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XBOX 360 WARRANTY EXTENDED MICROSOFT SAYS HARDWARE GLITCH WILL MEAN PRE-TAX CHARGE OF $1 BILLION.(Business)

Byline: TODD BISHOP P-I reporter Xbox 360 users call it the red ring of death - a crippling hardware malfunction signaled by three flashing lights on the front of the video-game console. Microsoft Corp. acknowledged Thursday that the problem had reached unacceptable levels and announced a solution

Publication: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)

XBOX 360 WARRANTIES EXTENDED TOO MANY GAMERS EXPERIENCING "GENERAL HARDWARE FAILURE" LED TO THE WARRANTY EXTENSION.(BUSINESS)

Byline: JESSICA MINTZ Associated Press SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. extended the warranty on its Xbox 360 Thursday to three years after too many of the video game consoles have succumbed to general hardware failure. The company said it will record a $1.05 billion to $1.15 billion charge for the

Publication: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)

Inside the Xbox 360: High Technology Coupled With Low Margins; Portelligent 'Quick Turn Teardown' Provides Detail on IC Complement, Suggests Negative Profitability on Early Hardware Sales.

AUSTIN, Texas -- In a quick-turn product teardown analysis performed on a Microsoft Xbox 360 game machine purchased on release day, Portelligent, Inc., has secured new details on the Xbox 360's system architecture. Several vendors were known to be key providers to Microsoft's new game console,

Publication: Business Wire

Nyko(R)'s E3 2006 Showcase Focuses on Enhancing the Next Generation of Gaming Hardware; Game Face, Intercooler, Intelligent Remote, Multi Reader for Xbox 360(TM); Play on TV Adapter, Charger Grips, Power Tuner for Sony PSP(TM) to be Highlighted at the Show.

LOS ANGELES -- Nyko Technologies(R), a peripherals manufacturer dedicated to solving problems and enhancing the user experience with innovative solutions, will show the company's new line of Xbox 360(TM) and PSP(TM) gear at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the world's largest

Publication: Business Wire

MICROSOFT LAUNCHES XBOX 360 HD DVD EMULATOR.

Microsoft Corp.. has launched the Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator, enabling film studios and disc authoring companies to model the behavior of HD DVD disc content, including encoded video and HDi interactivity, in a virtual environment before committing to burning a single HD DVD disc. This comprehensive

Publication: CD Computing News