Xbox 360 standalone 250GB HDD for some regions

It’s expensive, and not available everywhere, but Microsoft are slowly giving Xbox 360 owners a way to store their increasing volume of games, photos, music and HD movies.
 

Signs IT services market on the rebound, but market will be tougher

There’s signs now that as the global economy recovers there will be a rebound in the IT services market, with Gartner predicting increased spending and a return to growth in the sector throughout the course of this year and in future years.
 

Obama says: Put away the Xbox, Microsoft responds

U.S President Barack Obama suggests it is time for parents to put away the Xbox, Microsoft says just hang on there a minute Mr President.
 

Official: Australia has more spam than America

Spam levels in Australia have now outstripped those seen in Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and even the United States - Symantec says.
 

Xbox 360 outsells PS3 2 to 1

U.S. sales figures have been released for December and despite the GEC (yep! The Global Economic Crisis has earned an acronym) the video game industry continues to flourish.  Microsoft will be happy with a continued sales lead of the Xbox 360 over rival Sony PlayStation 3, but nobody will be surprised with Nintendo’s dais position.
 

New study links child aggression to video games

Published today in the journal Pediatrics, a new study has reportedly linked the use of violent video games with violent behaviour in children.
 

Outsourcing bombs to six year low

TPI is the largest sourcing data and advisory firm in the world, and as such the TPI Index is a good barometer of just how well the global outsourcing market is performing. Or should that be just how badly?
 

Gamers get car insurance discount

Allstate Corp – an insurance company in the US – is trialling a program that could see insurance premium discounts given to folks over 50 who gain high scores in video games.
 

Western Nintendo DSi details, no MP3 playback!

The SanFrancisco Nintendo press conference has just past, North American Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime’s has expanded on the Nintendo DSi Japanese announcement.  A clarification of the release date and specifications caused audience exclamations.
 

Facebook soars past MySpace: report

An astonishing 153 percent visitor growth has seen Facebook depose MySpace as the world's top social networking site, according to figures published by a leading web measurement firm.