GE Ventures Officially Opens for Business in Silicon Valley (Video)

Apparently, they also bring good Internet of things to light.
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April Was a Loser for Videogame Industry

April was a cruel month indeed for the videogame industry. Sales of gaming hardware, software and accessories in the U.S. for the month peaked at $495.2 million, according to sales data from research firm NPD, down 25 percent from the same period in 2012. Retail software sales declined 17 percent year over year to $254.3 million. Hardware sales plummeted 42 percent from the year prior to $109.5 million. The top console for the month? Microsoft’s Xbox 360, though it sold just 130,000 units in April, down 45 percent from a year earlier.

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Microsoft Developed Prototypes for a TV Set-Top Box

As videogame fans await the unveiling of Microsoft Corp.’s next Xbox, questions about another piece hardware loom for the software giant.

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Amazon Developing Smartphone With 3-D Screen

Amazon.com Inc.’s hardware ambitions are broadening.

Jon Rubinstein Joins Board of Qualcomm, as Mobile Chipmaker Ups Its Silicon Valley Cred

The longtime mobile exec is a high-profile appointment.
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IBM Reassigns Hardware Chief After Sales Drop

Longtime International Business Machines Corp. executive Rodney C. Adkins has been reassigned from his position as head of the company’s hardware group, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Oracle Q2 Beats the Street