Intel today refreshes its OEM price lists, last updated at the end of January. And whaddya know - all remains the same, except for the bargain basement desktop Celerons.
Changtes are as follows :-
Remember that prices are quoted for trays of 1,000 units, so there won't be an exact correlation when they feed their way to the retail level.
News source: The Register
Changtes are as follows :-
- 1.3 GHz Celeron, now $84, ($103, -18%)
1.2 GHz Celeron, now $79 ($87, -11%)
1.10A GHz Celeron, now $69 ($79 -13%)
1.0A GHz Celeron, now $64 ($69 -7%).
Remember that prices are quoted for trays of 1,000 units, so there won't be an exact correlation when they feed their way to the retail level.
News source: The Register
Microsoft is betting billions of dollars that the Xbox will be able carve out a significant chunk of the video game market.
Japan's gaming public is notoriously fickle, and Microsoft has made special efforts to cater to the market here with a specially designed, smaller controller and a limited edition of 50,000 translucent Xbox consoles available only in Japan.
Takahashi said Microsoft had received 243 calls about the scratched discs by Sunday evening and that gamers in the United States had also reported similar problems.
Although Microsoft has not published official figures, numerous sources said it was able to ship about 125,000 Xbox consoles in the first three days since the Xbox went on sale on Feb. 22.
Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman, said during a visit to Tokyo that 250,000 consoles had been prepared for the crucial Japan launch.
Microsoft needs to score a success with gamers in Japan to convince the country's game publishers to create titles for the Xbox. This is critical to the machine's long-term success because software sales generate lucrative royalties.
Electronics contract manufacturer Flextronics International is the maker of Xbox consoles for North America and Europe at factories in Hungary and Mexico.
Microsoft Japan's managing director, Hirohisa Ohura, said last month that Xbox consoles for Japan would initially be shipped from Mexico, but that Microsoft was seeking a production base in Asia.
Contract manufacturer Solectron said this month that it had won a contract to repair Xbox machines in Asia.
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