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Obama’s open-government director opens up
Dec 8th
q&a Beth Noveck, the Obama administration's deputy chief technology officer, has been a principal contributor to the Open Government directive.
White House unveils open government directive
Dec 8th
The plan directs federal agencies to make important data available online, and to come up with plans for how to achieve openness, transparency, and participation.
Video game ratings board releases iPhone app
Dec 1st
New application from Entertainment Software Ratings Board provides full summaries of more than 2,500 video games right at parents' fingertips.
Nintendo primed for holiday console dominance
Dec 1st
Based on Thanksgiving week numbers provided by Nintendo, an analyst has concludes that the Wii appears likely to have far outsold the Xbox and PS3 in November.
A wild ride on NASA’s massive flight simulator
Nov 27th
The Vertical Motion Simulator trains all comers in capsule landings, helicopter flights, and even bobsled runs. Now it's helping in the design of next-gen lunar landers.
Millions using social media on Xbox Live
Nov 24th
Microsoft has released its first figures on how well Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm have done on Xbox Live. They show substantial, though not huge, engagement.
Alternate-reality games flourish at the grassroots
Nov 23rd
While big ARGs like I Love Bees and The Beast get most of the ink, there has been a steady stream of games built for very small audiences, without corporate sponsorship.
IBM: Computing rivaling human brain may be ready by 2019
Nov 18th
A leading scientist, working with colleagues from several top universities, has pioneered computational analysis that rivals that of a cat's cortex. The human brain could be just a decade away.
Video game sales fall off a ledge in October
Nov 13th
With total industry sales down 19 percent from a year earlier, things are looking bleak as the holiday season gets under way.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 said to break sales records
Nov 13th
According to Activision, its new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has broken the single-day sales record for an entertainment launch. In the first 24 hours, the new game earned $310 million.
