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Article: Microsoft updates Xbox
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- International Herald Tribune
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- May 14, 2005
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Michel Marriott
International Herald Tribune
05-14-2005
In the battle for advantage in the next round of the video-console wars, Microsoft is making the first move. Three and a half years after it entered the console market with the Xbox, Microsoft on Thursday introduced its successor, the Xbox 360, a creamy white console that is to go on sale by the holiday season. Though noticeably smaller than its black predecessor, it houses three 3.2-gigahertz IBM microprocessors that could qualify it as the most powerful home computer on the market. Indeed, unlike the original Xbox, the new console can act as a home entertainment hub, streaming pictures, music and video from digital cameras, portable ...