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Xbox 360 now cheapest console on the market

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Microsoft recently announced it has lowered the prices of its Xbox 360 console, making it cheaper than Nintendo's market-leading Wii....  read more

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E3 unveils big news for Netflix, Xbox, PS3 users

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, basically the largest video game convention in the world, convened earlier this week to give the yearly swath of game announcements. Amidst the big game news of Final Fantasy XIII heading to the Xbox 360 and Nintendo offering motion control+ came some film news that's perhaps more important than anything else announced at the event.  At least, it is if you're as interested in movies as you are in games....  read more

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Microsoft pursues merger with Yahoo

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It looks like someone finally listened to the federal government and decided to spend in order to stimulate the flagging economy. Yesterday, Microsoft announced it has placed a bid on online giant Yahoo for $31 a share, totaling $44.6 billion. The merger would put added pressure on both companies' rival and current online leader Google. While Microsoft holds steady as the world’s largest software maker, its foothold in the web world has slipped for years. According to the latest Alexa Internet web trafficking data, Google is the most visited site followed by Yahoo; Windows Live and MSN fall at number...  read more

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Microsoft brings TV and film to MSN, Xbox LIVE

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Once upon a time, “content” meant “satisfied.” But in this modern age, both that definition and that pronunciation sound archaic. These days, everything is about “content,” with a stress on the first vowel. And as more and more people and businesses devote themselves to content, the thing itself becomes more mystical and elusive, as if the entire world is filled with content that cannot all possibly be fed, aggregated, or read. But if there’s one entity that is ready to attempt the impossible, it’s Microsoft. Seeking to challenge the content dominance Apple, which has iTunes and Adobe at its disposal,...  read more

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