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	<title>Javamancy mini &#187; Microsoft</title>
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		<title>Kinect: Mainstream Media Jumps&#8230; Onboard?</title>
		<link>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2010/10/25/kinect-mainstream-media-jumps-onboard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadgetry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The impending release of the Kinect seems to be making the rounds of various mainstream media news outlets. But Kinect has not been a closely-guarded secret by Microsoft [MSFT]. As Project Natal, and as its release-date minted name Kinect, Microsoft has been shopping the demos around for quite some time. So why now? Is it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halo Reach Beta Begins&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2010/05/03/halo-reach-beta-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 05:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Depending on which part of the world you&#8217;re in, Microsoft&#8217;s [MSFT] highly-advertised Halo Reach multiplayer beta period will be starting up in your region shortly, or has just started at this point. For the folks who&#8217;ve been eagerly awaiting this, getting ramped up with their Halo: ODST campaign disc is a fairly straightforward process: pop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret Armory of General Knoxx&#8230; Not So Secret Anymore</title>
		<link>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2010/02/23/the-secret-armory-of-general-knoxx-not-so-secret-anymore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2010/02/23/the-secret-armory-of-general-knoxx-not-so-secret-anymore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Borderlands]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The third Borderlands DLC, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, is now available for 800 MS points on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Get &#8216;er done! And, oh, yeah: the level cap is raised to 61&#8230; Presumably because a measly +10 levels is not enough.]]></description>
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		<title>MSN relaunch with integration of Bing (y&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2009/11/04/msn-relaunch-with-integration-of-bing-y/</link>
		<comments>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2009/11/04/msn-relaunch-with-integration-of-bing-y/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MSN relaunch with integration of Bing (yep, that search engine) and several social networking tools, as well as a portal redesign&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Apple vs. Microsoft: Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7</title>
		<link>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2009/10/22/apple-vs-microsoft-snow-leopard-vs-windows-7/</link>
		<comments>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2009/10/22/apple-vs-microsoft-snow-leopard-vs-windows-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meanderings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.javamancy.com/mini/?p=258</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Apple [AAPL] and Microsoft [MSFT] have had a long history of competition, and in some cases, collaboration. This time &#8217;round, it&#8217;s the comparison between the two companies&#8217; flagship operating systems: OS X 10.6 (also known as Snow Leopard) and Windows 7. There are a couple of interesting op-ed pieces about this: Windows 7 is darn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 Released Today</title>
		<link>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2009/10/22/windows-7-released-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the big day for Windows Vista owners: the long-anticipated upgrade for their Vista systems is being released today.]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Retail Store Opening Today</title>
		<link>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2009/10/22/microsoft-retail-store-now-open/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Convergence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft&#8217;s [MSFT] first retail store is opening today in Scottsdale, Arizona. Exciting, right? Although Windows 7 may be the big draw today, since its official release date is today, I can&#8217;t help but wonder how attractive the Xbox 360 platform plays in the retail space, especially if Microsoft allows for a greater breadth of game [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Limited-Time Rebate for Xbox 360 Elite!</title>
		<link>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2009/09/22/special-limited-time-rebate-for-xbox-360-elite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2009/09/22/special-limited-time-rebate-for-xbox-360-elite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadgetry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just when you thought that the $100 discount on the Xbox 360 Elite console packages was a way to achieve new price parity with the PlayStation 3 price drops&#8230; Microsoft [MSFT] strikes yet again, hot on the heels of the exciting Modern Warfare 2 limited edition Xbox 360 Elite announcement, with an additional Xbox 360 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PS3 Slim = $299?</title>
		<link>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2009/08/20/ps3-slim-299/</link>
		<comments>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2009/08/20/ps3-slim-299/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.javamancy.com/mini/?p=219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not willing to concede the console wars to Microsoft [MSFT] yet, Sony [SNE] is stickin&#8217; in the game with the revamped PS3 Slim format, with a price reduction and a firmed-up release date for North America. Expected release date: September 1, 2009. Expected new price: $299 USD. Expected internals: 120 GB HD, 45 nm Cell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Windows Live Mesh (now in beta) worth&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2009/06/24/is-windows-live-mesh-now-in-beta-worth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.javamancy.com/mini/2009/06/24/is-windows-live-mesh-now-in-beta-worth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is Windows Live Mesh (now in beta) worth it?]]></description>
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