Articles by Walaika Haskins

In an attempt to capitalize on the PlayStation 3's (PS3) Cell Broadband Engine computer chip technology, Sony announced Wednesday that it has joined with Namco Bandai Holdings to form a new company to develop games for the console The new company, dubbed "Cellius," will have Ken Kutaragi, widely considered the father of the PlayStation line, at the...

January has been very, very good toBlizzard Entertainment. Earlier this month, the game maker announced its World of Warcraft subscription-based, massively multiplayer online role-playing games had surpassed 8 million players Tuesday, the company said that its "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade" expansion pack smashed one-day video game sales ...

Intel and Sun Microsystems announced Monday that the two companies have joined to form a "broad strategic alliance." The cornerstones of the newly created partnership are Intel's endorsement of Sun's Solaris operating system (OS) and the inclusion of Intel's Xeon processors in Sun's line of enterprise and telecommunications servers and workstations...

After months of speculation, fans of the popular video game "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" have reason to rejoice following Wednesday's announcement confirming that game maker Bethesda Softworks will release an official full expansion for the award-winning game. "The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles" will be released this spring with one caveat -- it will only be available for the Xbox 360 game console and Windows PCs...

TJX, the parent company of national discount chains such as T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, disclosed on Wednesday that identity thieves had breached its security measures and gained access to a computer network on which the company stores its transaction data. The theft could involve consumers from the U.S., Canada and the British Isles According to the ...

Electronic Arts (EA), creator of the wildly popular Sims line of video games, announced Tuesday that it will expand the series with a new line of "laptop friendly" games The first installment, "The Sims Life Stories," (TSLS) will offer younger PC gamers the opportunity to enter a Sims world featuring appealing characters and easy-to-play story line...

Hewlett-Packard researchers announced Tuesday that they have developed technology that could significantly boost the performance capabilities of an array of computer chips, while cutting back on power consumption at the same time If the research proves sound and makes it to market, its impact could be felt across a broad spectrum of technologies fr...

A Colorado-based private investigator has become the first person convicted in the Hewlett-Packard (HP) boardroom leak and spying scandal. Bryan Wagner, 29, pled guilty to identity theft and conspiracy charges in San Jose federal court, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California federal prosecutors announced last Friday Unde...