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ITsVISTA Web Links: January 4th, 2008

Written by Joe on January 4th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Try Windows Media Center - you may already have it!

If your PC is running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate, you have a great feature set you may not even know about: Windows Media Center. Windows Media Center can turn your PC from a “plain vanilla” computer into something pretty powerful Read More......(read more)

Written by Windows Vista Team Blog on December 3rd, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Microsoft Launches New Xbox 360 Console for Families

Just in time for holiday, Microsoft Corp. today released a new Xbox 360® console that delivers games and content to everyone in the family for an incredible value of $279.99 (U.S. estimated retail price)*. Available in stores beginning today, Xbox 360 Arcade console is the first Xbox 360 console to include five family-friendly games, a wireless controller, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connection to enable high-definition output if desired and 256 MB of memory useful for storing games and entertainment content. At $279.99, the Xbox 360 Arcade console will include five best-selling games: “PAC-MAN Championship Edition” (NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.), “Uno” (Carbonated Games), “Luxor 2” (MumboJumbo), “Boom Boom Rocket” (Electronic Arts Inc.) and “Feeding Frenzy” (Sprout Games).

“As families gather together this holiday, it’s the perfect time to launch a new low-priced, high-value Xbox 360 that plays games, TV shows and music for everyone to enjoy,” said Jeff Bell, corporate vice president of global marketing, Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. “In addition to offering an incredible all-in-one package for families to get right into the fun, the Xbox 360 Arcade system features the industry-leading Family Settings, which allow parents to control what their kids are watching and playing — and we know how important that control is to families around the world.”

Karen Dodge, senior vice president and chief merchandising officer at Toys “R” Us, added, “We are excited to offer this new gaming experience to our customers — children and families — who can now enjoy the fun of Xbox 360 together. Many of this holiday season’s hottest items provide Internet connectivity, and with the online entertainment options available through Xbox LIVE®, Xbox 360 Arcade offers families a great mix of online content and traditional gaming in one console.”

source- Microsoft Press release

Written by Ankur Mittal on October 23rd, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Free Replacements of Halo 3 Limited Edition scratched Discs

Microsoft has admitted that the Halo 3 Limited Edition Game Disc suffers from case scratching problems and has offered to replace the discs free of charge under its disc replacement replacement scheme which they usually charge for. The program will cover the Halo 3 LE game disc essentials disc at no charge until the end of the year.

If, for any reason, you have a damaged Microsoft® Xbox 360™ disc and like to replace it, please review the information below:

THIS PROGRAM IS GOOD ONLY FOR XBOX 360 CONSOLE OWNERS IN COUNTRIES WHERE XBOX 360 IS SOLD AT AUTHORIZED RETAIL LOCATIONS.

NOTE: This program covers the Halo 3 Limited Edition Game Disc and Essentials Disc at no charge through 12/31/07.

News Source: www.xbox.com (via www.maxconsole.net)

Written by Odd-Magne Kristoffersen on September 25th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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