of its Xbox 360 video game system, Microsoft said this week that it isn't giving up: The software giant will triple the number of Xbox 360 games it offers in Japan by the end of 2006. Furthermore, Microsoft has bolstered its in-house game-making capability by purchasing Lionhead Studios.

"We're prepared to do everything that's needed to make Xbox 360 a success around the world, including Japan," said Takashi Sensui, who heads Microsoft's Xbox efforts in Japan. "Xbox 360 has created such a stir in overseas markets, including the United States and Europe. As the manager of Xbox operations in Japan, my task is to achieve the same success in Japan."

To date, Microsoft's video game efforts in Japan have produced lackluster results. The company had hoped the Xbox 360, with its sleek, smaller design and next-generation graphics, would finally help it crack the Japanese market. But after the Xbox 360 launch in Japan in December 2005, retailers couldn't sell all the consoles they had. In other markets, the Xbox 360 sold out immediately, and the console was the most desired gift of the 2005 holiday selling season. According to estimates, Microsoft sold only 123,000 Xbox 360 consoles in its first three days of availability in Japan. By comparison, Sony sold more than 1 million PlayStation 2 consoles in Japan during its first three days of availability in 2000.

The problems in Japan are complicated. Despite its relatively small size, Japan is one of the largest video game markets in the world. That said, Japanese gamers tend to get excited about different kinds of games than those that are more typically popular in North America and Europe. So Microsoft is bolstering its lineup to include more of the role-playing games that Japanese gamers clamor for. Microsoft also plans to add more Japan-centric Xbox Live downloads, including animated trailers.

On Thursday, Microsoft announced that it had purchased Lionhead Studios, makers of hit games such as "Fable." Lionhead employs the famous game developer Peter Molyneux, who created the "god game" genre and developed such titles as "Populous" and "Black & White." Microsoft had previously purchased Bungie, which makes the blockbuster "Halo" games; and Rare, an ex-Nintendo developer famous for "Kameo," the "Perfect Dark" series, and "GoldenEye 007."

In related news, Lucent Technologies sued Microsoft this week, accusing the software giant of infringing on a patent it obtained in 1993. According to Lucent, the Xbox 360's "out of the box MPEG-2 decoding capability" infringes on its patent for "adaptive coding and decoding of frames and fields of video." The company is seeking unspecified injunctive relief and damages. Microsoft says it's investigating the claims. Lucent currently has several other unrelated patent-infringement suits filed against Microsoft.

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2006/04/05

America Supports You: Tennessee Teen in Tune With Servicemembers

Labels: Books, Entertainment, Holidays, Military, Music, News

By Samantha L. Quigley American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2006 - "America Supports You" member Kaylee Marie Radzyminski stumbled across an entertaining way to thank the troops fighting in the global war on terrorism.

She's collecting CDs, DVDs and books on CD; more than 1,000 since the end of summer when she started Tune 4 the Troops. Her goals is to collect and ship 500,000 pieces of entertainment by the 2008 holiday season, she said. America Supports You is a Defense Department program that highlights efforts by the American people and the nation's corporate sector to tangibly support members of the armed forces.

Kaylee, 14, of Cleveland, Tenn., has been a member of the Sea Cadet Corps, a part of the Navy family, since December 2002. At recruit training last, summer she talked with military personnel and realized what deployments are like.

"The one thing that they say when they're overseas is that there's no entertainment over there," she said. "When they do have entertainment, they use it so many times that it just gets so old."

When she realized she had CDs she didn't listen to any more, it seemed the perfect way to support the troops and ease the monotony of a deployment. Her friends and her mother came through with donations as well, Kaylee said.

In fact, Tunes 4 the Troops is getting support from many sources. A Minnesota pawnshop has made a donation and has challenged all Minnesota pawnshops to do the same. The Cleveland police chief has issued a challenge to other Tennessee police departments to support Kaylee. Kaylee also would like to see every armed forces recruiting office in the country follow the example of the offices in Chattanooga and Cleveland by collecting CDs.

