8 posts and columns on Need for Speed

Who Needs War? Sparks Will Fly in EA’s New Sims Game for Facebook.

in Commerce on June 6, 2011 at 2:18 pm PT

Who needs Battlefield 3 when you can begin World War 3 among your friends? The Sims on Facebook, coming soon, will let you flirt, marry and even take showers with your best friends.
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Can Electronic Arts Really Become A Digital Gaming Powerhouse?

in Commerce on May 6, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello talked a big game Wednesday, telling analysts on its year-end conference call that the 29-year-old company is well on its way to a major transformation. But the big question is whether EA can turn the ship around when there are 8,000 employees on it who are used to doing business the old way.

Verizon Wireless Touts 4G Network, Shows Off Devices

in Mobile on January 6, 2011 at 1:03 pm PT

Verizon showed off 10 devices coming in the first half of the year and said it will cover another 140 cities with the high-speed network by year’s end.

X-Plane for Officejet? HP to Put Palm’s webOS in Printers.

in News on May 18, 2010 at 3:13 pm PT

That Hewlett-Packard plans to use Palm’s webOS in smartphones, netbooks and tablets is self-evident. That the company intends to use it in printers? Well, that’s a bit of a surprise, although given the size of HP’s printing business, it shouldn’t be.

Apple iPad Event Liveblog

in News on January 27, 2010 at 10:00 am PT

After months of feverish speculation and as many years of wishful thinking, Apple uncrated its tablet computer–the iPad–at an invitation-only event in San Francisco this morning. We’re covering it live with photos and text.

Yep, Palm’s Coming to Verizon, With a Couple of New Phones

in Media on January 7, 2010 at 11:03 am PT

As expected, Palm announced today that its smartphones–two new variations on the Pre and the Pixi, actually–will be available on Verizon Wireless soon. Also coming: Some software updates, including a nifty one that will give existing handsets the ability to record video.
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EA Announces "The Sims: Will Wright" Expansion Pack

in News on April 8, 2009 at 1:24 pm PT

Celebrated game designer Will Wright has a new job: doing whatever he damn well pleases. He’s leaving Electronic Arts, the game publisher for which he developed Spore and the wildly successful Sim City and The Sims franchises, to run Stupid Fun Club, an entertainment think tank developing ideas for everything from toys to TV.
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EA Announces “The Sims: Will Wright” Expansion Pack

in News on April 8, 2009 at 1:24 pm PT

Celebrated game designer Will Wright has a new job: doing whatever he damn well pleases. He’s leaving Electronic Arts, the game publisher for which he developed Spore and the wildly successful Sim City and The Sims franchises, to run Stupid Fun Club, an entertainment think tank developing ideas for everything from toys to TV.
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