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Big news in Xbox land: Items in the Xbox Live Marketplace recently showed up in non-Points denominations. Or, for a short period of time it looked like you could buy digital stuff for your Xbox using regular money, instead of Microsoft Points. Points are a hassle to use, making it hard to calculate what a Continue Reading →

Microsoft might be launching the next Xbox within the next year and a half. The software giant last night posted a job listing on its Web site seeking a marketing professional. In that posting — which now appears to be taken down — the company said that “over the next 18 months, Microsoft will release Continue Reading →

When Louis-Philippe Morency was teaching his first course in analyzing human behavior at University of Southern California, he was scrounging to find good videos of people talking to each other and expressing their opinions. Then he had a lightbulb moment: YouTube. Suddenly “millions of examples” of individuals opining on topics ranging from beauty creams to Continue Reading →

Whether you have a computer that operates on a Windows or Mac system, you’re probably wondering if you can download the latest version of its OS. Virtually all machines running Windows 7 will be able to operate on Windows 8, which will be released in October. Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion, released July 25, runs Continue Reading →

Netflix’s Just for Kids user interface is coming to the Xbox, the company announced Wednesday, making it possible for Netflix subscribers to browse through kids titles on their Xbox 360 without seeing any inappropriate content. That’s great news for any family household with an Xbox, but it also points to much bigger plans to further Continue Reading →

In what is a long-awaited feature addition, Bank of America’s iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows phone apps have been updated to allow you to deposit checks by snapping a picture of the front and back of them with the device’s cameras. The news, reported by MacRumors, is a welcome bit of news for the millions Continue Reading →

Facebook will allow users in Britain to wager real money on its service, opening its doors to gambling for the first time as revenue growth slows at the world’s No. 1 social network. On Tuesday, Gamesys, an independent gaming company, launched a version of online Bingo for Facebook users in Britain who are at least Continue Reading →

Were you among those who jumped for joy when Windows Explorer got its new moniker? Good news, nomenclature fans, for Redmond has decided to label its new OS’ built-in games and titles obtained from the Windows Store as “Xbox Windows.” Along with the new branding, venerable Windows titles like Minesweeper, Solitaire and Mahjong will also Continue Reading →

The first Surface tablet isn’t due to be released until October 26th, but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft from looking ahead to the next version of its iPad rival. TechRadar has spotted Microsoft job postings showing the company is looking for more people to join its “Surface Team” and that the company is already “building the Continue Reading →

According to ZDNet, reporting on Rafael Rivera’s notes, users of Windows 8 will not be able to boot directly to the desktop. This means that users will be forced to use the Windows 8 Start Screen, the tiled, multicolor interface that is at the core of the revisions that Microsoft is shipping as part of Continue Reading →