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We have some very exciting news!

We have managed to secure some tickets to an exciting upcoming XBOX event! There is an exclusive event called the “Open House” to showcase Microsoft’s latest consumer products including the Australian debut of “Kinect for Xbox 360.” The event will take place at Luna Park with satellite events in other locations. The event will showcase our technology as part of the consumer’s life by bringing scenarios to life including the kitchen, living room, kids room, on the move and in the office. You will be amongst the first people in Australia to see and play with Kinnect, Windows Phone 7 and other new technology.

[Please see attached invitation]

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Details

Thursday 2 September, 2010

4-5 pm (please note the invitation says 3-4 which has been changed to 4 to 5. So 4pm to 5pm is the correct time)

Crystal Ballroom, Luna Park, Sydney

1 Olympic Drive, Milsons Point, NSW, 2061

RSVP with your name and university to Anoop.Mehta@student-partners.com.au

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On the event day, you are allowed to take pictures & film video and share the content with other students in the community, especially good for your blogs.

Email me if you have any questions.

Anoop

Source: http://blogs.student-partners.com.au/unswmsp/?p=91

AshMan says…

Halo has been one of those defining video games for the Xbox 360. Since the original launch in 2005 Halo has taken gamers on a journey with Master Chief to save the world from the Covenant. The success of the game and its great universe has spawned novels which one their own have been very successful.

The latest and final release from Bungie is Halo: Reach, which actually covers the events from the novel Halo: The Fall of Reach. However you follow the perspective of a Spartan team who is on the ground on Reach.

The game looks fantastic and following in tradition of Halo 2 and Halo 3 a limited edition of the Xbox 360 is being released to celebrate the game. The console is a special silver version feature the same internals as the newly redesigned console. It also is bundled with two matching silver controllers and a copy of the Halo: Reach Standard Edition.

The Australian pricing of the limited edition console is $549, and from what I’ve seen. It is worth every penny! It simply looks awesome.

Halo: Reach Limited Edition Console $549

AshMan says…

XDA-Developers have posted news that one of their forum members has been able to dump the ROM from an upcoming HTC Device named Mondrian.

Seeing some videos of the new Windows Phone 7 and test driving the operating system through an emulator is nice and already gets the discussions and speculations flowing.

What most XDA-Developers followers really are waiting for is a full fledged ROM, that magically appears out of nothing.

Wait no more, because member 911sniper posted a Windows Phone 7 ROM from a HTC device named theHTC Mondrian.
The posting of the ROM is so fresh out the oven that at this point there’s not a lot of concrete information about either the device or the ROM itself. But it is certainly good news, knowing that developers and cooks are sharpening their knives to cut it to pieces and find out as much as possible about it.

Originally posted by 911sniper

Model: HTC Mondrian (Cingular USA)
AKU: WindowsMobile_7_AKU_6176
Language: 0409_WWE

Happy cooking!

At the moment it is clear that the known tools most chefs use, will not work without modifications. XDA developer and moderator Da_G already dumped the ROM with his currently private NBHImageTool which allows dumping unsigned ROMs.

If you’re dying to find out what the real low-down is on Microsoft’s operating system and HTC’s new device, head on over to the original thread to stay in the loop of the latest finds.
Make sure to keep an eye on the XDA-Portal, we will keep you updated with the latest information from the developers and chefs!

AshMan says…

Windows 7 unlike previous versions of Windows allows you the user to really personalising the look and feel of you PC Experience.

The backgrounds are no longer just static images, you can choose to display a slideshow of photos of your friends and family or anything else you want to display. You can even customise if you want those images shuffled, and how often you want your background to change.

The colour of your task bar is also fully customisable, allowing you to choose any colour on the spectrum you like to match your personality!

The video below shows you how you can customise the look and feel of Windows 7. Be sure to check it out.

AshMan says…

Microsoft has just shipped a Release Candidate (RC) copy of its development software Visual Studio 2010.

No new features are in included in the RC release, but Microsoft has focused on speed improvements. A Microsoft spokesperson stated: “We heard from customers that performance in Beta 2 wasn’t everything they had hoped it would be. The RC released today delivers enhanced performance and is an added milestone to garner even more customer feedback before the final build is released. Specifically, customers will see performance improvements in loading solutions, typing, building and debugging.”

April 12 is the launch date of the final version of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4. Major events are being held around the world for its release.
The RC is available now for MSDN subscribers today and will be available to the public on February 10.