by Lee Bains in Business , Top , AIG , financial crisis , recession , pro evolution soccer , Wii , ProEvolutionSoccer , financialcrisis , Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 , ProEvolutionSoccer2009

Filed under: Video Games Apparently, the creators of Konami's new Wii soccer game didn't get the memo; stateside, 'AIG' has nearly become a four-letter word. According to MTV's Multiplayer blog, in the introductory scene of 'Pro Evolution Soccer 2009,' those three infamous letters appear on the blue... [1 Citations]

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by Terrence O'Brien in Shopping , Business , Economy , Research , Prices , Retail , PCs , NetBook

Filed under: Cell Phones, Computers, Laptops, Notebooks, desktops With the recession pushing prices of everything down, and with low-priced netbooks' newfound popularity, the research firm IDC is reporting a much larger than normal drop in the average price of PCs. On average, computer prices drop a... [1 Citations]

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by Dan Reilly in Music , Apple , Economy , Video Games , videogames , addiction , iphone , recession

Filed under: Audio/Video, Cell Phones, Video Games Most Americans are saying "Screw the economy, I'm keeping my gadgets," according to Fox News. Despite hard times, most folks aren't giving up their music downloads or smartphones. In fact, they're spending nearly as much as they ever have. According... [3 Citations]

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