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John Paczkowski in News on February 2 at 8:05 am PT
Robin Burrowes, former head of Xbox Live marketing in Europe, has a new job. At Apple. The exec, who served as head of product marketing for Xbox Live in Europe for three years — and before that, as marketing manager for Xbox U.K. — is heading to Apple’s European office to oversee App Store marketing. Burrowes is the latest hire in a parade of gaming executives recruited by Apple that includes former Nintendo PR manager Robert Saunders and former Xbox PR manager Nick Grange.
Steven D. Jones, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 12 at 9:02 am PT
Microsoft Corp. and its contract manufacturing partner Foxconn Technology Group said late Wednesday that worker unrest at a plant in central China this month has been resolved and most of the staff returned to work.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 12 at 6:00 am PT
The e-commerce giant has joined a growing list of companies willing to brave the rain in order to gain access to a deep pool of technology engineers in Seattle.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 10 at 3:23 pm PT
Turns out the big consumer electronics highlight of Microsoft’s final CES keynote last night was its six-year-old Xbox, thanks in large part to the Kinect.
Ina Fried in News on January 9 at 6:30 pm PT
The company is making a strong argument for why it is probably best that this year’s Vegas appearance will be its last. Expect some theatrics, but very little news.
Ina Fried and Lauren Goode in News on January 9 at 4:00 pm PT
What? The biggest game in college football and the official start to CES are on at the same time? Fret not —
AllThingsD had you covered with two live blogs in one.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 3 at 7:30 am PT
The number of people playing games on Facebook tanked last week, as some game makers were unable to capitalize on people’s downtime during the holidays.
Lauren Goode in Commerce on December 26, 2011 at 4:32 pm PT
Boxee, maker of that irregular-shaped video-streaming device with the nifty Qwerty remote, is turning its focus toward TV boxes and tablets, and away from its PC software.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 22, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
Nintendo is seeing some of its biggest consumer demand this year in the weeks leading up to the holiday, resulting in record sales of its Wii, the 3DS and games, too.
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on December 21, 2011 at 6:04 pm PT
Important new products and services—including Ultrabooks, cloud computing and Android devices—raised questions and anticipation for the year ahead.
