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You can control Foxtel on Xbox with your voice now

You can control Foxtel on Xbox with your voice now

Foxtel on Xbox is one of the best ways to watch Pay TV exclusive sporting events without signing up for an extended contract. And now it gets even better, integrating Kinect voice commands into its functionality.

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SBS ON DEMAND lands on Xbox 360

SBS ON DEMAND lands on Xbox 360

A week after the launch of the updated Xbox 360 dashboard featuring the new ‘metro’ look and voice controls, the first Australian content has hit – it’s SBS ON DEMAND. Sorry about the shouting but that’s the name!

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Xbox Dashboard update bringing Kinect voice controls December 6

Xbox Dashboard update bringing Kinect voice controls December 6

If you bought a Kinect and have lamented the lack of proper Australian voice controls over the past 12 months, get ready to update – Microsoft has confirmed it will be rolling out its next big update on December 6.

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Happy 10th Birthday, Xbox!

Happy 10th Birthday, Xbox!

It’s hard to believe that it was a full decade ago that Microsoft changed video gaming forever with the launch of the original Xbox console. Of course, it’s been five years since that model was superseded, but at least we now get to play Halo: Combat Evolved in HD, right?

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FIRST TEST: Xbox 360 Wireless Speed Wheel reviewed

FIRST TEST: Xbox 360 Wireless Speed Wheel reviewed

Any true lover of motoring and racing games will know that driving a performance car with your thumbs is just plain crazy – you need to get your hands on a wheel! Microsoft has just released its new offering – the Wireless Speed Wheel. Trev tested it in his man cave.

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‘Xbox! Get me a beer’ probably won’t work when voice controls go live in December

‘Xbox! Get me a beer’ probably won’t work when voice controls go live in December

Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect camera launched almost a year ago with the promise of a UI revolution. But in Australia, that promise was limited by the lack of voice control functionality. Today, Microsoft announced that we’ll be able to control our consoles using our voice from mid-December.

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Watching the Rugby World Cup the easy way – via your Xbox 360

Watching the Rugby World Cup the easy way – via your Xbox 360

The 2011 Rugby World Cup has officially kicked off across the Tasman. Yet actually watching the world’s premiere Rugby tournament is made difficult here in Australia thanks to the Foxtel/Channel 9 broadcast license combo. Fortunately, there’s a relatively easy and affordable workaround, by getting Foxtel through your Xbox 360.

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Limited Modern Warfare 3 Xbox 360 console will be hard to spot in open conflict

Limited Modern Warfare 3 Xbox 360 console will be hard to spot in open conflict

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was one of the biggest selling games of all time, so it’s no surprise to see the game’s successor get its own Xbox bundle when it hits the world in November.

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