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NZXT raises $100M for PC gaming hardware and gaming lifestyle brand

Venture Beast

NZXT has raised funding -- $100 million -- for the first time since it was founded as a PC gaming hardware company in 2004. Read More.

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Former Microsoft exec Ed Fries shares behind-the-scenes stories from the original Xbox project

GeekWire

The four generations of Xbox hardware, as of 2020. Fries came up through Microsoft in the ’80s, after the video game crash of 1983 forced him, as he put it onstage, to “get a real job” instead of pursuing game design. This was a present from the team when I retired from running Microsoft Game Studios in 2004.

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‘Six Days in Fallujah’ game, developed in Seattle, recreates paranoia of urban conflict zones

GeekWire

It’s not a typical video game; it’s more like an urban combat simulator. Specifically, it’s meant to give players an idea of how it felt to be on the ground during the Second Battle of Fallujah in 2004, both as an American soldier and as a civilian from the city. It turns out that this is exactly how Six Days is meant to work.

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO Business Intelligence

Rather than selling software to customers, HP said, Autonomy had been selling them hardware at a loss, then booking the sales as software licensing revenue. March 2004: Autonomy acquires NativeMinds and Cardiff Software. March 2010: Apotheker says he wants to transform HP from a hardware producer to a software and services provider.

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Analysis: Nintendo is running its new Switch console business by an old set of rules

GeekWire

A hardware refresh would have been the perfect opportunity for Nintendo to address these issues. Many multiplayer video games are very sensitive to lag, particularly the aforementioned Super Smash Bros. For one thing, most of the bonuses on the OLED edition are specifically there to benefit the hardware’s portable mode.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Windows Server Codename ?Aurora? Video.

Sean Daniel

Windows Server Codename “Aurora” Video Walkthrough. Wow, over on WeGotServed , Terry found an awesome video that talks about Aurora from our very own Michael Leworthy, product planner for SBS. Labels: Aurora , Beta Announcement , SBS 2011 Essentials , Small Business Server , Videos. it's also a great video!

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Tulane University SoPA Selects "Architechting Cloud Computing Solutions"

Cloud Musings

Jackson and Scott Goessling was selected for use by the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement, Applied Computing Systems & Technology Program as the textbook for their mandatory Enterprise Architecture - Hardware course starting Spring Semester 2019. I am proud and honored to be trusted by such a prestigious institution.

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