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  • Lindows CEO funds Xbox hacking contest

    Michael Robertson, CEO of software company Lindows, has revealed himself as the formerly anonymous donor of US$200,000 in prize money in a contest to translate the Linux operating system to Microsoft's Xbox video game console.

  • Student hacks into Xbox

    A graduate student in the US claims he has found a way to circumvent the security system for Microsoft's Xbox video game console, opening the way for hackers to use it to run competing software.

  • Xbox configuration changed to thwart hackers

    The software giant changes the internal configuration of its game console in a move intended to thwart hackers and lower manufacturing costs.

  • New Xbox security cracked by Linux fans

    Mod-chip makers and Linux programmers have managed to break through a revamped security system in Microsoft's gaming console, allowing it to run their own software

  • Xbox crackdown frustrates customers

    Several game players are left in the lurch as a result of Microsoft's apparently successful efforts to shut down one of the leading sellers of hacking tools for the game console.

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  • Hackers: Under the hood

    Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

  • 2002 - The year that was

    ZDNet Australia takes a long hard look at the top tech stories of 2002, a year characterised by corporate collapses, broadband proliferation and slow recovery.

  • Security: The next Web services battleground

    The Web services movement is intensifying its focus on security--and additional vendors are now vying for a spot in the network security space. Not surprisingly, Microsoft is positioned smack in the middle of the fray.

Reviews (7)

  • Lindows CEO funds Xbox hacking contest

    Michael Robertson, CEO of software company Lindows, has revealed himself as the formerly anonymous donor of US$200,000 in prize money in a contest to translate the Linux operating system to Microsoft's Xbox video game console.

  • PC army tackles Xbox security code

    A growing army of PC owners is hoping to use the power of the masses to crack the main security code of Microsoft's Xbox and claim $100,000 in the process.

  • 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.

  • Group ditches bid to crack Xbox code

    A computing project has abandoned its effort to crack the main security code for Microsoft's Xbox video game console.

  • Consoles come crashing down

    Aggressive moves by Microsoft have sent console prices crashing. Why has Nintendo dropped the price of its yet-to-be-released GameCube? And what's Sony's response to these challenges?

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