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- Gallery: New user interface for Xbox 360
- At the E3 game conference Microsoft unveiled a new look for it's Xbox 360 interface to make features easier to use and buy, and improve the social experience. by Andy Smith
- Tags: Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andy Smith, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox
- Image galleries 2008-07-24
- Wondershare Xbox 360 Slideshow (exe)
- Wondershare Xbox 360 Slideshow is a powerful and easy to use photo and video movie maker for Xbox. It provides a quick and completed solution to make an entertaining photo and video movie, along with fair-sounding background music, magical clipart, and amazing transition and ken-burns effects. Also, the powerful photo...
- Tags: Slideshow, Video, Photograph, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Game Players, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-01-17
- 4.3 mln XBox 360 consoles sold in Q4 2007
- Microsoft sold 4.3 mln Xbox 360 video game consoles in Q4 2007. A total of 17.7 million Xbox 360s had been sold worldwide since it first went on sale in late 2005, Microsoft said. by NB
- Tags: Console, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
- Photos: Cracking open the XBox 360 Elite
- TechRepublic opens up the popular game console. by CNET News.com
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Photograph, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Game Players, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, CNET News.com, Elite
- Image galleries 2008-01-15
- XNA Game Studio (exe)
- XNA Game Studio Express enables hobbyists, academics, and small, independent game developers to easily create video games for Windows and the Xbox 360 console using new, optimized cross-platform gaming libraries based on .NET. This official release enables the creation of games for Windows XP SP2-based PCs. Combined with an active...
- Tags: Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, XNA Game Studio Express, Games, Game Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2007-12-18
- Videora Xbox 360 Converter (exe)
- Videora Xbox 360 Converter is a free Xbox 360 video converter that converts video files, YouTube videos, movies and DVD's so you can play them on your Xbox 360. The software can convert all types of video files (avi, divx, xvid, flv, x264, mkv, vob, mpeg, DVD's, YouTube, etc.) into...
- Tags: Video, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Corporate Communications, Game Players, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-12-11
- Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade
- First Take: The Xbox 360 Arcade is the entry-level model in Microsoft's game console lineup. It replaces the original Xbox 360 Core console and features add-ins not found in the Core. Priced at $280, the Arcade comes with a wireless controller, a 256MB memory card, an HDMI...
- Tags: Game players, Games, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Arcade
- Product reviews 2007-12-08
- Microsoft aims to make Xbox more family-friendly
- Microsoft aims to make Xbox more family-friendlyIt's not just the XBox - the PS3 is getting family friendly too...from trendmicro's website:http://webclassify.trendmicro.com/index.aspxHow's this family friendlyI'm just not seeing the connection here.If you need this type of thing then obviously you aren't around to tell the kid to stop playing. So now...
- Tags: Game players, Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-07
- Microsoft sees long-life potential for Xbox 360
- Microsoft sees long-life potential for Xbox 360Sad Part IsThat they are still breaking left and right after two years. We are waiting for a shipping box for our third replacement 360. You would think they would have figured it out by now. Still would not trade the...
- Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-07
- Allok Video to MP4 Converter (exe)
- Allok Video to MP4 Converter is a easiest-to-use video converter software for portable MP4 Player, iPod, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Zune, Xbox 360, ARCHOS, Plam etc. It is also a powerful MP4 converter with fast conversion speed. And the output MP4 movie/video supports MP4 screen. It can convert almost all...
- Tags: Archos, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., Video, Sony PlayStation Portable, Apple TV, Xbox 360, Corporate Communications, Game Players, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-11-01
- Microsoft launches new family-oriented Xbox 360 bundle
- Microsoft launches new family-oriented Xbox 360 bundleWow! The Xbox 360 outsold the Wii? That's cool. NT.Hard Drive Prices Are A Scam$179 for a 120 GB hard drive (it's just a laptop drive) that you can get off Newegg for $50, comes with a link cable to get the old info...
- Tags: Game players, Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- Microsoft to cut Xbox 360 Japan price 13 percent
- Microsoft to cut Xbox 360 Japan price 13 percentI don't have to be in Japanto know which is a better game system... Having owned both the 360 and the PS3, by far, the PS3 puts the 360 to shame... just my opinion...
- Tags: Game players, Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- Sony to sell new 40GB PlayStation 3 in U.S.
- Sony to sell new 40GB PlayStation 3 in U.S.How fast can you spin?"Backward compatibility is a nice secondary consideration, but it's far from the number one priority.""We are aiming for perfect compatibility. Our goal is 100 percent compatibility, We are trying to get there as quickly as possible." Kaz HiraiInferior...
- Tags: Game players, Backward Compatibility, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Corp., Xbox 360
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
- Are new Vista Media Center extenders too pricey?
- On September 27, Microsoft and a handful of partners took the official wraps off new Windows Center Media Extenders, which are priced at about $350 a piece and available this holiday season. (Microsoft rolled out earlier this week the updates to Windows Media Center in Vista Home...
- Tags: Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Microsoft Media Center Most Valuable Professional Chris Lanier, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-09-27
- Xbox 360 Handbook: The Official User's Guide: Prima Official eGuide (exe)
- Coverage of every option in every dashboard blade to maximize. Detailed instructions to use every multimedia facet, including Windows Media Center, Windows XP, music, TV shows. Learn how to build your own library of music to listen to while you game! Information on XNA compatibility and use with the Xbox...
- Tags: Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-09-03
- A (Microsoft) Code Name a Day: Falcon
- I'm resuming my Microsoft Code Name a Day series that I started in December 2006. The goal: To provide the back story, each day in August, on one of Microsoft's myriad code names. Some of these code names might be familiar to Microsoft watchers; others hopefully will be brand-new. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Chip, Falcon, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-08-29
- GDC 2007: The Future of Audio on Windows and Xbox 360 (zip)
- As the audio landscape evolves, Microsoft remains committed to a range of audio solutions for programmers and composers that effectively target platforms such as Windows and Xbox 360. Come hear what the future holds for audio APIs and tools from Microsoft. We'll discuss audio on Vista, future APIs, and how...
- Tags: Audio, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-08-29
- GDC 2007: XDK Redux - New Features and Tools for Xbox 360 Developers (zip)
- Over the past year, many exciting enhancements and features have been integrated into the Xbox 360 Development Kit XDK. New features range from file event monitoring, host migration support and reliable UDP to game disc caching, compression APIs and video capture. This presentation will highlight a number of these features,...
- Tags: Developer, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Tool, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-08-29
- Wii controllers and the XBOX 360
- As reported a few days ago, XNA, Microsoft's .NET development framework for writing games that run on both a PC and an XBOX 360, will allow you to write games that use a Wii controller (a.k.a. a "wiimote")...at least on a PC. That's not too surprising, as a PC architecture...
- Tags: Game, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2007-08-08
- Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 by $50
- The long awaited Xbox 360 price cut is now a reality - beginning tomorrow (August 8) the price of the games console will fall by up to $50. This means that from Wednesday the Xbox 360 System will see a price drop from $399.99 to $349.99 while the Xbox 360 Core...
- Tags: Price Drop, Console, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-08-07
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