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Broadband-enabled Game Consoles: Bye-Bye Pay TV?

A report from research consultancy TDG predicts that portals like Microsoft's Xbox Live and Sony's PlayStation Network will soon become formidable competitors to incumbent Pay TV services. Leveraging broadband-enabled game consoles as the next-generation video platforms -- and bypassing cable and... Full Story

Posted on November 21, 2008 3:52 PM

Anybody Like the New Xbox Live?

The new Xbox Live look is supposed to kick off today so be sure to take a peek.The gaming platform now includes customizable avatars, an iPod-like display and easier viewing of Netflix downloads. It's got to be an improvement over what... Full Story

Posted on November 19, 2008 8:46 AM

Xbox Live Getting a Makeover

Get ready for a new look for Xbox Live this week when Microsoft debuts a completely new look for its gaming platform.The date: November 19.The new look will include customizable avatars, an iPod-like display and easier viewing of Netflix downloads.... Full Story

Posted on November 17, 2008 4:20 PM

See All the IP Devices at Home?

Can you believe that shipments of Internet-Protocol (IP)-enabled consumer electronics reached 64 million units in 2007 -- a growth of more than 70%?However, the market continues to be dominated by Internet-enabled video game consoles. While many of these game console... Full Story

Posted on July 22, 2008 4:40 PM

How About Xbox Live HD Movie Downloads?

Who's going to win the battle for the living room and all of our entertainment eyeballs (or at least the non-mobile part)? (Good question. ) Making a very interesting area even more interesting is news that Xbox Live could be used... Full Story

Posted on November 3, 2006 8:48 AM

Xbox 360 Is Coming to Town Next Week

We’ve got “Harry Potter” opening tomorrow, but the news around our house is the Xbox 360 launch next Tuesday (11/22/05).  Launches in Europe (12/2/05) and Japan (12/10/05) will follow.  According to Microsoft, this is the first time a game console... Full Story

Posted on November 17, 2005 3:07 PM

Xbox 360 launch party

Breaking news on the XBox 360 launch! Check out this email I just got that is an invitation to play XBox 360 games at a secret undisclosed location in the Mojave Desert! B) Hundreds of gaming stations fully tricked out... Full Story

Posted on November 10, 2005 3:04 PM

XBox requires e911?

This morning I wrote about the congressional hearing discussing a draft of legislation to create a statutory framework for Internet Protocol and Broadband Services.I didn't have time to listen to the entire hearing and comment on all of it, so... Full Story

Posted on November 10, 2005 2:49 PM

Xbox 360 has a camera?

Microsoft's XBox 360 has a camera? According to this article the Xbox 360 does indeed come with a camera. I wonder if it will feature the ability to display the video of the person speaking in an unobtrustive window in... Full Story

Posted on November 7, 2005 11:53 AM

Xbox Live Outage

Looks like Xbox Live is going offline for one whole day in preparation for the launch of the XBox 360 and to undergo some improvements. One whole day of no Xbox Live gaming? What will the Xbox Live addicts do?... Full Story

Posted on October 22, 2005 6:17 PM

XBox recall and privacy

I received a letter in the mail this weekend from Microsoft about the recall on the power cords on the Xbox consoles due to the potential risk of fire (1 in 10,000 Xboxes). I planned on going to the Microsoft... Full Story

Posted on October 17, 2005 9:44 AM

Xbox Live Brings VoIP to the Masses

There have been quite a few news stories on Microsoft's XBOX Live service doing fairly well. Microsoft has more than 750,000 customers paying an average of $50 a year to access Xbox Live and logging approximately 500,000 hours of online... Full Story

Posted on June 18, 2004 3:16 PM