Kaylee and her mom visited wounded servicemembers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Hospital at Bethesda at Thanksgiving. During their visit, they delivered almost 500 CDs and DVDs bearing a "Thank You" sticker with the Tunes 4 the Troops e-mail address, she said.

"They were really gracious," Kaylee said of the servicemembers. "We got to speak to some people there, and they said that it means a lot to them and they're just amazed that a 14-year-old could think of all that."

A straight-A freshman honor student, Kaylee hopes to attend the Naval Academy and make the Navy a career. Her area of interest is nuclear engineering and eventually politics, she said. Testing her political persuasive powers, she offered a suggestion for those who own digital music devices: download your CDs to your digital players, then donate the CDs to Tunes 4 the Troops.

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Word of the Day for Wednesday April 5, 2006

cum \KUM; KUHM\, preposition: With; along with; combined with; -- often used in combination.

In 1999 he finished converting an old dairy into a sort of village -- a hip warren of apartments adjoining a restaurant and bar, some art galleries, some studios, and an "e-mat" (a laundromat-cum-cybercaf�). -- Bill Donahue, "Byte, Byte, Against the Dying of the Light", [1]The Atlantic, May 2001

Pretty soon, we're digging up the lunch, washing it off at a stand pipe and heading for the shed-cum-kitchen, where the two burners are quickly pressed into working overtime. -- Bob Granleese, "A bumper crop", [2]The Guardian, September 14, 2002

The memorial service cum political rally for Senator Wellstone brought the sacred low. -- William J. Bennett, "A Party of Corruption?", [3]National Review, November 4, 2002

Mark Humphrey, the rising star among interior designers, has created a highly-collectable dual-function, chrome and walnut candlestick-cum-rose vase. -- Nick Pandya, "Making Christmas a one-off", [4]The Guardian, November 2, 2002 _________________________________________________________

Cum is from the Latin cum, "with."

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2006/04/02

Daily Romantic Horoscope for Couples

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Aries: Go ahead and take a stand -- but after you do so, get off your soapbox and stay mum. Explaining the pros and cons will make you seem indecisive. Let your sweetie do their own legwork and come to the same conclusion.

Taurus: Constructive criticism is most helpful when the timing is right. So hold off from confronting your partner after a long day at work or during a family holiday gathering. Choose your time well, and you'll see results.

Gemini: Sometimes people don't understand that your foolishness has a higher purpose. After all, you know that having a beginner's mindset ensures that you're always learning. Fortunately, your sweetie gets you.

Cancer: Think less 'me' and more 'we' now. If you work to get beyond any superficial differences, you can really deepen your connection to your lover in the most profound ways. The more you give, the more you get.

Leo: Your sweetie wants you to get off your keister, and they're right. Admittedly, someone as gifted as you can coast -- but if you don't motivate right now, you're in danger of having someone far less worthy outpace you.

Virgo: Have all the recent skirmishes between you and your loved one been worth it? That's just your crankiness talking. Sit down and examine what went down and the results. You two are much better off now.

Libra: Do yourself and your sweetheart a favor -- let them know you're feeling fragile and could use some serious TLC. Schedule in as much pampering as you can today -- your mind, body and soul need it.

Scorpio: You could use a little tea and sympathy -- and if that's not readily available, a great big hug from your sweetheart and a chocolate bar would do just as well. The little things make the biggest difference.

Sagittarius: Feel like you haven't had a chance to really be alone with your special someone? Make an effort to create some couple time, and you'll see it happen much more easily than you would have believed.

Capricorn: It's time to let your love light shine, especially if things have been a little dim lately in your relationship. Do something daring. Say something you've always been afraid to express to your partner. Go for it.

Aquarius: The beauty of being in a relationship is about the small moments. Observe how you and your darling interact. Be mindful of the delicate joys and the quiet details that make up so much of your time together.

Pisces: How long has it been since you and your significant other snuggled with no purpose other than enjoying each other's company? Spend a lazy evening on the sofa doing the crossword puzzle together.