Xbox 360 dashboard refresh
Done for the “first time in history,” Microsoft announced a complete redesign of the Xbox 360 with the magic of software. The new dashboard update, which will be available late fall, will bring a slew of features, such as 3D slides and Avatars, to all existing Xbox 360 owners. The update will drop the Blades [...]
Continue reading...Netflix coming to Xbox 360
Monday, July 14, 2008
At today’s E3, Microsoft announced an exclusive Xbox 360 partnership with Netflix. Provided at no extra charge, you will now be able to watch over 10,000 movies and TV episodes from Netflix right on your Xbox 360. Using the Netflix site, you can add movies and shows to your instant queue, which will automatically be [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft drops Xbox 360 price, releases 60GB model
Sunday, July 13, 2008
It’s official, the leaked priced cuts are confirmed. Microsoft will be dropping the Xbox 360 price to $299 from $349 on all 20GB models, while supplies last. The clearance sale will help introduce a new 60GB SKU which will carry the $349 price tag. Available in early August, the new 60GB Xbox 360 will be [...]
Continue reading...Yahoo! rejects Microsoft again
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Continuing the long, 5-month battle, Microsoft and Yahoo! still can’t agree on a deal. Announced today was another rejection from Yahoo! that was handed down to Microsoft. With the help of Carl Icahn, Microsoft is trying to acquire Yahoo’s search business. Yahoo! clearly doesn’t like the idea and is willing to open up talks again [...]
Continue reading...Zune Freebie: “Make It So (XXXchange Remix)” by Daedelus
Saturday, July 12, 2008
On this week’s edition of Zune Freebie, the good folks on the Zune team bring you another track that you can download, burn to a CD, and share with you friends. The track “Make It So (XXXchange Remix)” is by artist Daedelus. Like always you will need to have a Zune account and Zune Marketplace [...]
Continue reading...Xbox 360’s “Lips” box art, mic
Friday, July 11, 2008
It’s been know for a while that Microsoft has been working on some sort of karaoke game, Lips. Not many details have been revealed, however there are a few box art and game play shots. From the pictures we can tell the mic do have some sort of ring of lights that will probably light [...]
Continue reading...XBLA Wednesday: Golf: Tee It Up! and Schizoid
Monday, July 7, 2008
This week on XBLA, two new games will be available for download. Golf: Tee It Up! and Schizoid will be released this Wednesday. Each game will cost 800 Microsoft Points.
Continue reading...Microsoft to fully control MSN Israel
Monday, July 7, 2008
Microsoft has announced an agreement to fully purchase MSN Israel from their partner, Internet Gold. Microsoft previously held 49.9%, while Internet Gold owned 50.1% of MSN Israel. The parties are currently discussing the terms of migration and possible future cooperation. The msn.co.il portal will continue to operate throughout the transition period and both parties are working [...]
Continue reading...Live Search Maps improves in China
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Continuously improving on its Maps services, Microsoft has released a batch of updates to Live Search Maps in China. Check out the full list below: Real-time Traffic in Beijing Send-to-Mobile for free for local search and transit routing result Transit data refresh for existing 11 cities including 3 new subway in Beijing (No.10, Airport and Olympic). Expanded coverage from [...]
Continue reading...Rainbow Six Vegas 2: Gift Pack DLC
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Released as a “Thank You” gift, Ubisoft has released a free DLC pack for Rainbow Six Vegas 2. The pack is available in all regions except Germany. As a thank you gift to our community, Ubisoft Montreal is pleased to announce free Multiplayer DLC for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2. This free map pack [...]
Continue reading...Deep Zoom Barack Obama
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
When Microsoft announced Silverlight 2, they showcased a really neat feature known as Deep Zoom. Deep Zoom allows for smooth in-place zooming and panning for high resolution image. Using this feature, Deep Zoom Obama has created “an interactive mosaic” of Barack Obama using over 12,000 images of Obama supporters uploaded on www.BarackObama.com. The mosaic allows [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft launches subscription service Equipt
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Revealed back in April as Albany, Microsoft’s subscription service for Office and Live OneCare will be released in mid-July. Named Equipt, the new subscription offer will cost $69.99 for a one-year renewable subscription, which can be deployed on up to three home PCs. Equipt offers Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, Windows Live OneCare, and Windows [...]
Continue reading...Zune Freebie: “Stay” by Fred Everything
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Another week, another Zune freebie. This week, Zune Marketplace is offering a free track, “Stay,” by Fred Everything off the album Lost Together. The track and album are completely DRM free, which means all tracks are in MP3 format. Like always, a Zune account is required with Zune Marketplace installed on your PC. Title: Stay Artist: Fred [...]
Continue reading...Australia gets Xbox 360 price cuts
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 division in Australia have announced price cuts across all three Xbox 360 SKUs. The price cuts drop the Xbox 360 Arcade to AU$349 (from AU$399), the Pro to AU$499 (from AU$579) and the Elite to AU$649 (from AU$729). These price cuts make the Xbox 360 the cheapest next-gen console in Australia and [...]
Continue reading...HP launches xw4550 Opteron-based workstation
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
At an educational conference today, HP released its newest players to the xw4550 series. Starting at only $599, the xw4550 is perfect if you’re in the market for an inexpensive workstation. For that amount of cash, you’ll be getting 2GB of RAM, a 2.0GHz AMD Opteron 1212 processor, a 160GB hard drive, NVIDIA Quadro FX [...]
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