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Xbox 360 Goes Blu-ray?

Xbox 360 with Blu-ray is coming?! Now that starts to make the concept of the all-in-one home entertainment appliance take a new, higher-res turn. Check out what Engadget had to say about it. See what happens when one format wins...

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Microsoft XBox 360 - No Linux for You!

Microsoft quietly released a security update to the XBox 360 that closed a security hole that enabled hackers to load Linux onto the XBox 360. Essentially, the hack used a method to inject data into non-privileged memory areas, allowing a...

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Windows Live Messenger Now works with Xbox LIVE

Beginning today, Xbox LIVE, the most popular online gaming network now works with Windows Live Messenger on the Xbox 360. We knew this was coming, but this is exciting news nonetheless. Now you can VoIP or IM your XBox...

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100 million iPods sold

Wow, 100 million iPods sold. That's 100 million hard drives. That's more hard drives sold for the iPod than some countries have PC hard drives. Apple is a rare tech company that has successfully diversified itself between two totally separate...

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PlayStation Phone Home

Not to be outdone by the Xbox 360 online community, Sony is launching its own world for the PlayStation 3. According to this report, it looks like PlayStation Home will take Second Life and sent it places that it has...

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Xbox 360 Goes 512 -- Size Matters

At the Game Developers Conference 2007, Microsoft announced it will be launching a 512MB memory unit for the Xbox 360 -- eight times the orginal 64MB unit! It's also increasing the official size limit of Xbox LIVE Arcade games from 50MB to 150MB. With 512MB, Xbox...

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Sony PS3 haters video

Boy, Sony PS3 is really having a tough time! After the disastrous U.S. launch, PS3 users stealing and killing each other for the high-demand console, >$3000 prices on eBay at the U.S. launch, and the Wii and XBox 360 outselling...

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PS3 Sales Go Soft: Trouble in Paradise

While we all take great interest in Sony's foibles, let's talk PS3 problems at the retail sale level spelling trouble for gaming companies, according to this report. Let's face it. The game manufacturers love to develop a game and then sell...

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Microsoft Carbon IPTV for the XBox 360 is real!

Microsoft Carbon for the XBox 360 is real. Microsoft Carbon is a rumored software add-on for the XBox 360 which would enable IPTV video playback. This, just after Slingbox also announced their IPTV offering called the SlingCatcher. Check out...

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Is This a Surprise? Xbox 360 Tops the Xmas Charts

Is anybody really surprised that the Xbox 360 outsold every other gaming console out there this holiday season? That's the report, and I'm not surprised. What is surprising is how well the Wii did -- nearly matching the Xbox 360...

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What Was Under Your Tree?

So what did you get? What did you get? (Do I should juvenile or what?) Actually, just want to know what gadget was under your tree yesterday? Was it the gadget you craved or something else? LCD TV, Cell phone,...

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Playing Xbox Games on the Xbox 360

Nice that Microsoft included the ability to play your existing Xbox games on the Xbox 360 -- or at least many of them. You can download the list at the Xbox web site, and this backwards compatibility runs the...

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Playing Favorites: Wii vs. PS3 vs. Xbox 360

Hey, hey, hey as Fat Albert used to say, we've now got all three new gaming systems out on the market -- granted, they all had their own unique paths to get there! So what do you think? What's your...

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Windows Is a Big Boy Now!

Hard to believe it's been 21 years since Microsoft launched Windows in 1985! Lots of blogging on this one today. It was a big deal back in 1985 with a big launch. I do think they did expect it to turn...

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Early Xbox 360 Holiday Treats from EA

During the recent X06 event in Barcelona, Spain, Electronic Arts (EA) announced its upcoming holiday line-up for the Xbox 360. (So many games, so little time ...) While today's news is all abuzz about the Xbox 360 1080p upgrade (the more to...

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When the Facts Aren't Necessarily the Facts

How about this from Engadget about the "factual" comparison between Sony's PS3 system, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii? Remember in Dragnet when Officer Joe Friday stated: "Just the facts, ma'am"? Maybe they need to make a few additional...

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Live from Tokyo: New Xbox 360 HD Games!

It's beginning to look a lot like HD around here, with Microsoft's announcment today at the Tokyo Game Show 2006 that is has a library of 110 HD Xbox 360 games that will be available this holiday season in Japan, including the highly anticipated...

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If It's August, It Must Be Back to School Shopping Time ...

What else do I need to say?Yes, you know who you are and you will be hitting the big box retailers, the specialty office supply stores and even local supermarkets to stock up on the essentials for back to school...

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PlayStation 3 at $499 & Up?

Sony and Microsoft used to compete head to head in video gaming consoles, but with Sony announcing PlayStation 3 prices at $499 (basic) and $599 (souped up), they now seem to be at a major competitive disadvantage with Microsoft on...

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E3 Opens Tomorrow: Gamers Unite

Gaming enthusiasts unite! Tomorrow, E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo), the world’s largest gaming conference, opens in the city of angels (Los Angeles); it runs through May 12. New programs will be unveiled by such leading companies as Entertainment Arts, Sony, Nintendo...

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PSP: Wow!

If my memory serves me well, wasn't Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP), the two most desired holiday gifts of the 2005 season?Having moved up through the various Nintendo home and portable boxes (GameBoy, GameBoy Color, GameBoy SP,...

