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XBOX Live Friends 1.4 (Mobile)

XBOX Live Friends allows you to view your 360 gaming friends from just about anywhere. You will see all of the important information without having to tap through multiple screens. XBOX Live Friends list automatically updates with the latest information from Microsoft XBOX Live. Tap on a gamer and you...

Tags: Mobile, Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox, XBOX Live Friends, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-06-15

Xbox Live Friends 4.0 (Mac)

Xbox Live Friends is a tool for keeping a vigilant eye on what all of your friends are doing. Are they killing someone in Gears of War? Are they experiencing the sights and sounds of Liberty City in GTA IV? And most importantly, how many points do they have?

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox, Mindquirk Software, Xbox Live Friends, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-06-28

Additional Resources

Modern Warfare 2 - A game too far?

Show me a war where civilians didn't die.. And I'll show you some major propaganda footage.. So no.. not over the proverbial "edge" any more than any of the other scenes of carnage we see in computer games now.RE: Modern Warfare 2 - A game too far?I don't see anything...

Tags: Games, game

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Researchers crack WPA Wi-Fi encryption in 60 seconds

Thats why WPA2 is the only way to go..WPA is nice for backwards compatibility - esp those that cant talk WPA2 (AES-CCMP) but this is all the more reason to remove these devices. I personally use WPA2-ENT [yes at home] which I understand is not the norm :) but I...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Network security, Wireless and Mobility, WPA, WPA2, wireless, Microsoft Xbox, security

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

10 bits of tech to get for the back-to-school student

RE: Cant digest your idea of promoting speakersAhh I see your point and thought it through. IMHO the best headphones I've ever had are those which came as standard with my BlackBerry. Investing in expensive headphones is again IMHO pointless. Having beefy speakers is a good social tool; sticking them...

Tags: Notebooks, speaker, headphone

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

Starcraft II jettisons LAN support

Starcraft II jettisons LAN supportThis will last all of two monthsbefore Blizzard caves and puts it back in.That's a novel ideaRemove a core feature and make it less popular. That would certainly be an disincentive to pirate it.Ruin it for the people that pay for it so they spoil it...

Tags: LANs, Network technology, NETWORKING, Games, Blizz, LAN, LAN Support, Starcraft II

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Recession, what recession? Apple sells 1 million iPhones over the weekend

Recession, what recession? Apple sells 1 million iPhones over the weekendOne step to ending the recession.There is allot of phycology with the current recession. A HUGE positive note is the savings rate is the highest it has been in almost 20 years. Figuring that in just 2006, it...

Tags: Cellular phones, Sales strategy, Wireless and Mobility, Wht, Apple iPhone, 3G, Nokia Corp., recession, Apple Inc., sales

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Microsoft beefs up Xbox 360's entertainment offerings with 1080p HD streaming

It hasn't beat out the Wii, but Microsoft's Xbox 360 is doing fine in second place in sales of the current generation of videogame consoles. It helps that it costs quite a bit less than the PlayStation 3, though a lot of that price difference comes in the...

Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, 1080p, Entertainment, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-06-01

Why are plasma HDTVs still the minority view?

Why are plasma HDTVs still the minority view?Size and Power ConsumptionI think the main issues with plasmas is that they are hard to find below 50" and I would be that most TVs sold today fit into the

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, LCD technology, HDTV, LCD, plasma, TV, minority view

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Della: Dell's answer to what women want?

Della: Dell's answer to what women want?because...because women need a tiny little netbook, not a big manly one.. and they need to know how to eat healthy and stop being so fat... they also need to learn to cook better so they can have a nicer dinner made for their...

Tags: Gender and diversity, women, Della, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Microsoft shouldn't buy Twitter

Microsoft shouldn't buy Twitternot on TwitterHi, Patrick. No, I am still not on Twitter. The day I feel like I'm missing something by not being on it, I will sign up.Thanks! MJRE: Microsoft shouldn't buy TwitterIs Mary J. Foley actually on Twitter ? Patrick, A fan from Belgiumhttp://twitter.com/itworksYes MS should...

Tags: Channel management, Twitter, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-03

Internet remote media streaming in Windows 7

We have our music spread over multiple devices from MP3 compatible mobile phones to iPods. Microsoft are a step closer to solving this problem by integrating two new features into Windows Media Player: a cloud-based remote control and Internet streaming of your media library. It's unclear as...

Tags: Internet, Microsoft Windows 7, Media, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Music, Digital Media, Software, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-03-08

Apple products banned from the Gates household

Apple products banned from the Gates householdiPod Nano $ 149.00, iPod Touch $ 229.00, 16GB iPhone $ 299.00 "Mrs. Gates admits that she?s been tempted by the iPhone" - PRICELESS!!!Stealth iPhoneSomeone should come out with a protective skin for the iPhone that would make it look like a Windows Mobile...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Operating systems, Wireless and Mobility, Billg, Apple Inc., Apple Products, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Zune, Gates household

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

Where

WhereWhile the methodology is interesting......what an absurd, grandstanding, self-aggrandizing public disclosure. Since bin Laden has by now read the article he knows his cover has been blown and has split to somewhere else. This information should have been kept under wraps until the feds/military had either acted or...

Tags: Bush, Osama bin Laden, Obl, Sam

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

News to know: Windows 7; Facebook and OpenID; Patch Tuesday preview

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Ryan Naraine: MS Tuesday heads-up: Critical IE, Exchange flaws Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 chiefs: We messed up ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Quality, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Business Operations

Blog posts 2009-02-06

Analyst: 6.6 million AppleTV units in 2009; an Apple-connected TV on the horizon

If a Wall Street analyst is on track with his predictions for Apple, we'll see an upgrade to AppleTV - the product that Apple still refers to as "a hobby" - late this year. In addition, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster also sees an Apple-connected television set - think iTunes...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple TV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-02-05

MSDN Webcast: Introducing Xbox Community Games (Part 2 of 2) (Level 200)

Ever wanted to create own games for the Xbox 360 - games one could share with the friends or sell? Now one can with Xbox LIVE Community Games, powered by the revolutionary XNA Game Studio toolset and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. Attendee of this webcast will learn about Xbox LIVE...

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox, Games, Game Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Webcasts 2009-01-06

Social Plagiarism? Might Be, But SOOOO Stupid

Brent Leary is not only one of the more influential guys in the world of CRM but he is one of the nicest. He is a bright, insightful fun-loving and well-respected CRM guru who understands especially how the small business needs to use CRM and Social CRM.  He has a...

Tags: Campaign, Barack Obama, Social Media, Small Business, CRM, Brent Leary, LaFarce, Stevens, Dale Carnegie 2.0 President-elect Obama, Taxes, Web 2.0, Free Trade, Public Relations, Financial Planning, Finance, Internet, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-12-30

Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 prices

Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 pricesIt's about time this other shoe droppedIt's been anticipated for ages, in consideration of just how LONG the 360 has already been on the market. Even at these price points MSFT should continue to make profit on the hardware; you would think that after three years...

Tags: Game players, Blu-ray, Games, wii, Xbox360, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., hardware, Blu-ray disc, game

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Should Microsoft become more Apple-like?

Should Microsoft become more Apple-like?Not unlike AppleLook at the iPod/iTunes combination, the Mac/OSX combination.The only difference is where they obtain their revenue from, Apple hardware, Microsoft from software.Both want to lock you into their products, one way or another.I would say MS is a platform companyjust not necessarily that they...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., Does Windows, Apple Inc., business model

Discussion threads 2008-08-04