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Xboxes For Sale May Be Tainted – Caveat Emptor

After hearing my son speak of many Xboxes showing up on Craigslist as “new In box” I started looking around on other places where things are sold, only to find similar results. This might be not that unusual for this time of year, with Christmas approaching, and the economy down, but I was still a [...]

Black Friday @ Walmart – Xbox 360 for $99

Walmart is pushing hard for the big slice of the holiday pie this year, more than ever before it seems.
A new note popping up in Maximum PC tells of a BF Only Xbox 360 for $99. It’s not strictly $99 that day, but if you’re the patient type it can be. Sort of a Black [...]

Political Incorrectness Leads to Game Recall

It’s not often these days where anything that happens in a video games causes much of a ruckus. Those wars have already been fought.
But overseas, there are still some places where problems occur, such as the age appropriate ratings found in Australia, where games found acceptable for general consumption here are given a mature rating [...]

Teach Them to Gamble - Yeah, That’s the Ticket!

As if it was not bad enough that many young people are wasting way too much time playing games on computers, consoles, and handheld devices, now another twist has been added to the mix of things.
Gambling.
Yes, now it is possible to gamble on the outcome of your gaming adventure. Horses, sports, and world events was [...]

Will You Shop At A Microsoft Store?

Note that I did not say buy. No, I am wondering if you would be brought into a Microsoft store by curiosity, or perhaps the ability to examine a piece of Microsoft hardware close up. No matter how egregious the mistakes made with software, I believe that Microsoft has consistently made the best mice in [...]

Gates States Windows Will Get Gesture Control

Bill Gates, not completely absent from the Windowsphere, has stated that soon, the Windows operating system will soon be able to take advantage of the benefits of the research for Xbox, called Project Natal.
Project Natal is the name Microsoft uses for a “controller-free gaming and entertainment experience” that the company will use in the future [...]

You Would Think Sliced Bread Had Just Now Been Invented

Over at ZDNet, as well as at PC World, Computer World, and who knows where else, it seems that Google is the talk of everyone, once again.
It’s simply amazing.
All because someone realized that Gmail is now available for use offline, without a 3rd party POP e-mail program.
To me, I’m much less about the medium and [...]

Everyone’s Got A List!

It’s an amazing thing when the stars line up, the magnetic lines of force converge, and the cosmic consciousness gives the same thought to many.
Some time ago, I gave a few reasons (although I did not formalize a list) why Steve Ballmer needed to be retired. Then a few days ago Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols gave [...]

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