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  • 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.

  • Xbox losing the numbers game

    Sony's PlayStation2 is continuing to attract the most exclusive game titles as the console wars continue at the Electronics Entertainment Expo.

  • Endangered console list: Xbox, GameCube?

    Legions of video game enthusiasts are scouring e-tail sites, hoping to snag an advance order of one of the hot new game consoles. But which one is best?

  • Microsoft confirms Xbox announcement for tomorrow

    Microsoft confirmed today that it will be making an announcement tomorrow relating to its XBox gaming consol, following predictions by US analysts that a price cut for the unit is imminent.

  • Linux software takes Xbox online

    A group of software developers has created a Linux-based application that it claims will allow people to play Xbox games over the Internet.

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    In the game for a casual $5 million

    Sydney-based casual computer gaming start-up 3RD sense is about to embark on capital raising to hire staff and management expertise to capitalise on its potential to captivate people's attention. And the odds are good it will succeed.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Who'll be on the Vista at midnight?

    The first copy of Windows Vista will be sold as the clock ticks over to midnight on Monday. So who's rocking up to the late-night launch?

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    "Randy" Lynch vibrates at CeBIT

    I spent enough time at CeBIT last week to know the telecommunications industry was well represented ... but not always without controversy.

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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.

  • Microsoft: We're in 'fighting shape'

    In a rare joint interview, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer discuss ad-supported software, the battles against Sony and Google, and what's so great about the upcoming Vista.

  • Why Twitter will renew journalism

    Twitter is not the great evil for journalists and media. In fact, it is helping to renew the media and bring that great lady called "journalism" back to her rightful throne.

  • 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 top 10 hurdles for 2006

    Microsoft is expected to enter the new year facing a number of hurdles -- but the chief one will be to position Windows Vista as an enterprise product.

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  • XBox Live AU vs PS2 Network Entertainment AU

    Sony and Microsoft go head to head this week with launches of rival local online gaming packages. We examine the offerings open to you in our Australian guide.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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