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  • Melbourne company pushes XBox mod chip

    A company based in Melbourne claims to have released a mod-chip for Microsoft's X-Box games console, which allows users to play homebrew games, original imports, run debug executables and is Linux-compatible.

  • Microsoft poised for Australian XBox Live mod chip crackdown

    Microsoft Australia's regional XBox office has given strong indications it would mimic its US headquarters' policy of penalising XBox owners that use mod chips in their consoles by refusing them access to XBox Live.

  • Xbox crack "fabulous news" for developers: AU aficionado

    An anonymous hacker has succeeded in running Linux on an unmodified Xbox, apparently satisfying a US$100,000 challenge funded by Lindows founder Michael Robertson.

  • News & Tech's November Top 10

    As the IT industry slowly begins to set its sights on a more positive future, which issues and technologies will lead the charge? ZDNet Australia examines the stories that our readers found the most relevant during November.

  • How hackers had Microsoft over a barrel

    Microsoft was soundly jammed between a rock and a hard place in the weeks leading up to the disclosure of a vulnerability that would allow Xbox owners to run Linux on the games console. What were the lessons learned?

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  • Xbox Linux group seeks Microsoft seal

    The group of programmers working to run Linux on Microsoft's Xbox video game console is seeking the software giant's seal of approval.

  • 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 gets the penguin treatment

    A hacker group specializing in software for Microsoft's Xbox has announced the release of the first full version of Linux for the game console.

  • 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.

  • Xbox goes online... with Linux

    The Xbox Linux Project has released a basic version of its software, giving the gaming console network functions and a Web server.

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