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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.

  • 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 US$100,000 in the process.

  • 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.

  • Hackers transform Xbox into Linux PC

    A group of hackers has turned Microsoft's gaming console into a desktop computer running SuSE Linux, but there's a catch: the games are rather slow.

  • Aust XBox Live launch date revealed

    Xbox Live will launch in Australia on 8 October, several months after it launched in the rest of the world.

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    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.

  • Sony, Microsoft playing the convergence game

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

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    It used to be we had to buy new PCs every couple of years just to keep up with the software, but that isn't really true anymore. So, is there any good reason to upgrade your hardware?

  • Gates still has unfinished business

    Boosting adoption of voice-control and multitouch tech are among the items on the agenda of Microsoft's chairman, even as he moves closer to a part-time role.

  • Photos: 10 tech flops -- with cool names

    Have you ever thought that some tech companies occasionally invest more brainpower in naming their products than in making them successful? You're not the only one who thinks so.

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  • 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-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.

  • Squeeze Linux into Xbox, win US$200,000

    A software development project aimed at getting the Linux operating system to run on Microsoft's Xbox is offering a larger incentive for would-be developers--to the tune of US$200,000.

  • 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.

  • Microsoft moves into chip world with Xbox

    There's a multibillion-dollar company moving into the chip business: Microsoft.

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