Xbox 360 Price Cut Spurs Sales

Microsoft last week was quick to remind cohorts that price drops work, days after the company slashed the price of the Xbox 360 for a second time last Friday.

According to Microsoft, retailers saw a 100 percent surge in Xbox 360 sales last weekend compared to the previous one. Starting last Friday, Xbox 360 prices were cut US$50 to $80 depending on the model...
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New Seinfeld, Gates Microsoft ad kinda sorta makes sense

When last we saw new friends Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates, in the first installment of the new Microsoft ad campaign, they were leaving a shopping mall where they'd run into each other at a discount shoe store. Now, a week later, the second "episode" from ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky has arrived, and Jerry and Bill have ventured farther into the featureless heart of suburbia: They've moved in with a deeply average family....
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Microsoft Adds Privacy Tools to Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft today spelled out new privacy tools in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) that some have dubbed "porn mode" in a nod to the most-obvious use of a browser privacy mode.

A privacy advocate applauded the move, calling it a "great step forward," while rival browser builder Mozilla Corp. said it is working to add similar features to a future Firefox...