New Xbox Experience Download & Win
The New Xbox Experience reinvents home entertainment from the inside out, changing the way we play games, watch movies and TV s
hows, and even become contestants in game shows. It all begins this fall with a bold new look and feel that is fun, social, and simple to use.
Now you can enter the Download & Win Sweepstakes for your chance at some big prizes.
We’ve got a million Microsoft Points
to give away, so don’t miss your chance!
To enter, just register your gamertag by downloading the NXE Download & Win Gamer Picture, and then download any of the premium Marketplace content listed below.
The NXE Download & Win entry period begins at 6:01 A.M. Pacific Time (PT) on November 19, 2008, and ends at 11:59 pm PT on November 23, 2008. The more you download the more entries you receive, up to a maximum of ten entries per person.
Before registering for the sweepstakes, make sure your Xbox LIVE account information is accurate! Potential winners will be notified by the sweepstakes administrator and have their prizes shipped using the contact info (e-mail, phone, and address) on their Xbox LIVE profile. If your contact info is not up-to-date you will be disqualified from winning a prize.
Check your account information here.
Sweepstakes Registration
You must register for the sweepstakes before the end of the entry period on November 23, 2008 by downloading the New Xbox Experience Download & Win Gamer Picture:
Before November 19:
- Sign in to Xbox LIVE Marketplace
- Select Game Store
- Select All Games
- Select New Xbox Experience
- Select NXE Download and Win Gamer Picture from the list of available content and select Confirm Download
- Upon the successful completion of the Gamer Picture download, you will see a Thank You for Registering message.
After November 19:
- Sign in to Xbox LIVEMarketplace
- Select Themes & Gamer Pictures
- Select AllThemes & Gamer Pictures
- Select All
- Select New Xbox Experience
- Select NXE Download and Win Gamer Picture from the list of available content and select Confirm Download
- Upon the successful completion of the Gamer Picture download, you will see a Thank You for Registering message.
You may also access the free NXE Download and Win Registration Gamer Picture via the banner ads running on the Xbox LIVE dashboard.
Sweepstakes Entry
You will automatically receive one entry into the sweepstakes when you download the New Xbox Experience (automatic) and redeem Microsoft Points for downloadable Xbox LIVE Marketplace content in any one of the following categories:
- Movie
- TV Show
- Full Arcade Game
- Xbox Originals
- Game Add-On
- Music Video
There is a maximum limit of ten total entries per person.
Prize Information
After the sweepstakes is over, 46 winners will be selected from all eligible entries to receive the following prizes:
- One Grand Prize: 500,000 Microsoft Points
- Five First Prizes: 50,000 Microsoft Points
- Ten Second Prizes: 10,000 Microsoft Points
- Thirty Third Prizes: 5,000 Microsoft Points
The Play & Win and Download & Win promotions from Xbox.com are an easy way to jump in and interact with the Xbox LIVE community. It’s easy to enter and you could win some great prizes. Look for more exciting Play & Win promotions in the future!
Source- XBOX Press Release
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Live Search Launches “Big Ticket” promotion
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Source- Channel 10 Blog
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Source- Channel 10 Blog
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The theme of the contest is “home of the future,” offering contestants a broad platform to demonstrate fresh thinking around smart, connected devices of the future.
How the Contest Works
SPARKs Will Fly is a three-round competition with more than $50,000 (U.S.) in prizes. The contest begins today and will wrap up in spring of 2009 at ESC Silicon Valley. In round one, contestants will submit a one- to three-page entry at http://www.sparkcontest.com detailing their idea for the home of the future. The first round will close on Jan. 7, 2009. On Jan. 9, Windows Embedded will announce 50 contestants chosen to participate in round two. These contestants will be provided with a free-of-charge SPARK Your Imagination kit based on the VIA ARTiGO Pico-ITX board to build a working prototype of their idea. The 50 chosen contestants will also be required to submit a four- to eight-page paper describing their solution along with a three-minute video by March 11, 2009. On March 13, the top three finalists will be announced. These three finalists will present at ESC Silicon Valley, where the winner of the contest will be chosen.
Prizes
Each of the three finalists will receive an all-inclusive trip to attend ESC Silicon Valley and will be awarded $1,000 (U.S.). The winner will be awarded $15,000 (U.S.) and receive an all-inclusive trip to participate in the 2009 Microsoft Tech•Ed Developers Conference in Los Angeles.
Source- Microsoft Press Release
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Download the free toolkit HERE.
Free! What could be better than that? Well they could pay you to use it. 
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Vegas … hmmmm. All expense paid trip to Vegas …. hmmmm. I wonder if that would include the divorce lawyer. I’m not sure they though that one out. ha ha!
Congratulations on the great job VMWare!
Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]
Windows Management Partner Architect
Visit the Windows PowerShell Team blog at: http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell
Visit the Windows PowerShell ScriptCenter at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs/msh.mspx
Source- Powershell Team Blog
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The announcement was made during the E3 Media and Business Summit in Los Angeles. It came amid the unveiling of an exclusive partnership with Netflix Inc. that will give Xbox 360 users instant access to more than 10,000 feature films and television shows with a click of a button.
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Source- Microsoft Press Release
PDC Announcements of Interest for Developers Working on adCenter API
I just got some info about the Microsoft PDC this fall. adCenter API Developers might be interested.
PDC is about the future and is the event to attend. Just read what Jon Box says, "In my opinion, if I was going to choose one technical event to attend in any year, my first choice will always be the PDC. That’s where I became aware of DCOM and ASP, before they came out. That was the year when I first saw Don Box. [more...] Others agree. Follow Andrew Connell as he blogs his way to the PDC. Technical Fellow Brian Harry has announced that the VSTS product team will be talking about what is coming in the Team System release code named "Rosario" and evangelists have flooded the net with posts about Rosario and Brian Randell’s pre-con. William H. Salazar posted similar news and joined Brian Keller as they pointed out Brian Randell’s . [more...] The news is out. PDC2008 is happening. The buzz can be found on blogs by Jason Olson and Doug Holland. Jason Olson’s announcement about Open Space drew the attention of Open Space originator Harrison Owen and Jack Martin Leith commented, "For those who want evidence that Open Space has moved from the fringes to the mainstream, this must surely be it.". [more...] And, two more shameless self-promotion plugs for the Show Off contest came from Brian Keller and Dan Fernandez. Rumor has it they have some great posters and blog bling coming out soon.
Source- Adcenter Community
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Source- Channel 10
