Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’

Microsoft’s 2010 DreamBuildPlay Contest Now Open

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

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The Microsoft Dream.Build.Play/Old Spice challenge is now open!!! This year we decided to kick it up a notch and bring to you a challenge like never before. We are looking for you to create a game that will not only blow our minds, but will also find innovative and creative ways to implement the Old Spice brand. Plus, $135,000.00 (USD) in prizes is on the line and there are 2 ways to compete!!!

In 2010, Old Spice is ...

Microsoft Banning more than just Pirates?

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

xbox, games, modifactions, mods, banned

So by now we have all heard that Microsoft has recently been banning consoles from connecting to the Xbox Live Service for violating its terms of service. In Microsofts efforts to combat piracy, the banhammer has cracked as many as 1,000,000 users. I think we can effectively call this a ban nuking.

With many warnings leading up to the bans, by Major ...

XBOX 360 Ban wave – Do Not Connect to Live

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Xbox 360, Ban, Modding, Firmware, Games, Torrents, Download

It looks like MS is doing some last minute changes to increase sales of their console. Yeah I know alot of people pirate games, and been doing it for a long time. But this isn't about them, well at least mostly. MS is banning consoles left and right the second they connect to Live. They are saying its because people are playing pirated games but its funny ...

Xtival 09 delivers free Xbox Live access

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

It’s that time of year again and, as gaming expo fever starts to build and E3 and GCDC loom large on the horizon, Microsoft Corp. is drumming up consumer interest by once again offering temporarily free access to its Xbox Live multiplayer and multimedia experience.

Made available through its returning ‘Xtival’ special event, Redmond-based Microsoft will take away the pay-to-play restriction tied into Xbox Live Gold account memberships between May 01 and May 04, subsequently granting anyone with an Xbox 360 access to the full and complete service.

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Eight Tiny Domain Deals for the Holidays

Last year we brought you the 12 Days of Domains promotion and you loved that. This year we’re bring you 8 Tiny Domain Deals – all for under $8 USD.

DVR Pen Camera Recorder Captures Audio & Video

While it appears to be considerably larger than most pens, I think if you were discreet enough you could probably get away with using this DVR Pen Recorder. It comes with either 2GB or 4GB of flash memory that allows it to capture up to 30 hours of audio and video.

Apple Can Remotely Disable iPhone Apps

According to iPhone Atlas and iPhone hacker-extraordinaire Jonathan Zdziarski, Apple has readied a blacklisting system which allows the company to remotely disable applications on your device. Apparently, the new 2.x firmware contains a URL which points to a page containing a list of “unauthorized” apps — a move which suggests that the device makes occasional [...]

How to Turn Your Laptop Into an Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter for Windows XP

So, you want to connect your Xbox 360 to the Internet, but its too far away from your router/modem, and you don’t want to fork out a stupidly large amount of money on buying a wireless adapter to plug into the back of your Xbox… well here is a cheap and easy way to connect your Xbox 360 to the Internet through your Laptop.

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