Microsoft Corp. and IBM Corp.'s Technology Group announced today (Nov. 3) that the next- generation Xbox electronic game console will use a yet-to-be-designated IBM processor.IBM's chip will replace ...

Sony‘s years-long quest to build the world’s most powerful chip in the PS3’s Cell may have inadvertently led to the creation of the Xbox 360’s own processor, according to a new book by the people who ...

One of the ways that Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo gradually reduce the price of consoles is by adopting increasingly advanced manufacturing technologies that reduce the size and power consumption of ...

Help is on the way for those overheating Xbox 360s—the triple-core processors inside the Microsoft gaming console are slated for an upgrade early next year. Chartered Semiconductor, one of two ...

SAN JOSE, California--IBM on Tuesday said it is cranking out a new microprocessor for Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming console, which is due later this fall. The company said the custom-designed ...

The new book The Race For a New Game Machine, by two IBM engineers, details how ridiculous the design process was when IBM was making Sony’s PS3 cell chip. Microsoft basically got a free ride. The WSJ ...

One of the most common consumer complaints about the next-gen console is that its graphics capability requires a central processing unit which needs to be cooled by a constantly running, ...