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Windows XP refuses to die

Windows 7 may be one nifty OS, but the aged (more like ancient) Windows XP just refuses to die — or correct us if we’re wrong — Microsoft refuses to let XP die a natural death. Got this from ComputerWorld:

Just a day before Microsoft drops support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), the company

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Project Natal: Xbox 360 Motion-sense technology

Any proper gamer would’ve heard of Microsoft‘s Project Natal by now, although we won’t really blame you if you don’t. What we do know about this exciting Xbox 360 accessory is truthfully, not very much, and just a little bit more than all of you who lived under a rock until now.

Project Natal is the

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Top 5 Xbox 360 Games (as of April 15, 2010)

Ok, heads up all you Xbox 360 gamers — time to weigh in on the hottest games for your Microsoft-built console (and we don’t say that like it’s a bad thing, really). Console gaming is reaching new heights this year — people are actually ditching standard digital cable boxes for one of these. The Xbox

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Using Blu-Ray in Windows 7

If you’ve already jumped to Microsoft’s “the OS Vista was supposed to be” — aka Windows 7 — then you will be happy to know that our friends from Redmond have incorporated native Blu-Ray features into their newest operating system. We’re gonna give you the lowdown on using Blu-Ray technology for Windows 7.

Blu-ray Playback

A lot

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Xbox 360 gets a 250GB external hard drive

Ok, MacPCWiz people don’t Xbox that much. But for those of you who do, this might be a bit of good news for you — especially with all those software, TV shows, games and other stuff that you download off the Xbox Live community market. Good thing Microsoft realized the need for a 250GB bump

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Microsoft: Mixed signals on Blu-Ray for Xbox 360

Like a monkey you just can’t get off your back, Microsoft is faced with an issue that just won’t go away — Blu-Ray for the Xbox 360 console. Over and over, it has said “No, we’re not gonna have that”, but over and over these rumors refuse to go away. A recent Gizmodo sit down with Steve Ballmer led with a headline exclaiming a Blu-ray add-on for Xbox was coming.

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Windows 7 launches today

Happy Windows 7 launching day! Obviously, this might not be true for people in other time zones, but yeah, we’re happy anyways.

Windows 7 – The newest OS from Microsoft

Just this for now, but check out our “how to: Windows 7 installation” article here.

Are getting your copy of the newest Windows OS now? Tell us

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