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Microsoft patches Xbox 360

Microsoft patches Xbox 360getting as good as applewith the hardware lockinVideogame journalism at it's worstSo... this is a reporter for CNET, writing about technology, game consoles in particular, and he says "some groups claimed they could run Linux on the Xbox"?! He's totally unaware of the fact that Linux...

Tags: Games, Game players, Operating systems, X-Box, Linux, game, Apple Inc., Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., X-Box 360, PS1, console

Discussion threads 2007-03-05

I guess "squirting" (a la Zune) didn't turn out to be so fashionable

I guess "squirting" a la Zune didn't turn out to be so fashionableSquirting Sounds Like a Gastro-Intestinal AccidentIt's pretty disgusting. 'Beaming' would be just fine.Right now, the term they are using might as well be 'upchucking' or 'powerchucking' or 'barfing'.LikeMessage has been deleted.But Microsoft does get style right sometimesAnybody remember...

Tags: Mice, Sounds Like, Microsoft Zune, X-Box

Discussion threads 2006-12-13

Fair use, Xbox hacking, and how far will Linux users go to get a cheap PC?

Fair use, Xbox hacking, and how far will Linux users go to get a cheap PC?You need to be better informedWow, some real doozies in your article.---The thing with fair use is that there's a huge gray area between legitimate fair use (say, copying a CD for use in a...

Tags: Game players, X-Box, Microsoft Xbox, fair use, Microsoft Corp., Linux, IS IT, business model, hacking

Discussion threads 2006-06-22

Xbox 360 and software

Xbox 360 and softwareTrue of all hardware.Where are my true multithreaded 64-bit apps?Unix threading model???Windows has been SMP capable and multithreaded for years, and it's unlikely that the 360 runs any sort of Unix.OT: Funny MemoryAnd on a lighter note...I realize it is just the use of a dash where...

Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Windows, Unix, hardware, X-Box, SMP, PPC, Intel x86, X-box game, blogger, PC-software, software, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox

Discussion threads 2005-12-15

Video game pirate headed to slammer

Video game pirate headed to slammerOutstanding!!!True, it's only four months but that should be plenty of time for Bubba to romance him....Will he remove the parrot before or after foreplay.Excellent. Now he can meet other people's parrots at the state bed & breakfast. Maybe they will pass him around like...

Tags: Games, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Viruses and worms, Cable, SECURITY, Network technology, Hitesh Patel, video game, Hell OJ, X-Box, pirated game, Bubba, O.J. Simpson, game, SQL Slammer, video

Discussion threads 2005-07-27

Xbox 360 to debut in Europe, Japan by year-end

Xbox 360 to debut in Europe, Japan by year-endNot having Halo...Not having a new Halo will hurt the launch, in my opinion. They need something to lure the current users away from the original Xbox and I am not sure they have a launch title that will do that.I still...

Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox, X-Box, Halo, Microsoft Xbox 360

Discussion threads 2005-07-25

Can Spider-man help Microsoft win online gamers?

Can Spider-man help Microsoft win online gamers?Can Spider-man help Microsoft win online gamers?Thats pretty cool. Lets wait and see what Stan Lee has to say about this first. I have ever tried a MMO on a console, but it does make me wonder if people still talk a...

Tags: Games, XBL, MMO, game, Wolverine, X-Box, console, Doc Ock, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-07-14

Is Microsoft considering acquisition of Red Hat?

Is Microsoft considering acquisition of Red Hat?Green envy and spamFirst posted to slashdot in reply to What's the Business Case for Microsoft and Open Sourcehttp://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=33540&cid=3625906With apologies to Dr "Suse", to the tune of "Green Eggs and Ham". [i]Linux can. Linux can .Use Linux.[/i] That...

Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., acquisition, Linux, sourcing plan, sourcing, biz, X-Box

Discussion threads 2005-05-11

Microsoft confirms Xbox shortage

Microsoft confirms Xbox shortageIn other news, Gamecubes are plentifuland useful as modular furniture as Cubist around the globe interconnect the cubes to form couches, bedding, tables and other useful items, like Dreamcast stands.Why have an ample supplywhen you lose money on every box? Time to raise the price . ....

Tags: Game players, X-Box, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox2, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-03-21

Is Microsoft using 'Halo 2' to thwart Xbox hackers?

