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1080p Xbox Movie Streaming Works as Advertised

By Devindra | Published: October 21, 2009
Zune Video, streaming on Xbox 360 from Ars Technica on Vimeo. The next Xbox Live update will bring a bevy of new features, including Twitter, Facebook, and Last.fm access. I’m particularly interested to see if Last.fm works as well all the previews say. Another feature that’s getting less press is the ability to stream 1080p films [...]
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The Lucid Hydra 200 Makes Multi-GPU Gaming Across Video Card Vendors a Reality

By Devindra | Published: September 23, 2009
If there’s one thing that’s annoyed me most about PC gaming, it’s all the work that goes into keeping up with the hottest video cards on the market. It’s sort of a crazy experience, especially for average consumers, and it’s something that I’ve always felt has kept significant portions of the PC gaming market far [...]
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Why Xbox Live Can’t Be Free… Yet

By Devindra | Published: August 19, 2008
In a recent post over at CNet Digital Home,  Don Reisinger argues that Microsoft should make Xbox Live free. To an extent, I actually agree with him. Of course, I don’t think the situation is as clear-cut as Reisinger believes. Yes, Xbox Live will eventually be free, but that won’t happen until Microsoft has a [...]
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Will Sony Ever Stop Playing Catch Up with the Playstation 3?

By Devindra | Published: July 15, 2008
digg_url='http://digg.com/playstation/Will_Sony_Ever_Stop_Playing_Catch_Up_With_the_Playstation_3'; Today Sony announced that they would be selling and renting video content over the Playstation Store, and I suppose if this was a year ago, that news would have actually been somewhat interesting. But coming off the recent Netflix/Xbox 360 announcement, wherein the 360 would become a Netflix streaming device this fall a la the [...]
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360 Wins 2007, Says Kotaku

By Devindra | Published: January 2, 2008
One of my most popular posts from last year predicted that 2007 would be the “Year of the 360“. A recent Kotaku post argues just that, they believe the 360 “won” 2007: The console might not have sold the most units or captured the attention of the mass media, but as a platform, it’s provided the [...]
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Nintendo Moves Further Away From Games

By Devindra | Published: October 29, 2007
Image by Omeburo via The Rabbit Snare Engadget is reporting on a recent Nintendo business presentation wherein company President Satoru Iwata announce his plans for more “practical” applications on the DS. The announcement implies that the big N wants to move even further away from games and at the same time strengthen their relationship [...]
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