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SuperSync adds support for TiVo Mp3s

by Mike Schramm (Apr 23rd, 2008)

We posted about SuperSync last year, and we just posted about another iTunes library syncing app, Syncopation. But just in case you've been waiting to sync your music libraries not just across iTunes but also to your TiVo, the wait is over -- SuperSync version 2.3 now does just that. You can connect ...

Xbox Live Friends list on your iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Feb 22nd, 2008)

There are quite a few ways online to see what your friends are up to in Xbox Live -- the most fun way is probably the 360 Voice site (that lets your Xbox blog about what you've been playing lately), but there are also Facebook applications, Dashboard widgets, and all kinds of other ways to keep tabs ...

XBMC being ported to Leopard

by Mike Schramm (Jan 3rd, 2008)

Xbox Media Center (or XBMC) is an open source media program designed to run on an original Microsoft Xbox game console-- for an open source app designed on a "hostile" platform, it's actually got one of the better media center interfaces around (and it's easy to plug into-- you can even use your ...

Use your iPhone as an XBMC remote

by Mike Schramm (Jul 30th, 2007)

I have to say, as much as everyone whined about the lack of an iPhone SDK, I am nothing but impressed at how far people are bending over backwards to provide functionality to the iPhone. Yes it makes you wonder how much we could do if there was an SDK, but on the other hand, developers are really ...

Disney HD on Xbox Live... but not iTunes

by Mike Schramm (Jul 11th, 2007)

I'm not sure how closely you're all following E3 (the big gaming convention going on this week in LA), but one of the tidbits of news dropped by some little company named Microsoft last night is Disney movies are now available for download on Xbox 360's Live Marketplace. Finally, just like all of us ...

MacLive: Your Xbox Live Friends on the Mac

by Mat Lu (Feb 12th, 2007)

MacLive is an Open Source utility to keep track of your Xbox Live friends on your Mac. You can set it to let you know when your friends log on via a Growl notification (so you can get fragging as soon as a buddy shows up online). Unfortunately, according this review MacLive is still a little rough ...

Xbox incompatible with 802.11n Airport Extreme

by Erica Sadun (Feb 7th, 2007)

TUAW reader Bryan Hughes writes in to tell us that after many unsuccessful attempts, he was unable to connect wirelessly to his Xbox 360 via the new 802.11n Airport Extreme. Over at a discussion at Apple Tech Support, other users report no problem connecting their Wiis and Playstation 3s to the ...

Argo, Microsoft's iPod killer

by Scott McNulty (Jul 11th, 2006)

Engadget, our sister blog who is always in the know when it comes to gadgets, have snagged a picture of a possible design for Microsoft's Argo. What the heck is the Argo? Why, it is Microsoft's attempt at an iPod killer. According to the scuttlebutt the Argo will be part of the XBox brand and ...

Dock your iPod in your Xbox 360

by C.K. Sample, III (Dec 20th, 2005)

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Microsoft calls Power Macs an Interim Development Tool

by C.K. Sample, III (May 13th, 2005)

TUAW reader, Brock, wrote in with a tip pointing this out: Microsoft begrudgingly admitted to demoing recent videos associated with their new Xbox 360 on Macs. According to News.com, an official Microsoft spokesman blushed* before admitting, "We purchased a number of Apple G5's because very ...