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Limit your kids video game play time with this gadget

Worried if you even get your hands on the impossible-to-get XBox 360 for your kids this Christmas that your kids will spend way too much time playing video games? No worries, mate - just install this puppy. PlayLimit is a...

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New Xbox 360 Guide Hot Off the Presses

It didn’t take long, but the first guidebook to the new Xbox 360 -- the must-have gadget of the season -- has rolled off the presses within days of the Microsoft product's launch.“Xbox 360: A Complete Guide” (www.lulu.com/xbox), complete with...

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You Can Argue with Success

Lots of buzz late yesterday how Microsoft has had such a successful Xbox 360 launch, yet it's decided to split its "entertainment and devices" division into four separate companies.  Imagine if the launch didn't go well?...

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Motorola gold RAZR V3i phones

One thousand gold RAZR V3i phones have been produced and will be sold exclusively at Dolce & Gabbana boutiques worldwide. Like its predecessors, it features the famous RAZR slim shape, premium metallic finish and advanced technology such as photo messaging...

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Intel new ultra-fast low power transistor

According to TMCnet, Intel Corporation today announced development of a new, ultra-fast, yet very low power prototype transistor using new materials "that could form the basis of its microprocessors and other logic products beginning in the second half of the...

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Microsoft sued over XBox 360 crashing

A Chicago man who bought Microsoft Corp.'s new Xbox 360 has sued Microsoft claiming the new video game console has a design flaw that causes it to overheat and freeze up. According to the MSNBC/Reuters article, "The proposed class action...

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Holiday Gift Shortages: Xbox 360 & iPods Top This Year's Model

Catching up with last week's papers, noticed a very interesting article in last Friday's Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com) on "why shortages of hot gifts endure as a Christmas ritual." The premise is that manufacturers don't mind running out of products...

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Xbox 360 As Loss Leader?

Hard to believe that Microsoft is selling its new Xbox 360 as a loss leader?  Yes, that's right.  According to a report published on the NewsFactor Network(http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=39715), the total cost of the Xbox 360 that retails for $399 is $552.27; in other...

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It Was the Best of Times ... The Worst of Times

Everybody knows the Apple iPod and Microsoft's Xbox 360 are in the in-demand products this holiday season, but are they the best products of the year?  (Or perhaps the worst products of the year?)Well, we want to find out.  So,...

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What's missing from the XBox 360?

By all early indications, the Microsoft XBox 360 is a resounding success despite some stories of some XBox 360 muggings and even an Electronic Boutique store held at gunpoint until two XBoxs were handed over. My wife told me a...

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Go Google Shopping this Holiday season

Google just announced the addition of local merchants' content to Froogle. Simply enter the item you're looking for and your location information, and Froogle will show locations nearby that offer the product and pinpoint the stores on a map. Somebody...

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XBox 360 causes record sick days?

I noticed traffic was noticeably lighter this morning and it got me thinking if all the lucky new XBox 360 owners stayed up all night long playing with their Xbox 360s and therefore decided to call in sick due to...

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Midnight XBox Madness

It's Midnight Madness all over again!  Microsoft's new Xbox 360 goes on sale at midnight tonight many retailers around the country.  (Read more about it below -- see the earlier November 17th entry.)  Would be nteresting to hear any stories ......

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XBox 360 Final Countdown

The final countdown for the Microsoft XBox 360 launch has begun. Several retailers will be opening their doors at 12:01am to get your hands on the hottest thing for Christmas this year. Not sure how many Xbox 360's your local...

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Microsoft XBox 360 vs. Sony Playstation 3 - Game over man!

With the impending launch of Microsoft's XBox 360, inevitably comparisons will be made to Sony's Playstation 3 due out next year. But the battle has already been won by Microsoft without firing a single shot - without a single needle...

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Top XBox 360 Games to Buy for Christmas

Wondering what XBox 360 games to buy your kid(s) for the Christmas holiday season? (ditto for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc.) Well, IGN Entertainment's GamerMetrics has pulled consumer data from three leading video game sites (IGN.com, GameSpy.com and TeamXBox.com) to rank the...

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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...

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Microsoft, cable companies, and some popcorn

Microsoft Corp. and Cable Television Laboratories Inc. (CableLabs) today announced they have reached an agreement that will allow Microsoft and PC manufacturers to bring to market digital-cable-ready (including HD) Windows Media Center-based PCs by the holiday 2006 time frame. These...

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Microsoft to remove Sony copy protection malware

Microsoft said it would remove controversial copy-protection software that CDs from music publisher Sony BMG install on personal computers, deeming it a security risk to PCs running on Windows. This is but another salvo shot fired between Microsoft and Sony....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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?...

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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...

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Japan leads in VoIP

Japan trumps the U.S. in technology yet again! Japan is developing a new high-speed network for cell phones that will use VoIP for phone calls which can be transmitted more cheaply, thus saving the mobile carriers money, while also making...

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XBOX 360 Dashboard Sneek Peaks

Came across some interesting articles on Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows regarding the upcoming XBOX 360 I thought was worth sharing.The first one is an interview with Jeff Henshaw, the Executive Producer for Xbox Digital Entertainment at Microsoft where he...

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Xbox 360 Launches

Microsoft Corp. says its next version of Xbox will thrill hard-core gamers with mind-blowing graphics and lure in newcomers with free online games, slide shows, music and video chats with friends.Xbox 360 looks nothing like its bulky, black predecessor. It's...