Xbox to add DVD player to undercut rival console
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TOKYO -- Microsoft Corp. is introducing an external high-definition DVD player for the Xbox 360 video game console to match the Blu-ray disc functions of Sony Corp.'s upcoming PlayStation 3. The software maker also said yesterday that it will launch the Xbox 360 in India this week and in Africa next week.
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Four proponents of high-definition DVD technology will invite component manufacturers to join a group set up to help speed its commercialization, while Sony has confirmed that it will use blue lasers in its next Playstation console.
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PARIS (CP) - The electronics giant that operates under the Thomson, RCA and Technicolor brand names said Friday it will introduce high-definition DVD players next year and support two recording formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray.
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LAS VEGAS/SEATTLE  - The Xbox video game player  and software for viewing movies on TV screens have brought  Microsoft Corp. into customers' living rooms, Chairman Bill  Gates said on Wednesday, and new partnerships will help the  software maker expand beyond the PC.
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Microsoft Corp  said on  Monday it is launching a reworked low-end version of its Xbox  360 in a bid to widen the game console's appeal to a broader  audience that has flocked to rival Nintendo Co Ltd's   Wii.
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The Xbox video game console and  software for viewing movies on TV screens have brought  Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O into customers' living rooms, Chairman  Bill Gates said on Wednesday, and new partnerships will help  the software maker expand outside the PC arena.
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Microsoft has finally announced that it will start shipping itâs Portable Media Center addition which will allow players like the Creative Zen to go on sale in the coming weeks.
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Microsoft Corp  is offering to replace damaged discs of its just-launched "Halo 3" game for the Xbox amid reports that special limited-edition packaging is scratching them.
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Company also says upcoming PlayStation 3 will support Blu-ray discs.
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Microsoft has released a new SKU for its Xbox 360 console--but should you buy it?
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Microsoft Corp  is offering to  replace damaged discs of its just-launched &quot;Halo 3&quot; game for  the Xbox amid reports that special limited-edition packaging is  scratching them.
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Another Blu-ray player price cut is on the way.
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In an attempt to further spur development for its chosen next-generation DVD platform, Microsoft is making the tool available for $2,999.
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The Xbox 360's HD DVD support is by add-in, not built in, and Microsoft expects no changes.
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Microsoft plans to show off its new internet TV initiative, which will let consumers use an Xbox 360 like a TiVo box, next month. In Game|Life.
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Microsoft has released a new SKU for their Xbox 360 console--but should you buy it?
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Will the competing next-generation optical disc standards ever meet in the same device? Not for now, it seems.