15 posts and columns on Halo

Timing of Microsoft’s “Xbox 720” Hinted at in Lawsuit

in Commerce on May 24 at 12:08 pm PT

Microsoft is not saying when it will be unveiling a new Xbox console, but thanks to a lawsuit between Activision and some former employees, timing details are a little clearer.
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Is YouTube’s Ad Pitch Working?

in Media on May 11 at 7:19 am PT

YouTube is trying to convince advertisers to spend big dollars on its upgraded content. They seem receptive.
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Bungie Says “Halo” to 20th Anniversary (Video)

in Commerce on August 7, 2011 at 10:30 am PT

The creator of Halo on the Xbox hits the two-decade mark and celebrates itself with an hour-long documentary.
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iCloud: The Mother of All Halos

in Mobile on June 8, 2011 at 4:40 am PT

If, as Steve Jobs says, software is the soul of Apple’s products, hardware their brains and sinew, then iCloud is their memory–and soon perhaps one of their biggest selling points as well.
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Microsoft Eyes Wider Net as Xbox Turns to Entertainment

in Commerce on December 20, 2010 at 5:30 am PT

The Kinect has been an early hit for Microsoft, but an even bigger moment to celebrate will be if the new gaming accessory can help move the Xbox beyond the hard-core gaming-crowd demographic to appeal to a mass audience for general living-room entertainment.

Attention, Wal-Mart Shoppers: iPhone 3GS Clearance Sale in Aisle Nine

in Mobile on May 25, 2010 at 4:58 am PT

With two weeks to go before Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference and the presumed debut of the company’s next-generation iPhone, Wal-Mart is dropping the price of the entry-level iPhone 3GS by more than half.

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Almost Famous: Harold Smith IV of OWLE

in News on January 15, 2010 at 12:59 am PT

We Skyped with Harold Smith IV, CEO and co-founder of OWLE, the uber-built iPhone rig that attempts to bridge the gap between a camera on a phone and camcorder. We talked gadgets, apps, “Star Trek,” the Apple stores and more. Enjoy Harold’s yellow suspenders!
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The ABCs of Wii, Xbox and PlayStation 3

in The Mossberg Solution on December 8, 2009 at 4:47 pm PT

Here’s what shoppers need to know about the three most popular gaming systems, the Nintendo Wii, the Microsoft XBox 360 and the Sony Playstation 3.
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Gamestopped: Videogame Sales Slump Hits Videogame Sales Giant. Who Knew?

in Media on August 20, 2009 at 7:41 am PT

When videogame sales tank, what happens to sales at the world’s biggest videogame retailer? The answer shouldn’t be a surprise, but somehow the performance that Gamestop put in this morning managed to catch Wall Street off guard anyway.
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Nice Helmet, John …

in News on September 26, 2007 at 3:41 am PT

Add another memorable hack to the MIT practical joke canon. Earlier this week, pranksters from the school dressed up Harvard University’s statue of founder John Harvard in Halo warrior drag. “In recognition of the release of Halo 3, a highly anticipated video game by Microsoft and Bungie, MIT hackers adorned the John P. Harvard statue, [...]