Rock titles drive revolution in games (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Record first-half sales of video and computer games got a big boost from Rockstar Games’ “Grand Theft Auto IV” and Activision’s “Guitar Hero III.”
Source: news.yahoo.com
ECS Launches GeForce 9800 GTX+ Hydra Pack (BIOS)
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has most definitely got its game on this announcement. The company’s latest product certainly meets the requirements of performance-hungry gamers. With two N9800GTX+-512MX-W graphics cards rigged up via a proprietary Hydra Cooli…
Source: www.biosmagazine.co.uk
16 GB USB Flash Drives Now Middling (Tom’s Hardware)
Kingston Technology tossed a few new USB flash drives out to the masses as it adds to an already way overcrowded computer accessories category.
Source: www.tomshardware.com
Items that are still taxed during the S.C. sales tax holiday (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
Shoppers will still pay sales tax on the following items during South Carolina’s tax free holiday: Any clothing or footwear that is rented Any item (whether sold or leased) used in a trade or business Any item placed on layaway or similar deferred payment and delivery plan Backpacks for hiking and camping (bookbags for school are exempt) Bathroom accessories or supplies (soap, shower curtain …
Source: www.myrtlebeachonline.com
Apparel/accessories merchants delivered the best overall performance in Jun (InternetRetailer.com)
Shoppers with a high broadband connection in June could visit an apparel site in about 6.20 seconds, Gomez says, compared with mass merchants (6.27 seconds), specialty merchants (6.84 seconds) and computer/electronics merchants (6.88 seconds).
Source: www.internetretailer.com
Mad Catz to Produce Rayman Raving Rabbids(R) Branded Console Videogame and PC Accessories (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO—-Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. , a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, announced today that it has secured a license from Ubisoft to produce branded accessories based on the Rayman Raving Rabbids series of games.
Source: biz.yahoo.com