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Xbox LIVE Beats PlayStation Network in Reader Vote

By anthony | Published: March 6, 2010
We had a very hotly contested matchup this week in our long-running Faceoff series , with Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE going up against Sony’s PlayStation Network for favorite online console gaming service. After an astounding 35,055 votes we’re ready to declare the winner… … and Xbox LIVE takes the win ! They’ll obviously get an achievement rather than a trophy for this victory. Just a day or so ago the polls were holding steadily even so it was definitely in the home stretch here that XBLA pulled ahead. The final tally reads 19,858 for Xbox LIVE (57%) and 14,258 for PSN (41%), with a surprisingly small tie vote of only 939 (3%)
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Socialize on Xbox LIVE With Your iPhone

By melissa | Published: November 30, 2009
If you’re a gamer who wants to stay connected to your Xbox LIVE account even while on the go, guess what: there’s an app for that. The 360 Live (warning: iTunes link) application is an iPhone app that lets you perform many of the same social and gamertag management functions as you would be able to on the console itself. Recently updated to version 2, the $1.99 app allows you to manage friends and friend requests, see who’s currently online, compare gamerscores and achievements, and chat over Xbox LIVE messaging to one or more recipients. After logging in with your XBLA credentials, the app will automatically pull down all your friends and other needed account information. There may, however, be a bit of a caveat emptor required regarding the 360 Live app
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HOW TO: Get Early Access to Twitter and Facebook on Xbox LIVE

By admin | Published: October 14, 2009
We saw a preview earlier this month of Xbox LIVE’s social integrations with Twitter and Facebook. As it turns out, Microsoft will be doing an Update Preview program for the Dashboard refresh before it launches to the public, and you can get in on it. For early access to the social features, you’ll need to sign up for Microsoft Connect and complete a survey. Filling out the survey doesn’t guarantee you’ll get early access, but with thousands reportedly being accepted you’ll certainly have a good chance
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