Is Microsoft using 'Halo 2' to thwart Xbox hackers?Once again, Microsoft taking away rights from the consumer;-)Gotcha..Well, I guess that means I won't be getting an XBox Live subscription.... even though I haven't modded my console, the fact that the XBL user agreement prohibits you from doing so is completely...

Tags: Game players, Halo 2, Microsoft Corp., X-Box, Microsoft Xbox, X-Box Live

Discussion threads 2004-11-12

Microsoft hits play on entertainment group

Microsoft hits play on entertainment groupMore help or hell from MS?What part am I missing? New hardware and software inserted in the consumers bumm in the future? I got my 16x9 hdtv, media pc, tivio, iPod and the internet so I don't need any more help. Over the next 10...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, X-Box, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., entertainment

Discussion threads 2004-07-19

Xbox price about to drop, says analyst

Xbox price about to drop, says analystX-Box is the best game systemX-box rules the game system market!!!Where has this anal yst beenI read about this price drop in ZDNET and other places a couple months ago. The beard on this story is longer than my grandads.Not market share"Right now,...

Tags: Game players, Games, graphics, X-Box, PS 2, Microsoft Corp., comp, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation 2, game

Discussion threads 2004-03-26

Microsoft looks to unite PC, Xbox games

Microsoft looks to unite PC, Xbox gamesWell it didn't take longMS are right back to their old ways.A toolkit which widens the market for X-Box programmers to the millions of windows machines (develop for X-Box, deploy to X-Box and XP). Makes it a much more attractive platform now doesn't it?So...

Tags: Games, Microsoft Corp., game, Microsoft Xbox, X-Box, PC

Discussion threads 2004-03-24

Microsoft gets deeper into gizmos

Microsoft gets deeper into gizmosMan 'o man, I can't wait to hack into that MS-powered Slot Machine . . . .Early retirement, here I come.As Linux and OSS grows, MS will pull a Sun or IBMand become more a hardware company, either partnering to embed software, co-branding like Dell has,...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, X-Box, hardware, Microsoft Corp., software, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2003-10-24

Additional Resources

The nightmare of buying enterprise software

The nightmare of buying enterprise softwareIt sounds to me...like the blame lays with the salesman selling the user something he doesn't need. But then salesmen are often ill trained on what their company actually offers. Then again, the bigger the software the bigger the price and the bigger the commission.Let's...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, Sales strategy, Sales force management, enterprise software, software, software company, tool

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

SIMORE dual SIM card -- FrankenBerry is ALIVE!

Two weeks ago, I kvetched about my wretched existence of having to carry two separate mobile devices for Voice and Data use -- a regular 3G cellphone and my inseparable BlackBerry 8820. Apparently, I'm not alone in this situation: some of you told me that you even carry two or...

Tags: SIM Card, RIM BlackBerry, SIMORE, Flash Memory, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-07

TechForward advocates the cause of temporary ownership

I have been MEANING to write about the Los Angeles-based start-up TechForward for weeks now, but felt like I didn't have enough time to write the truly thoughtful post that it deserved. Now, I'm forcing myself to get off my butt, strangely enough, because I'm having a moral dilemma over...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Electronics, TechForward, Lebovitz, Retail, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-04

Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update update

Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update updateStill got it wrong?!?!What part of "check for updates but let me decide" do they not understand???If the people at MS are feeling so benevolentwhy not have the programmers pop up a box when the update occurs, sort of hand holding for the wary.If...

Tags: Operating systems, Opting-Out, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows, proper warning

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Q'n'A: Are Youtube users are royally screwed?

Q'n'A: Are Youtube users are royally screwed?.....“[B]Had this not happened, Viacom would have made a huge amount of profit, but have now obviously lost out.[/B]”Subjective speculation that is unsubstantiated.“[B]YouTube could get shut down, Google could get fined to the nth degree, or maybe Google will get sued and it have...

Tags: Pandora, YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Whither Blu-ray?

Whither Blu-ray?It's the lack of HDTV ownersand the ignorance of those who do own that I think is the biggest issue. People who don't have HDTV would see no benefit to spending extra money on BluRay, and those who do own will never believe there is a difference unless you...

Tags: HD DVD, Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, HDTV, DVD

Discussion threads 2008-07-03