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Wal-Mart’s Pre-Black Friday sale - Xbox and cheap laptops

by JG Mason on Nov 4, 2009 at 03:02 PM

What’s better than a Black Friday sale?  A desperate Pre-Black Friday sale in hopes to get all the dollars you would have spent on the actual Black Friday.  Wal-Mart delivers with a sale this Saturday, Novermber 7.  The deals look worthy of making a special trip. From the Xbox 360… Continue Reading »

It’s finally coming: The long-awaited social networking on XBox 360

by Jodie Andrefski on Oct 15, 2009 at 02:48 PM

Well, we had gotten the early scoop quite a while ago, that Facebook was coming to an XBox 360 near you.  Unfortunately, it didn’t happen when Microsoft was first hinting that it would…way back in August.  It’s the “Big 3” apps scheduled to make their debut soon - Facebook, Twitter,… Continue Reading »

Facebook: Coming to an Xbox 360 near you

by Jodie Andrefski on Jun 3, 2009 at 03:20 PM

Microsoft has certainly been the charmer at E3 this year.  People went gaga over their new Project Natal (as well they should!), they announced a way to deliver movies in 1080p format…no disks and no waiting for download.  And also, they worked with the uber-social networking site of the time,… Continue Reading »

No HD Netflix for computer users any time soon

by Iyaz Akhtar on Dec 30, 2008 at 10:46 AM

Right now, the Xbox 360, the Roku Player, some TiVos, and some Blu-ray players can play HD video from Netflix’s Watch Instantly service.  But what about plain old computer users?  Steve Swasey, VP, Corporate Communications, recently told Gadgetell that Netflix has no plans to bring HD video streaming to PC… Continue Reading »

Microsoft unveils online store for the United States

by Natesh Sood on Nov 15, 2008 at 02:00 PM

One of the things Apple has on Microsoft (among many) is that they have a fully functional online store available in many countries around the world.  Not until recently, Microsoft only had online stores set up in countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and Korea.  However, they unveiled a… Continue Reading »

Dell’s Black Friday 2008 ads leaked

by Robert Nelson on Nov 11, 2008 at 01:00 PM

Black Friday, the day when consumers can generally expect to find some good deals, is thankfully just about upon us.  With a few weeks before Thanksgiving here in the US, it seems now is about the right time for the deals to begin making their way into the public eye. … Continue Reading »

Roku to get HD Netflix streaming by year’s end

by Indraneel Purohit on Nov 3, 2008 at 02:18 PM

In the wake of the Xbox 360 receiving Netflix streaming High Definition, Roku has announced, on their own forums, that they will have HD streaming on Roku boxes before the end of the year.  Roku boxes were, in fact, the first devices to offer the Netflix “Watch Now” functionality, straight… Continue Reading »

Netflix is loose, dates everyone: now TiVo

by JG Mason on Oct 30, 2008 at 08:19 AM

Whoa, Netflix!  First came the Watch Instantly on the PC, then dedicated boxes, then Mac, then yesterday’s announcement of Xbox and now this one: TiVo will stream Netflix content on series 3, HD and HD XL receivers and up (sorry DirecTV users, no soup for you).  Hot dang, what is… Continue Reading »

Xbox 360 to get Blu-ray?

by Indraneel Purohit on May 5, 2008 at 02:11 PM

Even though Microsoft has “officially” stated that a Blu-ray drive would be sold for the Xbox 360, this rumor just does not want to die. The latest information is coming courtesy of the Chinese newspaper, Economic Daily News, and it seems to indicate that Microsoft is still interested in utilizing… Continue Reading »

Discontinued Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD drive now just $50

by Robert Nelson on Feb 27, 2008 at 09:58 AM

We saw the drive change to an officially dead product and now it seems Microsoft is just trying to get rid of them. For anyone still willing to purchase a drive that belongs to the now dead HD DVD format, Best Buy is currently selling the Xbox 360 drive for… Continue Reading »

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