Microsoft spoils Christmas with Xbox 360 locking feature
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Another excuse for the kids to hire a hitman An upcoming Xbox 360 dashboard update in early December will add a "Family Timer" feature that lets parents set a limit on gaming time.â¦
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Service pack says 2003 a very bad year Microsoft's Service Pack 3 for XP blocks you from opening certain file formats the software giant deems less secure - including its own.â¦
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Hot money hole Microsoft is taking a $1bn hit to fix Xbox 360s, conceding residual hardware faults in its games console are causing users frustration and an "unacceptable number of repairs."â¦
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Microsoft is replacing parts for the steering wheel control on its Xbox games console after users reported overheating and smoke.
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Mod chips such as the Xecuter allow the Xbox to perform unauthorized tricks.
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Microsoft announced Thursday it expects to spend more than a billion dollars fixing flawed Xbox 360 video game consoles, which have logged &quot;an unacceptable number of repairs.&quot;
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Learning from the continued success of Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft is taking a new approach to gaming this holiday season by focusing on family gamers with the launch of the Xbox 360 Arcade, which includes 5 basic games.
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Papering over the cracks Microsoft is working on closing a loophole that creates a means to strip usage restriction from music files wrapped in its DRM technology. A program called FairUse4WM, recently posted on the internet, allows users to bypass Microsoft's Digital Rights Management (DRM) system.â¦
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The Los Angeles story headlined "Microsoft's Xbox 360 US  sales top first Xbox--NPD" is withdrawn because the data  supporting the story may be inaccurate. Reuters is waiting for  an update from the company. A new story may be issued.
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Executives at Microsoft didnât receive the Christmas present they were hoping for this year. The European Unionâs Court of First Instance upheld an earlier record fine and sanctions imposed by the EU against Microsoft.
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(265 sec.) Microsoft's plans for holiday 2007, plus previews of Call of Duty 4, Grand Theft Auto 4 and Rock Band.
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Microsoft Corp. will be forced for the first time to offer a version of its flagship Windows operating system stripped of a major feature, based on a court order issued yesterday.
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Microsoft threatened severe penalties Thursday for those who circulate a stolen copy of &quot;Halo 2,&quot; the hotly anticipated Xbox game set to go on sale next month.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on   Wednesday announced U.S. and European pricing and availability   for its Xbox 360 HD-DVD player and a new video game partnership   with the Academy Award-winning husband-and-wife creative team   behind "The Lord of the Rings."
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Holiday counter-programming is very much in evidence with the release of Blade: Trinity. It&#39;s unlikely that the film will become a Christmas tradition, which is precisely the point.
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The software giant may be forced to take a $1.15 billion charge due to hardware problems with the Xbox 360.
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Microsoft said people running a pirated version of its new Windows Vista operating system will be denied access to some features.