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Celgene Picks Up Pharmion For A Cool $2.9 Bill
0 Comments Published by Robert Staehlin November 19th, 2007 in Health, Science, Business.Celgene Corporation and Pharmion Corporation today jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Celgene has agreed to acquire Pharmion. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Celgene will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Pharmion common stock for $72.00 per share payable in a combination of cash and shares […]
AMD acquired ATI Technologies for a reason, and the first major offspring from the acquisition comes in the form of Spider.
Straight from the mouths of AMD:
Rewriting the rules for enthusiast computing, AMD today unveiled its new platform codenamed “Spider”, with the first true quad-core processor supporting scalable graphics for The Ultimate Visual Experience. The AMD […]
Sony Makes It Official: 40GB PS3 Is Announced
0 Comments Published by Robert Staehlin October 5th, 2007 in Gaming, Sony, PlayStation 3.At long last, the rumored new discount PlayStation 3 has been announced by Sony, and it’s certainly going to help move some inventory.
The 40GB PS3 will retail for a consumer-friendly £299 and it’s almost exactly the same as the 60 gig model except for a couple of different features that have been yoinked.
PlayStation 2 backwards compatibility […]
Nintendo Wii Remote: Now With 87% Less Slippery!
0 Comments Published by Robert Staehlin October 3rd, 2007 in Gaming, Nintendo, Wii.All Wii gamers have experienced the trauma of having their remote slip out of their sweaty mitts.
The smart ones always make sure to have their strap on tight as a second line of defense, but Nintendo has now added a new level of defense against slippery hands — the Wii Remote Jacket.
“We’re always looking for ways […]