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    Reminder: Xbox 360 Twitter, Last.fm and Zune Video Go Live Today

    Xbox 360's Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM and Zune Video Come November 17

    Palm Pre's WebOS 1.2 Goes Live

    First Snow Leopard Update: 10.6.1 Is Here

    iPhone 3.1 Beta 3 Is Out

    Palm Pre 1.0.4 Update Kills Homebrew, Patches Security Holes

    Snow Leopard Update Comes Via Software Update, Adds Dock Expose

    Palm Pre webOS 1.0.3 Update Improves Syncing, Power Performance

    Apple Should Learn a Few Things From the Zune Software Upgrades

    Apple's Time Capsule, Airport Extreme Update Adds Drive Sharing For Older Units
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    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    11/17/09

    In reply to Reminder: Xbox 360 Twitter, Last.fm and Zune Video Go Live Today
    the fact that none of those applications run in the background is a deal-breaker... give me notifications and then we'll talk. #xbox360update
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/17/09

    In reply to Reminder: Xbox 360 Twitter, Last.fm and Zune Video Go Live Today
    Well, seeing as it costs nothing, I'll DL the stuff tonight. I hope that I can stream my ZunePass content from a Vista-powered puter to my XBox. #xbox360update
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    11/17/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I have a Zune HD but no Xbox, this doesn't have any benefits for me, does it? #xbox360update
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    Image of Brain.wav Brain.wav
    11/17/09

    In reply to Reminder: Xbox 360 Twitter, Last.fm and Zune Video Go Live Today
    I've had this stuff since the preview started. None of it's really all that special.
    The killer app (for me), Last.FM, can't run in the background... which completely defeats the purpose of using it.
    Don't have a Facebook, so that's useless to me.
    I can tweet easier with a full keyboard.
    Zune is really just a rebrand of the original Video marketplace, with 1080p video. I don't buy (rent) videos on my 360, and if I did, I can't pull down 1080p anyhow.
    The "News and More" thing is a complete joke.

    So, yeah. Nothing to see here, move along. #xbox360update
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    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment Brain.wav was starred Brain.wav was unstarred
    Image of Jsembower Jsembower
    11/17/09

    In reply to Reminder: Xbox 360 Twitter, Last.fm and Zune Video Go Live Today
    Mine didn't ask for an update, but they were all there. I had to do them individually. Last.FM is a dealbreaker; increased the value of that console a couple of times over. #xbox360update
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    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment Jsembower was starred Jsembower was unstarred
    Image of Stargate199 Stargate199
    11/17/09

    In reply to Reminder: Xbox 360 Twitter, Last.fm and Zune Video Go Live Today
    I just did the update on my Xbox. It is not a dashboard update, you download each item as an app and run it. There is no cost for the app download, but you must be an Xbox Live Gold subscriber. There was a dashboard update last week, so guess if you haven't fired up the xbox in over a week, you will need to do so before Facebook, twitter, last FM and the other stuff appears. #xbox360update
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    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment Edited by Stargate199 at 11/17/09 9:41 AM Stargate199 was starred Stargate199 was unstarred
    Image of CMU_Bueller CMU_Bueller
    11/12/09

    In reply to Xbox 360's Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM and Zune Video Come November 17
    Great, I get sit through a big ass update before playing AC2. Why couldn't you do this on say a Monday or Thursday when new releases aren't coming out, Microsoft? #xbox360update
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    Nathan Obbards promoted this comment CMU_Bueller was starred CMU_Bueller was unstarred
    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/12/09

    @CMU_Bueller: Dude, I hate to break it to you, but Armored Core 2 has been out for quite some time already. #xbox360update
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    Image of Mister Eee Mister Eee
    11/12/09

    In reply to Xbox 360's Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM and Zune Video Come November 17
    Damnit. Mine just got banned and now they get this. #xbox360update
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    Nathan Obbards promoted this comment Mister Eee was starred Mister Eee was unstarred
    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/12/09

    @Mister Eee: You shouldn't be playing pirated games online then. I'm guessing you played a pirated copy of Borderlands, right? #xbox360update
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    Image of Mister Eee Mister Eee
    11/12/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Nope. Never once played borderlands. I think it was the combo of old iExtreme (Wave 3) and Forza 3 (Wave 4) #xbox360update
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/12/09

    @Mister Eee: Ahh, I heard a ton of people got banned for a pirated copy of Borderlands that was circulating. #xbox360update
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    Image of Mister Eee Mister Eee
    11/12/09

    @Nathan Obbards: This whole banning wave was because the dumbasses started playing games (especially MW2) before the release date. Microsoft had to crackdown and ban 3% of all Live user they did. #xbox360update
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/12/09

    @Mister Eee: Ouch, for both the users and MS. That's a hefty chunk of revenue. #xbox360update
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    Image of Mister Eee Mister Eee
    11/12/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Actually for Microsoft it means christmas will be great. Most hackers are smart and figure out that you just need a new Xbox. pop your old HDD into it (after a good format) and then recover your profile and your back online again. Microsoft makes money doing this banning in more ways than you think. #xbox360update
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    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    11/12/09

    In reply to Xbox 360's Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM and Zune Video Come November 17
    Anyone know if this actually does kill XBox 360's with the hard-drive hack(to get a 120GB hdd on the cheap)? There was some discussion about whether those would be included in the "unapproved 3rd party storage cards" but I'm curious if anyone has actually tried it. #xbox360update
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    11/12/09

    In reply to Xbox 360's Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM and Zune Video Come November 17
    Holy Shit, Japanese for Xbox 360? #xbox360update
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    11/12/09

    In reply to Xbox 360's Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM and Zune Video Come November 17
    Thank God.

