One of the most common consumer complaints about the next-gen console is that its graphics capability requires a central processing unit which needs to be cooled by a constantly running, ...

Prospective Xbox 360 owners holding out for the long-awaited smaller, cooler 65-nanometer CPU will soon be able to confidently take the plunge, according to current reports. Meanwhile, those willing ...

We still haven’t gotten 65nm Xbox 360 processors, and there’s already talk of Microsoft’s contracted Singaporean chip manufacturer moving on to designing 45nm CPUs for gaming devices. Why is this ...

One of the ways that Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo gradually reduce the price of consoles is by adopting increasingly advanced manufacturing technologies that reduce the size and power consumption of ...

Speaking of the Xbox 360, Chartered Semiconductor of Singapore say they’re manufacturing a new Xbox 360 CPU that uses 65nm technology instead of the current 90nm. Early adopters shouldn’t fret, since ...

IBM has been posting papers from the recent Fall Processor Forum 2005, and the papers include plenty of info on the hardware inside of two of the three next-gen consoles: the Xbox 360’s Xenon CPU and ...

The launch of the Xbox 360 was not without its problems. From low inventory to repeated rumblings online about defective and overheating units, Microsoft found itself with a more trouble than it ...

Microsoft has seemingly reached an agreement with Chartered Semiconductor to provision the Xbox 360 with a 65 nm processor in 2007. This will provide the console with a more powerful and less ...

Everyone was expecting Sony to deliver a technological powerhouse with its PlayStation 3 debut here at E3 and Sony sure didn't disappoint. The PlayStation 3 combines the power of the Cell processor ...

An official emulator from Microsoft could be in the works, allowing original Xbox and Xbox 360 games to run on PCs.