Reputable research outfit NPD has released its latest console stats which indicate that Microsoft's Xbox 360 has dominated for 15 of the last 16 months in terms of unit sales - very impressive statistics indeed.
Microsoft is now accepting applications from potential beta testers for its fall Xbox 360 Dashboard update, according to reports.
Microsoft has been showing off the latest additions to its Xbox 360 gaming system over the last couple of days, and the more they show, the more it appears to be on its way to being less a gaming system, and more an entertainment device.
Demoed officially earlier this year at E3, the Metro-style Xbox 360 Dashboard Update for 2011 has been caught being browsed through in a leaked video which you can watch after the jump!
Popular BitTorrent client uTorrent has received an update which includes integration with the most popular smartphone platforms and gaming consoles.
Since the announcement and subsequent commencement of Microsoft's BUILD Keynote conference, the Redmond-based company has been in the news on an hourly basis. The Windows 8 demonstrations have gone down a real treat, backed-up with by the fact that half a million users flocked to download early Alpha previews of the company's latest dose of OS innovation.
Despite an increasingly volatile and uncertain economy, Microsoft has managed to maintain the top spot in the game console market, with 308,000 units sold in the United States in the month of August alone.
If you're a hardcore gamer, you likely own more than one console, yet game consoles take up space, especially if you live in a crammed college dorm. Thankfully, the newest star in geekery and console modding goodness has published pictures of a combination of a PlayStation 3 and an Xbox 360, all in one box!
If you're an Xbox 360 user, you're likely always striving for added features and enhanced software, and so far Microsoft hasn't treated its users badly at all, with new updates coming up fairly often, including a major user interface redesign in the past years. Now, it seems as if Microsoft is gearing up for a another new Dashboard update for the Xbox 360.
It's not been a great year for glossy gadgets. Apple recently quietly discontinued its uber-shiny white MacBook from range in favor of the more sophisticated finish of the MacBook Air and MacBooks Pro, while Sony has also moved on from the early days of the PS3, which too sported a glossy finish.
