Today Nintendo showed some more of their Wii.  The next console from Nintendo that is. The Wii will be available in the fourth quarter of the year, most likely around the holiday season.  While they did not announce the price there are many people that are speculating that the Wii will be around $199.  One of the most impressive parts of the conference was the Wii controller.  It was best demonstrated with a game in which the user controlls such things as a sword. ...

There are some interesting things on this page, but the highlights are the price and release date. "Hirai takes the stage once again and recaps what's been seen so far. Then he announces the global launch details. It will be available in two versions: one with a 60GB hard drive, and one with 20GB. It will launch in the US on November 17 for $499 for the 20GB version and $599 for the 60GB one." $499?  I will not spend that much.  I guess the Xbox 360 is coming my way. &...

I am a PC gamer.  I admit it.  I play Battlefield 2 and right now there is no game better than this.  I built my computer about 2 years ago, and at that time it could handle any game you put at it.  I put a Radeon 9800 pro graphics card, which was the best at the time, and it does a good job at Battlefield 2 which is very demanding.  I have a 2.8ghz Intel CPU and about a gig of RAM. I downloaded the new demo for Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter.  http://www.ghos...

"Google late Wednesday opened up its much-anticipated Calendar service to the public in beta form, complete with Gmail integration and SMS notifications. Code-named CL2, the free service enables users to quickly add events and reminders, send invitations and share their calendar with others. Google Calendar can import events directly from Microsoft Outlook and Yahoo! Calendar, in addition to supporting calendar standards to view schedules on any device supporting iCal or XML files. Gmail wi...

How surprising this is.  2gig of RAM for "added" performance.    "While nearly every current PC will be able to run Windows Vista, only half will be able to take full advantage of all of it's features, a recent study by research firm Gartner suggests. In turn, the firm is urging IT managers to take caution when ordering new PCs. Today's average processor and hard drive should be sufficient to install and use Vista, Gartner says. However, a newer graphics card is likely r...

Web analytics firm Net Applications announced Monday that the open source Firefox browser has finally passed 10 percent market share, according to the firm's statistics for March. The 10.05 percent usage was up from 9.75 percent in February. Microsoft's Internet Explorer still holds a commanding lead with 84.7 percent of the market, Net Applications said. However, according to another analytics firm, Firefox had already surpassed 10 percent market share last November. OneStat.com reported at ...

I have some betas for this now.  The first two people to request them will get them. You must have a hotmail account to use this.

Here are some interesting updates about the Nintendo Revolution that I have been reading. "In a recent conversation with Yahoo! Japan, Nintendo head Satoru Iwata confirmed that the Nintendo Revolution will be priced under $300 here in the U.S. meaning that it will be the cheapest console in the next-generation of hardware. With plenty of speculation pointing to a potential price point of around $150 for the unit , it's not hard to imagine why Nintendo might choose this route. The Revolut...

" Dell announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alienware to further satisfy the growing number of consumers and businesses seeking the highest-performance PC products, including those used for gaming and multimedia digital content management. Terms of the planned purchase will not be disclosed. Dell said Alienware will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary following completion of the transaction and will maintain its own product development, product marketing, sales,...

Microsoft has released an updated version of IE beta 2.

From Betanews: "Microsoft revealed Tuesday afternoon what many had expected for months -- consumer availability of Windows Vista has been delayed until 2007. While businesses would be able to get their hands on the finished product in November, consumers would not find the operating system on new machines until January. The delay also throws a wrench into the holiday marketing plans of many PC manufacturers this season."

Well hopefully it will be available for Christmas. "Sony confirmed Wednesday reports that it will delay the launch of its highly anticipated PlayStation 3 console until November. At that time, the company will launch the product simultaneously in Japan, Europe and the United States, Sony officials said. However, Sony will be facing availability issues that Microsoft will likely have resolved with the Xbox 360 by the holidays, analysts say."

I have been reading some articles on the DRM that Vista will supposedly include.  I would like everyones opinoins on these. " Microsoft is taking some heat over a digital-rights management (DRM) feature it's folding into its upcoming Vista (formerly Longhorn ) operating system. The feature, called Output Content Protection Management , encompasses several DRM-related schemes. The one that's raised hackles in several articles and blogs is a DRM-related chec...

It seems Google has now entered the web page area.  It seems they are offering free webspace and a site designer now.

  Spyware Guide for PC users   I still see a lot of people here having difficulties with spyware on their computers.  I also noticed that some people still have no idea what tools are available to them that can help them clean and repair their computers.  I compiled a list of some of the best programs to detect, and get rid of spyware on your PC.  Some are free, some are not, and some are online scanners.  Either way you can find some of the best to...