Wednesday, December 21, 2005ViewSonic Bundles Guild WarsWalnut-based ViewSonic, a provider of monitors, LCD screens, and other display products, said this week that it has signed an agreement to bundle the popular Guild Wars multiplayer online game with its entertainment focused monitors. ViewSonic will provide a free trial version of the Guild Wars game from NCsoft with all purchases of its monitors focused on the computer game market. ViewSonic provides several LCD monitors specifically focused on high refresh rates and performance for computer gam (More info...)
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Entropic Promotes Noyes to VP FinanceSan Diego-based Entropic Communications said today that it has appointed Kurt Noyes as VP of Finance and Administration. Noyes was most recently Director of Finance for the firm. Noyes oversees both finance, as well as human resources, facilities and legal departments at Entropic. Noyes has also served at Camino Neurocare, Anchor Chips, ProFlowers.com, Applied Micro Circuit Corporation, and Cargo Technology. Entropic Communications is venture-backed developer of networking technology focused on (More info...)
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SMC Ships Wireless USB Print ServerIrvine-based SMC Networks has released a new, 802.11g wireless print server. The firm said that its new EZ Connect 802.11g print server provides USB 2.0 network printing targeted at consumers, home offices, classrooms, or other businesses. The new device allows USB printers to be accessed via a wireless LAN or across the Internet. The print server is compatible with Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Macintosh, Unix and Linux, and features Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and WPA and WPA2 security (More info...)
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TI Buys ChipconTexas Instruments said today that it is acquiring Oslo-based Chipcon, a provider of RF transceivers and systems on a chip, including its software design center in San Diego. TI said it has agreed to pay approximately $200M for the firm. The company said that it will use the acquisition to broaden its RF solutions and ZigBee products. Chipcon acquired San Diego-based Figure 8 Wireless in January of this year for its ZigBee firmware and software. Chipcon's system-on-a-chip ZigBee technology and pr (More info...)
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DOJ Charges Xbox HackersThe Department of Justice said this week that it has charged three Los Angeles area individuals for selling modified Microsoft Xbox 360 machines that allowed for the playing of pirated video games. The US Attorney in Los Angeles said that two store owners and a third man were charged in a federal copyright infringement case for selling modified Xbox game consoles. The owners of ACME Game Store on Melrose Avenue allegedly sold Xbox game systems which had been modified to include a hard drive, all (More info...)
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