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December 9th, 2009 at 05:40pm
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When Microsoft rolled out Twitter, Facebook, and Last.fm support for the Xbox 360, a number of users were less than impressed. Specifically, those with child Xbox Live accounts were not allowed to use any of the new applications. Outside the US, Microsoft has now released an update that allows child accounts to access these features, so long as parental permission is given. Major Nelson advises users to set each application to log in automatically upon first activation. Otherwise, those with child accounts will be prompted for parental permission every time the application is launched.
Fear not, US gamers, the update will hit American shores on December 15.
MS enables child accounts for 360 Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 17th, 2009 at 05:47pm
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In celebration of the latest Dashboard Update, which introduced Twitter, Facebook and a number of other new features to the Xbox 360, Microsoft is hosting free Xbox Live Gold promotions through next week. Starting November 20 at 12:00pm ET and running until 12:00pm ET November 23, Xbox Live Gold will be free for all Silver members except those in Europe. Don’t feel left out, European Silver members, as you’ll be getting free Xbox Live Gold starting at 17:00 GMT, November 25, until 17:00 GMT, November 30.
During the free period, all Silver Live members will have access to the new features as well as Halo Waypoint, 1 vs 100, Netflix, Sky Player and, of course, online multiplayer. Keep in mind that not all features — Sky Player, for example — are available in all regions.
Now, to be serious for a moment, Twitter is neat and all, but the Modern Warfare 2 Spec Ops mode is where it’s at. Be sure to use your free Xbox Live wisely.
Free Xbox Live Gold promotions incoming originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 17th, 2009 at 10:30am
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Details? They’re so early 2009.
PSA: Facebook, Twitter now on Xbox Live originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 12th, 2009 at 01:30pm
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Xbox owners: You have five days to start thinking of your lives and the lives of others in trivial, 140-character chunks. Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten has told Fast Company that the Dashboard update containing Twitter and Facebook integration will officially arrive on November 17.
If the date seems familiar, you’re not losing your marbles: The specific timing for the update was revealed and reneged last month. Now, you’d better hurry up and beat the Chatpad rush at the store.
Facebook and Twitter coming to Xbox Nov. 17 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 30th, 2009 at 06:15pm
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It’s not quite Wonka’s chocolate factory, but the Xbox 360 Dashboard update preview participants are getting a taste of some delectable bonuses regardless. Earlier today, those lucky folks were granted their promised early access to the Halo Waypoint beta. Lo and behold, 11 Avatar Awards arrived alongside the addition (five for each gender’s Avatar, one for both), unlocking based on various Achievements from Halo 3: ODST, ranging from Recon helmets to ODST t-shirts. Microsoft has provided little in the way of details on the addition, so feel free to let us know if you see anything particularly strange or interesting.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]
Halo Waypoint live with Dashboard preview program, includes Avatar Awards originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 28th, 2009 at 06:02pm
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There was something of an outcry in the Xbox community when Microsoft announced that the upcoming Xbox 360 Dashboard Update would disable “unauthorized” memory units. Datel, a manufacturer of such devices, recently expressed its disappointment following the announcement. Fortunately, it looks like it takes more than that to keep a good company down, as Maxconsole.net reports that Datel intends to release a solution to the problem.
In a letter to retailers, Datel stated it was “aware of the changes that are required to remedy this problem and will shortly release a solution in readiness for this potential update.” Naturally, the company didn’t elaborate on the necessary changes. Datel also didn’t supply a precise release date for the updated memory units, saying only that they would be available “shortly.” Still, it’s good news for folks that want more memory for less-than-exorbitant prices.
[Via Engadget]
Datel working on ‘remedy’ for its unauthorized Xbox 360 memory units originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 28th, 2009 at 04:00pm
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Those of you who woke up extra early this morning to get in precious alone time with your Xbox 360 (we understand – we do it all the time) may have been tricked when a mandatory system update greeted you in place of the dashboard. Alas, the much ballyhoo’d Facebook/Twitter/Last.fm update has not yet arrived, as Microsoft’s Major Nelson points out on his site.
Instead, the update brings with it support for the now five-year-old WPA2 security protocol. With that new and improved 802.11n wireless adapter hitting retailers next month, and with WPA2 certification being mandatory for all new Wi-Fi devices as of March 2006, Microsoft seems to be rolling out that addition in software. That’s good news for those of you with a four-year-old Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter!
PSA: Xbox mandatory update isn’t ‘The Big One,’ adds WPA2 support for wireless adapter originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 21st, 2009 at 07:40pm
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Major Nelson, Xbox Live guru and prolific tweeter, has announced that the first wave of notification emails for the Xbox 360 Dashboard update preview should go out this Friday. Incidentally, sign up is now closed, so no more applications will be accepted. The preview will give Xbox Live members a chance to check out the many new features in the upcoming Dashboard update, including Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm and the new Zune Video Marketplace. Also, as we reported earlier today, Microsoft has thrown in a preview of Halo Waypoint as well.
The preview program should roll out sometime next week. In the meantime, keep an eye on those inboxes!
Xbox Dashboard update preview invites out this Friday originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 21st, 2009 at 03:15pm
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Microsoft’s Major Nelson has announced that Halo Waypoint — the upcoming Xbox Live locus of all things Halo – will be included in the 360 Dashboard update preview program. Those lucky enough to get into the preview should be notified this week, and Major Nelson tells Joystiq that Halo Waypoint should be rolling out on the preview sometime next week.
Microsoft recently revealed more details surrounding the service, most notably how the “career system,” which will track in-game accomplishments from all the Halo games available on the Xbox 360. The destination’s launch is scheduled for November 5, so preview participants should get a significant chunk of time with before it goes public. Don’t worry if you don’t make it into the preview, we’ll be sure to share our hands-on impressions next week.
Dashboard update preview to include Halo Waypoint originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 21st, 2009 at 02:30pm
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Outlawed off-white accessory news now, with CVG relaying manufacturer Datel’s unenthusiastic response to the the forthcoming Xbox 360 Dashboard update, which intends to kill support for unauthorized, third-party memory units. Datel has said that it’s “disappointed” by Microsoft’s decision, one that it feels will limit consumers in “exercising their freedom of choice.” Specifically, their freedom of choosing a memory solution that doesn’t come from Microsoft.
What to do if you’re the owner of one of these bad boys? Unless you want to stay offline forever, you’ll have to back up your data and transfer it to an official memory unit or hard drive. Failing that, you could just lift anchor in protest and set sail for Redmond, but we wouldn’t suggest doing that unless you’re English and living in 1983.
Datel ‘disappointed’ by Xbox 360’s unofficial memory unit lockout originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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