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Dean Takahashi is a journalist & blogger working for VentureBeat and formerly the San Jose Mercury News as a technology commentator and consumer electronics reviewer. He also wrote a gaming blog for the newspaper.

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THQ lays off 100, focuses wireless games on smart phones only

THQ has laid off 100 employees as a result of a decision to focus its wireless division on making games for smart phones. Do you know which key trends are shaping the wireless communications industry? RCR Wireless News is the premier publication for ...

From DEAN TAKAHASHI, RCR Wireless News,  2 Feb 2009
Related Topics: THQ Inc.,  MapInfo

The truth about the Xbox 360

A hurried launch, a desire to win the console war and design compromises lay behind the 'red ring of death' debacle that cost Microsoft ...

From DEAN TAKAHASHI, Guardian Unlimited,  12 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Sony,  William Gates III,  Steven Ballmer

Fond farewell to readers

THIS IS my last column as a newspaper writer. After 20 years in newspapers and magazines, I'm leaving the old media for the new. This week, I'll start a new job at VentureBeat, a blogging Web site created by my former MediaNews colleague Matt Marshall. ...

From DEAN TAKAHASHI, Inside Bay Area,  29 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Steven Jobs,  Carly Fiorina,  Google Inc.

Strengthen PC gaming platform

THE PERSONAL computer game industry has trailed behind its console brethren in recent years as easy-to-play games on the Nintendo Wii or online games on the Xbox 360 have stolen the excitement. Poker or Scrabble to a wider set of game players. ...

From DEAN TAKAHASHI, Inside Bay Area,  21 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Intel,  AMD,  Blizzard Entertainment

MacBook Air Tempts Even the Windows Faithful

As I look at a newly arrived MacBook Air laptop, it occurs to me there has never been a better time to switch to a Mac. That's not something I say lightly. With the exception of a couple of years working at a magazine, I have never been a Mac user. ...

From DEAN TAKAHASHI, TechNewsWorld,  19 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  NASDAQ,  Intel,  Steven Jobs,  Apple, Inc.

Consumers' Sinking Confidence and Apple's Withering Stock Value

It was Jan. 23, and Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) shareholders were dismayed with the company's forecast for the current quarter. Apple stock was having its biggest-ever one-day decline in dollar terms, and Chief Executive Steve Jobs felt a need to reassure the ...

From DEAN TAKAHASHI, E-Commerce Times,  17 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Apple, Inc.,  Steven Jobs,  Royal Bank of Canada,  NASDAQ,  Charles Wolf

Hitting Microsoft Where It Hurts

The real battle between Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) -- now in conflict over Microsoft's US$44.6 billion bid for Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) -- ultimately isn't over search. Search is the source of Google's revenue and its growth. ...

From DEAN TAKAHASHI, TechNewsWorld,  7 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Google Inc.,  NASDAQ,  Yahoo!,  IBM

Revew2Buy makes debut at DEMO '08

NOW THAT the Consumer Electronics Show and Macworld are finished, attention has shifted to DEMO'08. The conference for new tech products is wrapping up today in Palm Desert, where 78 companies will unveil new products and services. message came back ...

From DEAN TAKAHASHI, Inside Bay Area,  30 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Amazon.com

Bill and Steve's Dueling Keynotes End With a Whimper

Because the Consumer Electronics Show and Macworld run back to back, it's easy to make comparisons between the two men who headline the big tech trade shows. As a journalist, I had barely unpacked my bags, mentally speaking, before I had to move on ...

From DEAN TAKAHASHI, TechNewsWorld,  27 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  William Gates III,  Steven Jobs,  Apple, Inc.,  George Clooney

3-D avatars on their way

WOULD YOU like to shop on Web sites such as Amazon.com and eBay with your own 3-D animated character who cruises through a virtual shopping mall rendered with high-quality 3-D animation? Flip3D, a feature in Windows Vista where you can scroll through ...

From DEAN TAKAHASHI, Inside Bay Area,  25 Jan 2008
Related Topics: IBM,  eBay Inc.,  Amazon.com,  Tom Cruise,  Google Inc.

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