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Microsoft Confirms 802.11n Wi-Fi Adaptor
10:20AM Owen Good | An FCC listing last week showed it had reviewed an official 802.11n wireless adaptor Microsoft’s developing for the 360. A flier in an Italian Gears of War 2 pointed to the same thing. The company has formally confirmed its existence. More »
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Universal Ratings Raises Its Head Again, ESRB Responds
12:00AM Brian Crecente | A new form of universal ratings is making the rounds in D.C. this week, with the Federal Communication Commission kicking off an inquiry to decide whether to create a single rating system for TV, video games and cell phones, Bloomberg reports. More »
Rumours
Looking Back: Our Verdicts On PS3 Slim Rumours
5:20AM Tim Rogers | Over the past several months, we have reported a number of PS3 Slim rumours. The PlayStation 3 Slim generated more rumours than any other product in recent memory, dating back to the first one we reported in February of 2008. More »
WoW Is Major Cause Of College Dropouts – FCC
5:00AM Stuart Houghton | People drop out of college for all kinds of reasons – relationships, drugs, joining a band, deciding to follow The Dead around in a camper van.. the list is long and varied. More »
At Least One More PlayStation 3 Model Coming
8:40AM Michael McWhertor | The Federal Communications Commission has let slip news of one more addition to the PlayStation 3 hardware family. At some unspecified date, we’ll be welcoming little AK8CBEH1101 into the gaming world, kicking and screaming with a new antennae gain for both the Bluetooth and Wi-fi modules. Hopefully, that means less SIXAXIS wonkiness, the kind that leads to Drake walking off a cliff unintentionally. The rest of the new spec is under a confidentially agreement, due to expire on April 14, so we’ll hold tight until then for this potentially underwhelming reveal. AK8CBEH1101 Report [FCC via NeoGAF - thanks, Elaine!] More »
White PS3 Coming To America
7:29PM Luke Plunkett | Some filings over on the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) website have revealed that Sony plan to manufacture the white, 40GB PS3 for the American market. The first filings were made in October of last year, but were initially withheld from the public at Sony’s request, so as to “avoid premature release of sensitive information prior to marketing or release of this product to the public”. The filings are, however, now clearly visible on the FCC’s site, including pics of the Commission’s testing rig and Sony’s declaration that the white PS3 will be manufactured according to FCC regulations. Now all we need is a release date, and we’re all set. FCC ID AK8CBEH1300 [FCC, via PS3 Fanboy] More »
Yet Another PS3 SKU On The Way?
11:54AM Michael McWhertor | With the heavily rumoured (read: all but confirmed) feature-gimped 40 GB model of the PLAYSTATION 3 revealed in a recent FCC filing, possibly as model number CECHG01, it should come as little surprise that yet another PS3 SKU is in the works. An additional application from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. with the FCC shows that model number CECHH01, with FCC ID AK8CBEH1300, has undergone testing at the commission. What we don’t know about the new PS3 model is its full hardware configuration, as the details are hidden from public viewing by a short term confidential request letter. More »
