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PlanetXbox360.com have translated a french article on XboxLiveFrance.com which listed a new Xbox Live pricing system via some scans of US Xbox Live promotional leaflets. There will be five packages available from purchase ranging from US$7.99 to US$69.99. Here’s a guide for the pricing:
1 Month Gold Card - $7.99
3 Month Gold Card - $19.99
3 Month [...]

“I love Linux. I use it on my servers, I use it on my desktops, and I use it on my entertainment center, where it powers my HDTV TiVo and my D-Link DSM-320 media player, which turns my network into a media library with terabytes of storage. Heck, I even run Linux on my Linksys [...]

“Opera 10 year online anniversary party favors: Get a free Opera registration code by clicking the “go free” button below. We’re giving away registration codes for as long as the party lasts!”
This is good news for Opera fans. Click the link below to gain your free Opera registration code. That means you get the full [...]

A Japanese company has made a door that opens by sliding panels from either side, with built in sensors, just enought for you to slip by. This looks cool, but I think the downside is the reaction time. When your running and such, it will be hard for the panels to move quickly. But the [...]

Study finds that coffee has several health benefits. Good news for coffee drinkers, but that doesn’t mean that you can “substitute coffee for fruit and vegetables.”
Antioxidants, which are thought to help battle cancer and provide other health benefits, are abundant in grains, tomatoes and many other fruits and vegetables. Vinson said he was researching tea [...]

I have seen Futurama a couple of times before and it is cool, along with the Simpsons. This case mod is fantastic. There is a guide on the site which shows how the creator made it. I simply would not have the patience to do something like this. It took 4-5 months to make!
Bender even [...]

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SmartXX, who make Mod Chips for Xboxs, have managed to get their hands on an Xbox 360 Developers kit. They have taken it apart with plenty of detailed pictures of the motherboard and various accesories that come with the Xbox. This includes a huge proprietary plug and adaptor which is going to make it impossible [...]

I haven’t been posting in a while since I came back from Hungary. Anyway I just wanted to let you know that I am back safe and sound with my mac Mini on and fully functioning. I will be posting some pictures of the set up to my Flickr account. You should see that soon. [...]

Teen Muederer Devin Moore was sentenced to death yesterday for killing three police officers as he tried to escape from custody.
“While in the history of US criminal law there is nothing unusual about this, Moore’s case has attracted a lot of attention because he claimed to be under the influence of the violent game Grand [...]