1 hours ago in Technology & Software - The Redmond giant and relative newcomer to the console wars revealed that it has sold over 28 million Xbox 360s since launch. Yes, that's much more than the originals Xbox's lifetime sales. In anticipation of next week's NPD sales figures for the ...

tags: numbers game, aaron greenberg, microsoft, xbox 360, xbox live

4 hours ago in Technology & Software - Despite reports to the contrary, Microsoft says that it won't be using the PlayStation Home service to hold virtual meetings. It has all the virtual meeting solutions it needs, thank you very much, Sony. Microsoft reps tell CVG that a report from ...

tags: playstation 3, home, microsoft, playstation home, ps3

10 hours ago in Technology & Software - I was out of town for the two weeks surrounding Christmas so despite my best efforts, I didn't post all of the gaming greeting cards I received over the holidays. Here's a round up of some of the best ones that made it to my door when I wasn't home, ...

tags: holiday cards 2008, blizzard, culture, eatsleepplay, gallery, insomniac, lucas arts, microsoft, nintendo, penny arcade, ubisoft

11 hours ago in Technology & Software - Gather round for a rousing bout of back slapping and carousing as the Xbox brand celebrates its best European Christmas season in six years, with 100% growth over last December. The press release is filled with quotes, specifically from the likes ...

tags: best christmas ever, christmas, europe, microsoft, xbox, xbox 360

12 hours ago in Technology & Software - Gather round for a rousing bout of back slapping and carousing as the Xbox brand celebrates its best European Christmas season in six years, with 100% growth over last December. The press release is filled with quotes, specifically from the likes ...

tags: best christmas ever, christmas, europe, microsoft, xbox, xbox 360

14 hours ago in Business & Marketing - A simple URL edit can open attached Office docs from Gmail in a sleek viewer, rather than the sometimes funky HTML option. The Google Operating System blog points out that Google's viewer—powered by Google Docs, but not requiring a sign-up at ...

tags: gmail tip, email, gmail, microsoft excel, microsoft office, microsoft word, office, powerpoint, url hacking, urls

16 hours ago in Technology & Software - According to Famitsu's publisher Enterbrain, the Japanese game market is, like a frightened turtle, getting smaller compared to last year. But what was the biggest selling game hardware? Games? The data for 2007 reflects the period from January 1, ...

tags: japan, ds, microsoft, nintendo, only in japan, ps3, psp, sony, wii, xbox 360

19 hours ago in Technology & Software - Don't you go thinking just because it's January we're done with the "best of 2008" lists. Because we are so not. Latest comes courtesy of Microsoft's Larry Hryb, and charts the years top Xbox Live games. First, we have the twenty most popular ...

tags: xbox, microsoft, news, top, xbla, xbox 360, xbox live, xbox live arcade

2 days ago in Technology & Software - I know that no matter what controller I use, I'm awful at video games not involving Mario or Karts, but XIM's new mod'll surely be of interest to hardcore Xbox 360 gamers. The XIM 2 gives Xbox 360 owners the ability to use a plug-and-play keyboard ...

tags: mods, 360, hacks, keyboard, microsoft, mouse, peripherals, plug and play, xbox, xbox 360

2 days ago in Technology & Software - Eager to use your mouse / keyboard combo on your Xbox 360? Eager enough to drop $179.95 for the privilege? If so, then you should probably know that XIM's ready and willing to oblige. The XIM 2 module, which is supposedly plug 'n play in nature, is ...

tags: available, keyboard, microsoft, now available, nowavailable, xbox, xbox 360, xbox360, xim, xim 2, xim2

2 days ago in Technology & Software - Well, here's an interesting twist to this story. That mysterious and completely enraging "Zune bug" that cropped up on the final day of 2008 may not have been restricted to Microsoft PMPs. A much smaller cadre of Toshiba Gigabeat users reportedly ...

tags: bug, freescale, gigabeat, gigabeat s, gigabeats, initializing, issue, microsoft, problem, toshiba, zune

2 days ago in Technology & Software - Anythingbutipod and Ihaveazune have done some research and have discovered that the 30GB Zune failing bug also affects its twin brother, the Toshiba Gigabeat S. According to them, the culprit is neither Microsoft nor Toshiba. The fiend is ...

tags: zune, freescale, microsoft, top, toshiba, toshiba gigabeat, zune bug

3 days ago in Technology & Software - Next Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will kick off the Consumer Electronics Show with a keynote that will likely involve chairs being thrown and perspiration-soaked Brooks Brothers shirts. But what about product announcements? Um... It ...

tags: lowered expectations, ces 09, halo wars, halo odst, microsoft, steve ballmer, xbox 360

3 days ago in Technology & Software - TechCrunch has a quick rundown of everything that Steve Ballmer will supposedly be announcing at Microsoft's CES keynote. Surprise (well, not), it's all stuff we already know: • Windows 7 will hit public beta (or just grab the torrent now) ...

tags: ces 2009, ballmer, microsoft, steve ballmer, top, windows, windows 7, zune, zunephone

3 days ago in Technology & Software - Sorry folks -- we know that you were looking forward to a future of "pay to play" computing, but it seems that Microsoft's application has been soundly dissed by the patent office. Reasons for the decision include the company's "occasional use of ...

tags: microsoft, microsoft patent, microsoft patent application, microsoftpatent, microsoftpatentapplication, patent, patent application, patentapplication, pay as you go

3 days ago in Technology & Software - Sometimes it's easy to lose perspective amidst marketing. Case in point: Nielsen measured that gamers, on whole, spent 31% of their time on the PS2 in 2008 (more than the Xbox 360 and Wii combined). The other interesting, though not necessarily ...

tags: gaming, 360, console playtime, consoles, microsoft, nintendo, pc, playstation 2, playstation 3, ps2, ps3, sony, video games, wii, xbox, xbox 360

3 days ago in Technology & Software - Waaay back in 2005, this European commercial was minted to help promote the launch of the Xbox 360. It was promptly banned for encouraging violent behaviour. The ad's auditions, however, aren't anywhere near as troubling. XBox Commercial Audition - ...

tags: clips, europe, humor, microsoft, xbox 360

4 days ago in News & Current Events - Downloadable applications available for new cellphones can be fun, quirky and even useful. ...

tags: cellular telephones, smartphones, software, iphone, blackberry handheld device, google phone, apple inc aapl nasdaq, palm inc palm nasdaq, google inc goog nasdaq, microsoft corp msft nasdaq, research in motion ltd rimm nasdaq

4 days ago in Technology & Software - Apparently there's a huge storm coming up in New Bedford, which will cover most of Massachusetts with a low pressure Windows error system, and tornado watches for the western region of NBC's weather PC. According to reader Cody, this happened live ...

tags: microsoft, error, fail, weather windows error, windows, windows error

4 days ago in Technology & Software - FIRST!!! In 2008, some media outlets started publishing their "best of" lists by June. For 2009, we didn't want to come in second. So here are our predictions for the best gadgets of 2009. Premium Netbooks We've seen the first wave of unusable ...

tags: best of, android, apple, at t, best gadgets of 2009, best of 2009, bestmodo, feature, google, hdmi, imac, iphone, ipod touch, lte, mac mini, microsoft, motionplus, nintendo, sprint, top, usb, usb 3 0, verizon, wii, wii motionplus, wimax, windows 7, wireless hdmi