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Sony DADC establishes new Russian plant

PS3 game production is to begin at Sony DADC’s Russian base in Borovsk, the company has announced. Manufacturing of Blu-ray discs began at the facility in July following Sony DADC’s acquisition of Russian firm Kaluga earlier this year, but this expansion will allow the company to further spread the reach …

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40% Brazilian price cut for 360 as new factory opens

Microsoft will produce 17,000 Xbox 360 systems every week from a new manufacturing plant in Brazil that opens next month. The creation of this facility is part of the Xbox firm’s ongoing partnership with Flextronic Inc, adding to the manufacturing operations already running in China, according to Gamasutra. As a …

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HMV sells Waterstone’s for £53m

HMV has sold its Waterstone’s business for 53m. It’s significantly more than the 35m mooted by the national press earlier this week. The book store has been sold to major HMV shareholder Alexander Mamut’s company – A&NN Capital Fund Management. It’s a major move for HMV, which is trying to …

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Nintendo denies DSi discontinuation

Platform holder Nintendo has denied claims that it has stopped manufacturing the DSi ahead of the launch of the 3DS over the next two months. This morning Kotaku reported that the machine was out of production in Japan, with inventory stock being all that’s left of the machine in the …

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US: Shaun White PS3 hit by factory issues

Sony has confirmed that the PS3 version of Shaun White Skateboarding will miss its scheduled release date this week due to a manufacturing problem. Kotaku reports that the Wii and Xbox 360 versions are still on track. Sony, however, has assured consumers that the game should only be days away. …

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Kinect sales estimates increased

Lazard Capital market analyst Colin Sebastian has increased his sales forecast for Microsoft’s Kinect for Q4 2010. Speaking in an investor note, Sebastian says that how thinks an extra million units of the Xbox 360 motion sensing camera will be sold in the period – brining his total sales forecast …

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Kinect costs $150 to manufacture

Microsoft is paying around $150 in total manufacturing costs for each Kinect unit, Develop understands. A highly-positioned, trusted source had given Develop the $150 manufacturing cost” figure on the condition of anonymity, adding that the expenses of Kinect is a topic of concern for his company. The news comes in …

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E3 2010: Xbox price drop

With the brand new Xbox 360 already on its way to North American retailers and set for a UK launch on July 16th, Microsoft has confirmed that existing models will see a $50 price drop in the US. In addition, in a media roundtable following last night’s conference the platform …

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iPhone prices to increase?

Foxconn has indicated that the cost of increased wages for its suicidal employees must be shared by its international customers, including Dell, Apple and HP. According to the Financial Times, the manufacturer did not say precisely how the costs would be shared, but said that: we are applying international standards …

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iPhone prices to increase?

Foxconn has indicated that the cost of increased wages for its suicidal employees must be shared by its international customers, including Dell, Apple and HP. According to the Financial Times, the manufacturer did not say precisely how the costs would be shared, but said that: we are applying international standards …

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