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Is Project Natal a New Xbox 360 Console? Nope.

What do you get when you combine the Xbox 360, a motion sensor, and a debatably catchy new moniker like Project Natal? Not much we don't already know, it turns out.

| Opinion | Personal tech | 06/16/09 at 8:55 am |


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Xbox 360 service improvements put Apple TV to shame

Microsoft's new plans to enhance its Xbox 360 video game console's potential as a home entertainment hub may ultimately put pressure on Apple to improve the Apple TV, if revelations at this week's E3 conference in Los Angeles are any indication.

| Opinion | Personal tech | 06/02/09 at 10:01 am |


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Microsoft announcing new camera peripheral at E3?

Attaching a camera to a gaming console isn't anything new; so what's all the fuss about a new camera peripheral for the Xbox 360? What can it do that other camera peripheral's can't?

| News | Hardware | Personal tech | 05/13/09 at 6:41 am |


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Microsoft to buy video game developer

Microsoft said it plans to acquire gaming company BigPark for an undisclosed amount.

| News | Business | Personal tech | 05/07/09 at 7:35 pm |


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