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C’mon, surely you’ve coped with the fact that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Core system will likely be replaced with the impending Arcade console, right? If not, now would be a great time for some serious soul-searching, because both Amazon and Toys ‘R’ Us are listing the system on their respective websites as having an October 23rd ship date. Of course, we’re still not sure exactly what ports / extras the Arcade flavor will arrive with, but it’s safe to say it’ll run you $279.99 when it (probably) ships in three weeks.

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Barely a month after showing off its Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition, AMD is apparently hoping to rope in a few more followers with a lower-priced CPU in the same family. This processor reportedly hums along at 2.6GHz, is built around 65-nanometer technology, boasts 1MB of L2 cache and will play nice with the firm’s “580x or upcoming 700-series chipsets.” ‘Course, enthusiasts will love the “customizable clock multiplier for tunable performance,” and word on the street has these new chips “available to channel partners” for just $136 apiece in groups of 1,000.

[Via InformationWeek]

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Yeah, we’ve seen this puppy around before, but never gotten this close. This here’s the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero III’s Les Paul, complete with green-glowing Xbox 360 Guide button and wirelessness. Big ups to Red Octane for the extra fret board stylings and refined look, but we’d to look forward to playing with this one come October if they wired up a cardboard box to do the honors.

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Thanks to a helpful tipster, we have a couple of Best Buy documents showing a $399 Playstation 3 with 40GB disk and Spiderman 3 (yes, Blu-ray) bundle with an “In Stock Date” of October 28. However, the more important “Street Date” field is unfortunately empty at the moment. While the docs look legit and don’t seem to be Photoshopped, they can still be faked easily enough. So we did a quick lookup on the UPC code and sure enough, while the details are masked, the manufacturer is listed as “Sony Computer Entertainment of America.” Unfortunately, we don’t see the new model CECHG01 listed anywhere in the docs. As such, let’s be clear: this ain’t official. Still, we’ll be paying close attention on October 12th as will you we suspect.
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Shortly after hearing that Sony’s PSP overtook Nintendo’s DS in Japanese sales, along comes word that — surprise, surprise — the Big N is still king in the Wii / PS3 / Xbox 360 sales war. According to reports that looked at movement from April through September, the Wii outsold the PlayStation 3 “by more than four to one in Japan,” which is admittedly better than the “six to one” differential it’s faced before. Reportedly, Nintendo moved nearly 1.6 million units in the homeland while Sony garnered just over 385,000 new PS3 customers in the same period, but this really shouldn’t be shocking to anyone at this point.

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Nothing says “hello big boy” like a transparent silicone sleeve for your gear. Especially when it’s free. Nintendo knows this, and is offering a sticky wrap for your Wii Remote. Just call Nintendo at 1-866-431-8367 or hit the read link to order yours on-line. Combine it with their chunky replacement strap and you’ll have class action lawyers screaming their “safeword” in no time.

[Via Joystiq, thanks Saeid A.]

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We’ve certainly seen PlayStation 3s used in academia before, but a “significant gift” by IBM to the University of Maryland-Baltimore County is enabling the institution to further develop its Multicore Computational Center. The facility now utilizes 32 Cell processors, and researchers at the lab are getting set to “develop applications” to harness all that power. Reportedly, the supercomputer will dabble in “visualization and computer modeling applications for aerospace / defense, financial services, healthcare / life sciences industries and weather.” Hit the link below for a video report.

[Thanks, Ryan O.]
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For those keeping a close eye on the pricing drama surrounding Sony’s PlayStation 3, you’ve no doubt heard the whispers suggesting that the firm may slash the price of its (comparatively) expensive console to better compete with those other guys. Apparently, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has informed GamesIndustry that the recent talk of such cuts — particularly the ones pointing to a pared-down £299 ($602) model in the UK — is nothing more than “rumor and speculation.” ‘Course, Sony has been known to give out those non-denial denials a time or two before, so we wouldn’t be floored to see a few pounds shaved off in the not-too-distant future.

[Via TechDigest]

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Having just denied the existence of a low cost, entry level PS3, we weren’t expecting to find a new PS3 model from Sony parked in the FCC exhibits list this morning. That’s right, a new PlayStation 3 model CECHG01 was just unearthed. The juiciest of documents are all withheld upon Sony’s request for confidentiality. However, we did manage to scrape up a few details: Bluetooth 2.0+EDR; 802.11b/g WiFi; a 3.2GHz CPU clock speed just like other PS3s; 66MHz ATA, 133MHz ATA, 33MHz PCI and 750MHz SATA1; and a bevy of ports including USB, HDMI, and Ethernet. At least that what it looks like after combing through the data. Nothing new, eh? So the reason for the new model number is likely the result of a hard disk change given Sony’s preference for unique models reflecting changes in storage. However, for all we know that could be an increase and not a decrease in capacity so we’ll all have to hold tight for now and watch this unfold.

[Via Pocket-lint and Spong]

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Barely a month after showing off its Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition, AMD is apparently hoping to rope in a few more followers with a lower-priced CPU in the same family. This processor reportedly hums along at 2.6GHz, is built around 65-nanometer technology, boasts 1MB of L2 cache and will play nice with the firm’s “580x or upcoming 700-series chipsets.” ‘Course, enthusiasts will love the “customizable clock multiplier for tunable performance,” and word on the street has these new chips “available to channel partners” for just $136 apiece in groups of 1,000.

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