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...North America late next year, it will be Internet-ready (like Dreamcast), capable of running current-generation PlayStation software (key to maintaining a loyal fan base) and equipped with enough ports to make it the electronic centerpiece of the future networked home. That, of course, would also be Microsoft's goal--the game box that does...
...Cable Programming] CNBC, MSNBC (with Microsoft...
...race to supply customers with Sega's Dreamcast, industry leader Sony will be unveiling more details on its PlayStation II in Tokyo. Within two months, Nintendo, whose portable Game Boy has tripled in sales this year, will reveal blueprints for its next game console, code-named Dolphin. Even mighty Microsoft is said to be toying with the idea of designing its own console--more like a gaming PC for the living room that would run Windows. Says Christian Svensson, editor of the gaming-industry magazine MCV: "The influence they could have over all of electronic entertainment is almost scary...
...Newell says the thrill of those challenges waned as Microsoft evolved. He and one of his co-workers decided to go for broke with their own business...
...small company in Woburn, Mass., called FairMarket is set to unveil an auction system that will coordinate listings and bids across a hundred online services, including those run by biggies like Microsoft, Dell, Lycos, Excite@Home and Earthlink. Microsoft, Excite@Home and Ticketmaster-City Search are getting a piece of FairMarket as part of their participation. MORE...