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Live TV Coming To Xbox 360

Microsoft will expand the non-game entertainment offerings on its Xbox 360 console with new video offerings and YouTube will be integrated into the console in a future update, bringing the Google-owned video service to the console via a dedicated application. You’ll be able to use Bing to find more content to watch, by searching the Web, YouTube, Live TV, and all the services on Xbox Live, including existing ones like Netflix and Hulu Plus, voice control will let you speak your search item, such as the name of a movie, TV show, or game………..

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Xbox Live May Get Diamond Subscription Service

Microsoft’s rumored Xbox Live TV subscription is about to get its public showing next week and Diamond should be shown off at E3 as long as the deals are in place. The system hasn’t been directly confirmed, but Microsoft’s corporate communications lead Frank Shaw explained that Xbox would focus on entertainment in the near future after already including ESPN, Hulu Plus, Netflix and the Zune Marketplace, is expected to behave like a pseudo-cable channel that would stream shows, though not necessarily live…………

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HTC Trophy 7 Windows Phone Coming For Verizon

HTC Trophy 7 Windows Phone Coming For Verizon

The HTC 7 Trophy is the first Verizon Windows Phone and will be available starting May 26 online and Verizon plans to distribute handsets to stores so customers can purchase them at a local retailer on June 2. Microsoft is also dropping in a freebie for Verizon customers and customers who purchase a Windows Phone from Verizon before July 15 will be eligible to receive a free Xbox 360 game………

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Touchscreen Without Any Screen

Touchscreen Without Any Screen

ZeroTouch optical multi-touch force field makes a touchscreen out of just about anything and this is a seemingly empty picture frame that lets you turn any surface into an interactive touchscreen.ZeroTouch is packing a series of pulsing LEDs and infrared sensors that turn that blank space into a highly sensitive surface……….

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Microsoft To Acquire Skype

Microsoft To Acquire Skype

Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype for $8.5 billion becomes official and combined companies will benefit consumers, businesses and increase market opportunity.This purchase shouldn’t affect Skypers outside of the Microsoft ecosystem, as Steve Ballmer’s team promises to continue to invest in and support Skype clients on non-Microsoft platforms.Skype was first sold for a relative bargain at $2.5b to eBay in 2005, who in turn sold most of it off to Silver Lake in 2009 at an overall valuation of $2.75b and now Redmond is concluding proceedings by tripling those earlier prices and offering Skype a permanent home……………

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Nintendo Wii’s Successor Coming in 2012

Nintendo Wii’s Successor Coming in 2012

Nintendo Wii is the best sold gaming console of its generation (the seventh). According to the official report, 86 million units have been delivered – this means the gaming consoles sent to retailers and not those actually bought by users worldwide. Wii’s success has been ensured by four main factors: its competitive price, the innovative controller which is capable of detecting 3D movement, an important number of die-hard fans and a new concept of player interaction which is specific for Nintendo Wii.

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Hulu Plus on Xbox 360

Hulu Plus on Xbox 360

Microsoft will add Hulu Plus service to Xbox 360 on today, locking the premium on-demand video service behind its Xbox Live Gold paywall and the new system works with Microsoft’s Kinect motion-sensing system, allowing you to speak voice commands or wave your arm in the air to pause, fast forward, rewind or play a Hulu Plus show.The subscription video service features current television programming from networks including ABC, NBC, CBS Fox, MTV and other, subscription costs $7.99 a month with limited advertising, but all Xbox Live users will receive a free trial until May 6 thanks to a partnership with Jack Link’s Beef Jerky………..

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Hulu Plus Comes to Xbox LIVE

Hulu Plus Comes to Xbox LIVE

Hulu Plus streaming service arrives on the Xbox 360 in the US. It features Kinect support, but even more immediately exciting is that users will get one week of Hulu Plus for free, and you can thank beef jerky for that.

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