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Microsoft Eyes Wider Net as Xbox Turns to Entertainment

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 20, 2010 at 5:30 am PT

The Kinect has been an early hit for Microsoft, but an even bigger moment to celebrate will be if the new gaming accessory can help move the Xbox beyond the hard-core gaming-crowd demographic to appeal to a mass audience for general living-room entertainment.

Buying and Selling Among Friends

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on March 3, 2009 at 4:28 pm PT

Gone are the days when giving away your old stuff involved getting in the car and hauling bags to the local Salvation Army. Now, with a little Web know-how, you can find a number of ways to turn your trash into someone else’s treasure.

Digital Cameras That Do Thinking for You

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on April 23, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Most people forget their digital cameras have a settings dial that can be adjusted to take pictures in specific circumstances, or don’t know how to use them. Three new digital cameras claim to do the thinking for you, but how are the results?