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Reuters:
Crash reports hit Xbox 360 — Microsoft on Wednesday said some Xbox 360 owners are reporting problems with the new video game console that debuted in North America earlier this week. — "We have received a few isolated reports of consoles not working as expected," Microsoft spokeswoman …
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Matt Casamassina / cube.ign.com:
Xbox 360 is Not a Revolution — And here it is: 10 reasons why you should skip Microsoft's 360 and wait for the real gaming revolution. — November 22, 2005 - We like to consider ourselves equal opportunity gamers. We love Nintendo and we adore its home consoles.
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Joystiq
Business Week:
Can Microsoft Score in Mobile Gaming? — With the new Xbox console out, Redmond's next target is games for mobile phones, with plans to overhaul the business as we know it — Now that Microsoft has unveiled its new Xbox 360 gaming console, what's next? Games for the small screen.
Business Week:
Meet Jane Geek — With women accounting for 50% of technology purchases, Dell, Samsung, and others are opening the door for them — Managers from Dell Inc.'s (DELL ) marketing and public relations staff flew from their Round Rock (Tex.) headquarters to New York earlier this year to meet …
Raymond / DLTQ.org:
My OPML file is one of my greatest assets. — I cannot say this today, but sometime in 2006 I will. — By then, my OPML file will include my list of subscribed rss feeds, it will include links to the blog/videoblog entries I have made myself - or just the ones that I like the most myself …
Xeni Jardin / Wired News:
A Torrent or a Trickle? — HOLLYWOOD — Hollywood's copyright police and the maker of the most potent movie piracy software of all time took the stage here Tuesday and solemnly declared détente. — It's all but certain the deal between the Motion Picture Association of America …
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Michael / michael parekh on IT:
ON GOOGLE TESTING "CLICK-TO-CALL" ADWORDS & eBAY/SKYPE — Looks like eBay and it's $4 billion plus acquisition Skype (via memeorandum)may soon have company in testing the emerging "Click-per-Call" market from Google. — Greg Yardley has a detailed post titled "Google tests out Click-to-Call AdWords" …
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Marketing Pilgrim, The Kelsey Group, IP Democracy, Clickety Clack, AdJab and Oliver Thylmann
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Watch Blog:
WebmasterWorld Out Of Google & MSN — Well, that didn't take long. I wrote on Monday about how WebmasterWorld head Brett Tabke decided to ban all search spiders including those from the major search engines in an effort to combat bandwidth loss and server sluggishness due to rogue spiders.
Rob Fahey / gamesindustry.biz:
CNN drops PS3 price story as Stringer comments are confuted — No comments on pricing or availability from Sony boss after all — Comments published in a CNN article yesterday purporting to be from Sony CEO Howard Stringer regarding the planned pricing for PlayStation 3 have been removed …
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Kotaku
Dana Epp / Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary:
The Cost in Fixing Bugs and How Irresponsible Disclosure doesn't Help the Matter — First off, a disclaimer. I am not a Microsoft employee, nor do I ever expect to be one. The views on this post are speculative at best, and down right wrong at worst. I have no real idea of how Microsoft makes …
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The Unofficial Microsoft …
Kevan Barney / Novell Open PR:
Office-to-office interoperability — Microsoft's announcement that it will submit its Office Open XML file format to ECMA to be ratified as an open standard has raised a few eyebrows. The move is a bit of a surprise, given Microsoft's well-known history and position on open standards relating to its Office software.
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BetaNews
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Randall Bennett / DV Guru:
Carving the Perfect Home Movie — Turkey Day is tomorrow, and with the rest of the holidays right around the corner, time to brush up on your home movie skills. While this is old hat to many DV Guru vets, all the newbies to the world of Digital Video (DV) might need a gentle introduction.
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Weblogs, Inc.
Feld Thoughts:
My Newest Investment - Judy's Book — Last week, Judy's Book announced that Mobius led an $8 million Series B financing with existing investors Ignition Partners and Ackerley Partners and that I joined the board of directors. — The founder and CEO of Judy's Book - Andy Sack - is a long time friend and colleague.
Lester Haines / The Register:
Heroes pull woman from Xbox blaze — An Anglesey woman was pulled unconscious from her house by two strangers after succumbing to smoke generated by a faulty Xbox. — Stuart Ward and Robert Johnson ran from a pub in Llanfairpwll to find the unnamed victim's house engulfed in thick …
Jamais Cascio / WorldChanging:
StarSight — Leapfrog Nations - Emerging Technology in the New Developing World — StarSight is one of those ideas that makes one wonder why it wasn't developed years ago. StarSight combines a street light — something which can bring down crime rates dramatically — with solar panel …
Matt / OnlyOnce:
Not-so-Counter Cliche: Forecast Early and Often — Not-so-Counter Cliche: Forecast Early and Often — There's no "counter" in this week's counter cliche, although this is a cross-post to two of Fred's recent postings. In his VC Cliche of the Week, he talks about the need for early-stage companies …
