By now, most Xbox 360 owners have probably had the chance to spend time tinkering with the New Xbox Experience update. It’s a radical reimagining of the console’s interface and has added a load of new features, including the oft-debated Avatars. But if you’ve only spent time customising your new character and ripping Gears of War 2 to the hard drive, then you might have missed some of the other less well-know features. Read on for five of our faves.
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Five things you didn’t know about New Xbox Experience
November 21, 2008, 2:00 pm by Greg Strachan
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Tags: achievements, avatars, downloads, Gaming, memory, Microsoft, New Xbox Experience, NXE, Xbox 360
Nokia does music? Yamaha goes five better!
October 6, 2008, 10:50 am by Chris Haslam
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Tags: ceatec, downloads, instruments, Japan, live, Mobile phone, music, Nokia, prototype, Yamaha
Downloading is dead, long live live music. Nokia might have their swanky ‘unlimited music downloads’ but Yamaha have proper(ish) instruments on their handsets. The “Band in my Pocket” range of concept phones, revealed at CEATEC in Japan, lets you clip your choice of instrument direct to your handset and play.
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Star Wars: Force Unleashed demo is a record breaker
September 12, 2008, 10:30 am by Stephen Ebert
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LucasArts proudly announced that the demo of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has broken the record for console downloads, notching up 2.3 million since August.
ISPs unite to spook file sharers
July 24, 2008, 9:00 am by James Holland
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