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  • Hackers Just Created $US1m In Microsoft Points

    Hackers Just Created $US1m In Microsoft Points

    Microsoft points are the digital currency you use to buy Xbox and Zune content, and you can buy cards that are pre-loaded with points to enter in to your account. Problem? Just like with the iTunes gift cards, somebody discovered the algorithm Microsoft uses to generate valid codes and let it loose onto the internet.


  • Australia: Where Old Gadgets Come To Die Be Sold Online

    I remember when the Zune was first released in the US. I was excited by the prospect of a big name company being able to offer a competitor to Apple’s iPod. I called Microsoft repeatedly in the hopes of getting some word on an Australian release, but they were a stone of silence, impassive in…