Marks and Spencers refuses to stock unreliable Xbox 360.
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| Marks & Spencers are currently stocking Sony PlayStation 3 and the PSP. A
| spokesman said they are looking forward to stocking the Nintendo DS and Wii
| when Nintendo are able to guarantee a consistent stock supply.
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http://www.playthree.net/2007/07/marks-and-spencers-refuses-to-stock.html
So while Microsoft gets the finger, Sony steps in.
Sony confirms PS3 PVR
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| Sony has confirmed its plans for a TV tuner and PVR software for the
| PlayStation 3, as foreshadowed by one of its New Zealand executives.
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http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14129&Itemid=1063
Sony to launch navigation accessory for PSP
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| he PSP equipped with the global positioning (GPS) accessory will compete with
| dedicated navigation devices such as those made by TomTom and Garmin Ltd.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKL2213494120070822?rpc=44
Related:
Updated PS3 Linux Distro Kit released
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| Geoff Levand just announced an update to the PS3 Linux Distro Kit:”For those
| interested, an updated PS3 Linux Distributor’s Starter Kit (v1.4) was
| released..."
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http://lkmltimes.brucalipto.org/announce/updated-ps3-linux-distro-kit-released/
Pachter: PS3 will outsell Xbox 360 for July
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| Oft quoted analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan has attempted to predict
| the official game hardware/software sales for July in North America. His
| prediction; Sony PS3 up, Microsoft Xbox 360 down.
|
| [...]
|
| To explain the rise of the PS3 in July: "We expect a bump in PS3 hardware and
| software sales due to the PS3 price cuts. Sony stated that sales of PS3
| approximately doubled after the price cut, with sales before the price cut
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| averaging 20,000 units per week."
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http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14069&Itemid=1063
Microsoft secretly sabotage PS3 Euro-launches
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| Microsoft pulled no punches yesterday during the European launch of the
| PlayStation 3. Deciding that deviousness was the order of the day, they
| had agents in both London and Paris throwing monkey wrenches into the
| works at Sony-sponsored events that included:
|
| * Handing out chairs to the weary fans waiting in the PS3 lines that
| were printed with a link to this site on the back of them.
|
| * Sending SMS messages to game journalists saying "The Xbox 360 team
| wishes you a good night."
|
| * Driving boats past the Sony event adorned with "XBOX 360 HEARTS YOU"
| signs.
|
| * Arming themselves with whistles and blowing them from rooftops to
| drown out the noise of Sony PR.
|
| 'shortly after 22 hours, several specialized journalists receive a sms
| from Microsoft's marketing team: "Xbox TEAM wishes you a good evening".
| A few minutes later, a barge flanked with large streamers "Xbox 360
| loves you" passes back and forth in front of Sony's party. On its roof,
| a bunch of employees of Microsoft armed with whistles whistle the sworn
| enemy. The schoolkid joke amuses'
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http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/23/microsoft-secret-agents-resort-to-subterfuge-at-ps3-euro-launche/
http://tinyurl.com/2ymwfs
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