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From seattlepi.nwsource.com (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/345388_software31.html ):[QUOTE]Just as Microsoft’s past year was characterized by launches, the next will be defined by a departure.But even as Bill Gates leaves his full-time executive role, the company will be grappling with some of the biggest competitive challenges in its history, particularly on the Internet.Here’s our annual look at what to watch […]

From gamerush.zoomshare.com (http://gamerush.zoomshare.com/files/news/002487_Man_arrested_for_stalking_girls_via_Xbox_Live.htm ):[QUOTE]In Spokane, Washington, a 20-year-old man was arrested on felony stalking charges after chatting to a 15-year-old girl on Xbox Live and eventually threatening to rape the girl and her sister.At around 9:00pm Friday, Stetar sent a text message saying that he was driving by her house at the moment. The girl’s […]

From poisonous-pixels.com (http://www.poisonous-pixels.com/2007/12/20-games-that-you-should-have-played.html ):[QUOTE]There are sure a lot of “best of lists” coming out of the woodwork now since the year is beginning to come to a close. And not surprisingly, many of the lists read basically the same. Many of the games that are on those lists are definitely must play games (Super Mario […]

Since December 21st Microsoft has been having on-off issues with their Xbox LIVE service. After the long xmas weekend the problem was said to be solved, but it seems that LIVE’s ‘Intermittent Issues’ are back again. Currently they updated their support page (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/ ) with this message:[QUOTE]Users may experience intermittent issues logging onto Xbox Live. […]

Sorry for the delay, but here’s the on-demand video stream of Felix Domke’s (alias Tmbinc) and Michael Steil’s (alias Mist) lecture at the 24th Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, Germany: “Why Silicon-Based Security is still that hard: Deconstructing Xbox 360 Security”. They explain the Xbox360 security and tell how it was hacked to run Linux […]

From teamxbox.com (http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/15364/Microsoft-Cooking-Up-an-Enhanced-Xbox-360-Controller/ ):[QUOTE]TeamXbox.com can confirm that Microsoft has been researching alternative input technologies for the last two years, including vision-based recognition such as the one used on Xbox Live Vision, as well as motion sensing technologies similar to those seen in the Microsoft Freestyle Pro and the PlayStation 3 SIXAXIS.Particularly, Microsoft has looked at […]

Here’s a live stream (http://www.ccctube.de/saal1.html# ) of Felix Domke’s (alias Tmbinc) and Michael Steil’s (alias Mist) Lecture at the 24th Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, Germany.”Why Silicon-Based Security is still that hard: Deconstructing Xbox 360 SecurityThe Xbox 360 probably is the video game console with the most sophisticated security system to date. Nevertheless, is has […]

It’s starting to get a real tradition to see the xbox-linux/free60 guys at the Chaos Communication Congress (http://events.ccc.de/congress/2007/Main_Page ) at the Berliner Congress Center in Berlin, Germany. The 24th edition of the congress (25C3) started yesterday (Thursday), and later today (Friday) Felix Domke (alias Tmbinc) and Michael Steil (alias Mist) will hold their 1-hour “Console […]

There’s a growing rumor on the internet about leaked pictures of the rumored Xbox 360 motion sensing controller (http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/sep/EEAlZpyAVFTJvQflja.php ). While it’s possible we’ll see an official motion sensing controller from Microsoft in 2008, the image posted on the internet today is definitely fake. It’s actually an old picture of some prototypes Gyration designed for […]

From next-gen.biz (http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8480&Itemid=59&limit=1&limitstart=0 ):[QUOTE]There are certain events of 2007 that industry folks would just as soon not ever hear about again–so here they are…#10 - The Non-Elite Elite”Now, for only $20 shy of the price of a PlayStation 3 you could own a wireless-less, HD-DVD-less system with a larger hard drive and that thunderous Xbox […]