The Nintendo Switch Has Upended the Video Game Market (Premium)

Nintendo’s hybrid approach to video gaming proves that this firm still has a unique and innovative role to play in this market.

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Speculative Execution Was A Troublemaker For Xbox 360

Part of why people can’t stop talking about Meltdown/Spectre is the fact that all the individual pieces have been sitting in plain sight for a long time. When everyone saw how it all came together last week, many people (and not even necessarily security focused people) smacked themselves on the forehead: “Why didn’t I see that earlier?” Speculative execution has caused headaches going way back. [Bruce Dawson] tells one such story he experienced back in 2005. (Warning: ads on page may autoplay video.)

It’s centered around Xbox 360’s custom PowerPC processor. Among the customization on this chip was the addition …read more

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Microsoft’s Xbox Strategy is the Most Inspiring Story of 2017 (Premium)

Losing the console wars is the best thing that ever happened to Xbox and its fans.

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