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Reality check on Xbox 360

It didn't take long for some gamers to start griping about the new console. But just how widespread are the problems?

Blurring the line between games and life

The first ad appeared in USA Today a week ago, right on schedule. The cryptic notice, along with several subsequent ads in The New York Sun, The Times of London and Monday's Sydney Daily Telegraph, are the first tangible signs of a mystery called "Perplex City" beginning to unfold online.

Microsoft TechFest 2008: A glimpse into the future

Each year Microsoft holds its Techfest show, an exhibition of some of the research projects it's working on. CNET.com.au went to check out where the future lies.