It's not over until the U.S. government says so, but Yahoo and Microsoft have finalized their agreement to install Microsoft as the search provider on Yahoo's network of sites.
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Microsoft has decided to offer up some competition to the likes of Steam, Direct2Drive, and GamersGate by introducing its own digital game distribution service called Games on Demand for Windows. The name is a mouthful and it will only support Live-enabled games, but is Microsoft’s bid to start earning money from the lucrative...
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Guitar Hero. DJ Hero. Drum Hero. It seems like there’s a simulation of pretty much every instrument out there, cramming the word “Hero” at the end. Something Hero is the zeitgeist indeed. Yet, somehow, when Microsoft patents the term Ribbon Hero, it all stops sounding cool and starts sounding… well… clueless
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Cryptic is less than two months away from shipping Star Trek Online so the preorder pages are appearing fast. GameStop has also taken the opportunity to detail a Collector’s Edition which will cost you $79.99 but comes with a host of goodies. Here’s the list: 3dX holography set in brushed aluminium deluxe packaging...
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As we approach the first weekend of December we are up to day four of the Appvent Calendar promotion. Your free iPhone game today is called Totemo.
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Not enough variety in your Zune HD color palette? How about a friendly dab of magenta and purple to mix up the proceedings? Microsoft's Zune Store is now showing some grayed out selectors for purple and magenta color options for the player, which will apparently be available on December 1st -- just in...
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If you successfully avoided those questionable Black Friday PC deals , but you're still in the market for a new computer this holiday season, it's worth checking out Rob Pegoraro's no-nonsense " How to Choose a PC " column from the Washington Post -- which starts by breaking down the pros and cons...
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It's Black Friday , the one day of the year that Apple actually has a sale on its products, and Amazon is keeping up with (and even beating) Apple's discounted prices on the white polycarbonate MacBook (the best deal of the bunch), MacBook Pros , 21.5-inch iMac , Mac mini , iPod touch...
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In October, hoping to reduce expectations in advance of Windows 7's launch, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer noted that Windows Vista also received favorable reviews from testers prior to its launch. "I am optimistic," he told Bloomberg News in an interview about Windows 7, "but the proof will be in the pudding." It's now...
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A special edition podcast recorded at the Mobius event in Seattle. Featuring Joel Evans (Geek.com), Matt Miller (Nokiaexperts.com), and Paul O’Brien (Modaco.com). The podcast was recorded live from the event using an iPhone and a voice recording app.
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