Now that we know all the specs about Microsoft and Sony's new video-game-and-lots-of-other-stuff consoles, it's time to settle this war before it gets any uglier: Which system is better when they're put side-by-side in an early test of living-room supremacy? Let's break it down.
Isn't this supposed to be a video game thing? Well, yes, but Microsoft's mission with the Xbox One is to navigate everything you do on a television, from talking to it and watching it to interacting with every gamer on the planet. Let's break down just how this bad boy can transform your living room.
European antitrust regulators have pried NOW That's What I Call Music! from Universal Music Group's hands, ensuring they won't reap any more profits from one of the music industry's perennial bestsellers.
On Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. sharp, Sony took the stage to unveil its next generation video game console: the Playstation 4. Nearly two hours later, the company was still describing the thing. No joke.
Sony is set to unveil the first new PlayStation console in seven years at an event this evening, in hopes of catching up to Microsoft and Nintendo.
Record companies are usually quick to capitalize on the never-before heard recordings of their biggest artists. So why did Sony drag their feet and hush up the release of new Bob Dylan rarities? The answer lies in a complex copyright law.
Youtube released its view counts earlier this week for its biggest channels, and people who watch these things noticed that some major record companies had their numbers drop by a whopping 2 billion views. So, where the heck did they all go?
George Hotz, the hacker who unlocked PS3 and started a war between Sony and Anonymous in the process, told The New Yorker's David Kushner that he was done sharing his exploits online, but he seems to have forgotten that sharing with a print reporter also makes your dirty laundry public.
On the heels of Yahoo's announcement that it would cut 14 percent of its workforce, reports are coming out today that Sony, over the next year, will eliminate 10,000 jobs.
The release of Verizon's annual "Data Breach Investigations Report" gives some numeric confirmation that 2011 was indeed "The Year of the Hack," as some observers (including us) maintained.
Since a large group of tech companies protested the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA) in conjunction with the House's first hearing on SOPA last week, civil rights advocates have been rooting out the pro-SOPA traitors.
Each Friday we're taking a tally of who's getting heard, what they're saying and why it matters.
Cody Krestinger has a court date on December 13
Hackers compromised 93,000 accounts on Sony's online services
Plus: Clint Eastwood comes out of retirement for a baseball movie
The Tablet S and folding Tablet P start shipping in September
The labels believe TubeFire has violated copyright laws
Walter White will meet his end after one (or two) more seasons.
Meet George Hotz, aka GeoHot
LulzSec wants to be a force for good, but it could turn into a platform for jerks
Police say suspects are members of Anonymous
Group that tormented Sony and the FBI is very nice to NHS
Lulzsec seems to thrive on running circles around its opponents
This could mean a very bad couple of months for the entertainment giant
The PlayStation Network is back normal, but not after a long series of false starts
All you need to do is follow the money. We think
The embattled videogame maker gets kicked while it's down
Japan, however, wants more security measures before the gaming network returns there
They say Anonymous members are responsible but it shouldn't besmirch the entire group
Users are angry, stock is sliding, and Anonymous is laughing
Information of 70 million subscribers may have been accessed
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