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  • Xbox sings a new tune

    Microsoft announced the first non-game application for its Xbox video game console Monday and touted a handful of high-profile games intended to boost the system's cachet among hardcore players.

  • Is Microsoft using 'Halo 2' to thwart XBox hackers?

    Microsoft appears to be using its smash "Halo 2" game as a vehicle to crack down on mod chips and other hacks of its Xbox video game console.

  • Next Xbox to skip hard drive?

    Flash memory maker M-Systems announced on Wednesday that it has signed a contract to provide storage products for future versions of the Xbox, bolstering speculation that Microsoft may ditch the game console's hard drive.

  • Microsoft looks to unite PC, XBox games

    Microsoft announced a new set of development standards and tools Wednesday in the US intended to cover both PC games and titles for the company's Xbox console.

  • Patent offers clue in mystery of XBox hard drive

    Then again, maybe the next Xbox will have a hard drive.

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  • Sony, Microsoft playing the convergence game

    Sony and Microsoft confront consumer apathy as they attempt to turn game consoles into multipurpose entertainment gadgets.

  • Giant Aussie 2009 predictions round-up

    What will 2009 hold for Australia's ICT industry? We asked dozens of local leaders for their predictions; and this is what they came up with.

  • Microsoft's eye on data protection

    With the settlement Monday of its long-simmering patent dispute with InterTrust Technologies, Microsoft has cleared away legal concerns that have been looming over many of its most important plans.

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