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    A survey sent to registered Xbox owners from a partner of the software giant is testing the interest in connecting the console to other home entertainment files.

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  • Xbox hacking not for amateurs

    The first add-ons that purportedly allow the console to play illegally copied game software have gone on sale, but analysts say they're unlikely to inspire a wave of copy infringement.

  • Xbox-PC connection coming soon?

    A survey sent to registered Xbox owners from a partner of the software giant is testing the interest in connecting the console to other home entertainment files.

  • Linux takes the game to Microsoft

    A group of programmers seeking to put Linux on Microsoft's Xbox video gaming console has created the software that will eventually replace the machine's built-in system software. The new software, called a Basic Input Output System (BIOS), is the latest step towards turning the US$199 console into a Linux workstation.

  • XBox goes Live downunder in October

    Microsoft has today announced the local availability of its XBox Live online service, which will go on sale in October.

  • Sex in a box: The Australian launch of Xbox

    Microsoft's consumer electronics vanguard was given a midnight launch, with hundreds of slobbering fans clamouring to buy the first Xbox machines on sale in Australia.

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