Another Console StoryArent You Tired of Xbox and Sony Yet?

This may be a defining moment of the gamer generation. Ever since Pong made its way onto our black and white twisty knobbed TVs (yes, kids, there was a time such as this-it came right after the auto-correcting typewriter-type what?)ahem, ever since Pong, Generation X led a mind-entrancing march to the synthesized rhythm of plunk plunk dink bizzow-dooht. When our younger brothers and sisters were…

Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox360, Nintendo Revolution Available Release Dates

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all let a lot of information fly at the E3 with regard to their new gaming consoles. The specs of these systems are awesome. They've got WiFi and wireless and downloadable systems, massive multiplayer options inside the home or over the network. The visual capabilities will be stunning with the HD graphics capability hooked up to a new Samsung HDTV designed…

Oil Prices Skyrocket over $51 A Barrel

Light sweet crude kicked it up a notch when the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) reported a drop in crude inventories for only the second time in last 3 months. Futures traded as high as $51.65 in New York on midday ticks. North Sea Brent crude was also trading up over a dollar at 50.15.

Economy Growing At a Better-Than-Expected Rate

Last month, it was estimated that the United States economy would grow at a rate of 3.1% in the first quarter of 2005. Today, the Commerce Department released a report that blew past that estimate.