    If I had a penny for every time I've been playing COD and thought "Damn it! If I could only update my status, or send out a tweet"... #xbox360update
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    Image of SQLGuru SQLGuru
    11/12/09

    @macpatrik: Apparently your phone wasn't handy, either.

    New tactic -- unfriend your opponent and right before the kill, friend them back.

    [pop-up] You have one new friend request. Would you like to see it now?
    GAAAAA, kill shot. #xbox360update
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    Image of jayhawk11 owns property now!!! jayhawk11 owns property now!!!
    11/12/09

    @SQLGuru: [xkcd.com] #xbox360update
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    Image of ID Ron Burgundy ID Ron Burgundy
    09/28/09

    In reply to Palm Pre's WebOS 1.2 Goes Live
    Currently downloading, although I'm going to have to call Palm to issue a replacement phone. I'm having some hardware issues. :(
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    Image of DirtyDogg DirtyDogg
    09/28/09

    @Identity less than three: I just got one from Sprint, I had gotten dirt in the volume rocker, took it into the Sprint store, and 3 days later a new Pre showed up to the house.
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    Identity less than three promoted this comment DirtyDogg was starred DirtyDogg was unstarred
    Image of ID Ron Burgundy ID Ron Burgundy
    09/29/09

    @DirtyDogg: Awesome. I hope I have similar luck.
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    Image of jlarroulet jlarroulet
    09/28/09

    In reply to Palm Pre's WebOS 1.2 Goes Live
    no word on the iTunes syncing?

    Up to what point is it "profitable" to keep playing cat and mouse with apple so the latter can break the syncing almost at will?
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment jlarroulet was starred jlarroulet was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/28/09

    @jlarroulet: Well, since the last time we checked in, Palm said it could take all of two hours tops to fix whatever iTunes broke last time. I'd say the wage of a programmer or two for a couple of hours in exchange for another couple weeks of happy customers/publicity would be pretty dang profitable.

    The real question is how long they can keep this up before they get investigated by some regulatory agency. Or sued by Apple. Err. Again.
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    09/28/09

    @OCEntertainment: No iTunes Syncing in new update.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/28/09

    In reply to Palm Pre's WebOS 1.2 Goes Live
    OTA downloads for Amazon MP3?!

    Errr....Guys? How about some Android love for that feature?
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    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    09/28/09

    @OCEntertainment: ? Not sure what you mean... I can download songs off of amazon mp3 from the amazon mp3 store app on my G1...
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment MarcusMaximus was starred MarcusMaximus was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/28/09

    @MarcusMaximus: Last time I checked, I was only able to download songs over WiFi. The way this article made it sound, you could download songs over the cell network (3G, or whatever). Has this changed? If so....I am very pleased.

    Edit: I am very pleased.
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    Edited by OCEntertainment at 09/28/09 4:36 PM OCEntertainment was starred OCEntertainment was unstarred
    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    09/28/09

    In reply to Palm Pre's WebOS 1.2 Goes Live
    I was thinking about upgrading to the Pre using one of the deals that have been posted over the last few days, except they all require a new contract.
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    Image of esp13 esp13
    09/28/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: Just like every other susidized phone.

    Unless I'm mis-understanding "new contract". At Best Buy they charge a lower price for a new contract and usually higher if it's a new number added to a family plan (in wihich case, it's still a new contract for that line.
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment esp13 was starred esp13 was unstarred
    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    09/28/09

    @esp13: No, what I mean is that Giz has been touting them as if it was a flat fee for the phone on it's own. That's what's pissing me off.
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    Image of cc82 cc82
    09/28/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: Since when has any phone deal not had the stipulation of a new contract?
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment cc82 was starred cc82 was unstarred
    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    09/28/09

    @cc82: Never. The articles just keep making them seem that way.
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    Image of esp13 esp13
    09/28/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: Sorry for the misunderstanding, but I would imagine anyone reading Giz would already be aware of the regular price of a Pre (or any other smartphone) and find it kinda odd that the phone suddenly dropped so low and not expect a commitment to be involved.
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment esp13 was starred esp13 was unstarred
    Image of itchytooth itchytooth
    09/10/09

    In reply to First Snow Leopard Update: 10.6.1 Is Here
    Cool, maybe we can hit 10.7 by the end of the year and 10.8 by early February. I'm getting tired of all this dead time between OS updates.
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