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The 2007 Holiday sales were very predictable, Nintendo's Wii was on top, Microsoft's Xbox 360 was in the middle, and finally the Sony PlayStation 3 was at the bottom. Now that we are in 2008, it looks nothing like 2007, except for one thing. With over 274,000 consoles sold, and still selling out, the Nintendo Wii is number one, the Sony PlayStation 3 console is in second place, with 269,000 units sold, and last but not least is the Xbox 360 with 230,000 sales.

Best Buy has launched an expanded recycling initiative across 117 stores to both gauge consumer interest and help us all dispose of unnecessary electronic junk. Best Buy has been a pioneer in this area so far, but if the program proves successful, Wal-Mart and Circuit City won't be far behind.Read More...

Sony's PlayStation 3 finally beats out the Xbox 360 in hardware sales. Sony might have Blu-ray to thank, while Microsoft could have supply issues to blame. Read More...

This month Nintendo keeps the top two spots on the console sales charts without much work, but there's also good news for Sony. The July NPD sales numbers are here, let the crowing and hand-wringing begin.
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Ever wondered how energy friendly the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii were ? Or how a LCD monitor would fare against a good old CRT monitor ? Australian consumer group Choice created a chart displaying the power usage of common household technology products and it’s important that people understand the implications.

There's never been an easy way for consumers to tell whether or not any given OEM system qualified as a gaming PC. AMD is hoping to change that with the launch of its new AMD Game! initiative. If it works, guys will be able to choose a system knowing that it has been qualified at a certain performance level.Read More...

While Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360 sits atop the software charts, the top two sellers in hardware and seven of the top ten slots in software belong to Nintendo. It's good to be king. Read More...

Our mole pops up to give us more solid information: the Xbox 360 HD DVD will drop in price to $49.99 on February 21.Read More...

The US House of Representatives' subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing to look at the privacy implications of deep packet inspection, only to find out that Internet privacy can be a hard thing to define.Read More...