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New York Tests Xbox-Based Alert System

InformationWeek | Posted 11.25.2009 | Technology


State authorities are testing a plan that would see the Emergency Management Office issue alerts over online gaming networks in addition to regular ch...

Save The Children

Rabbi Jennifer Krause | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Rabbi Jennifer Krause

Whether you are for or against the President's fully transparent, pre-released address and accompanying, optional food-for-thought exercise, you should do something truly worthy of your time and energy: talk to your kids.

Microsoft Slashing Price Of Xbox 360

AP | BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — Microsoft Corp. is slashing the price of the high-end Xbox 360 console by $100, matching Sony's $100 price cut for the PlayStation 3 ...

Are You Ready for Some Virtual Football?

Jessica Rovello | Posted 09.13.2009 | Entertainment


Jessica Rovello

Gone are the days when you just got to lose your husband, boyfriend, son and dad on Sundays and the odd Thursday night.

Project Natal: New Xbox Technology Allows For Controller-Less Gaming (VIDEO)

Posted 07.02.2009 | Home


***SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO*** YAHOO FINANCE Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Gamers, get ready for your close-up. Microso...

What We Can Learn From Zombies About Life Force

Lorraine Roe | Posted 06.13.2009 | Living


Lorraine Roe

I don't want to be a zombie. I want to live a passionate life full of love that has lots of choices. Mostly, I don't want to have that blank creepy look on my face as I walk down the street.

Jesse Maiman, Yale Student, Sues Airline For $1M Over Lost Xbox

AP | Posted 04.11.2009 | Business


CINCINNATI — A Yale University student from Ohio has filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million from US Airways for a video game console he says was tak...

Xbox 360, Netflix Streaming Movies Deal

AP | BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 07.22.2008 | Business


LOS ANGELES — Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal annou...

The Best Worst Commercials You've Never Seen

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 07.01.2008 | Media


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

7-Up. Condoms. Levis. Condoms. XBOX 360. More Condoms. Beer. And... Viagra. No, this isn't Bill Clinton's shopping list. These are just some of the products whose commercials have been recently banned -- And I have no idea why.

Microsoft Pulls Plug on HD DVD Players

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. said it will stop making HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 video game system after Toshiba Corp. ceded the high-definiti...

Guitar Hero Sales Surge As Halo 3 Cools

Wall Street Journal | Dan Gallagher | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Videogame sales jumped 39% in October but came in below several optimistic expectations as sales of the blockbuster Halo 3 slowed considerably followi...

Bill Gates Talks Web 2.0

USA Today | Byron Acohido | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Eight months from quitting his day job to focus on philanthropy, Microsoft (MSFT) Chairman Bill Gates remains enthusiastically engaged in promoting th...

Microsoft Prepares For Huge "Halo 3" Opening

AP | Matt Slagle | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Can "Halo" hero Master Chief blast his way past "Spider-Man 3" too? We'll soon find out as the third installment in the "Halo" video game franchise d...

Nintendo Wii Overtakes Xbox 360 In Sales

Financial Times | Mariko Sanchanta | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Cumulative sales of Nintendo's Wii have overtaken those of the Xbox 360, making it the world's best-selling next-generation games console in spite of ...