Monthly Archives: June 2009
XBOX Australia is currently running a promotion where AU Silver members can get 1 month of Xbox LIVE Gold for $1. To get it, login to your Silver account and choose the 1 month membership option. http://www.xbox.com/en-AU/pm/goldoffer1dollar Note that after the month it will auto-renew at standard rates, but you can of course cancel or change your renewal before then….
This Friday (19th June) Microsoft is running a competition where anyone in Australia could win $10,000! The premise is that the first person to find the treasure on a specific webpage (using the provided clues) will win the $10,000, however you will only find it using the new Internet Explorer 8. To get started, head to the website and read…
For those who develop in XNA, you will want to head to the Creators Club website and download the newest version of XNA Game Studio, XNA GS 3.1. Please note that if you are making a game for the Community Games service, you will only be able to submit a 3.1 game from July 23rd. If you are entering Dream…
We’ve seen the US laptop hunter ads, and now the Windows team have brought them to Australia, and made them even better. If you listen to Nova 969 (or for our Melbourne readers, Nova 100) in the mornings from 8:30am, you will get clues to find the “Laptop Hunter” in the city. (more clues on the website) Find the Laptop…
The Windows team blog has just announced that Windows 7 will be available in stores beginning October 22nd 2009, and will be on MSDN in the 2nd half of July. No details on pricing have been announced yet, however they have confirmed that OEMs and retailers will soon be able to offer a Windows 7 upgrade program for those who…
Last Wednesday saw the gathering of press, industry and faculty at the Microsoft HQ in Sydney for the Australian finals of the 2009 Imagine Cup. The Imagine Cup is a worldwide competition open to students where they compete in multiple fields to solve a specified problem. This year students could choose from one of the many UN Millennium Goals, and…