Microsoft gifting 10-year anniversary Xbox 360s to long-term Xbox Live loyalists

Microsoft’s offering a hearty thank you to some of its longest running Xbox Live members with the handsome limited edition Xbox 360 seen above — totally gratis — celebrating this month’s 10 year Xbox Live anniversary. Director of Xbox programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb posted box to his Twitter account this evening along with a tease that Redmond’s hooking up more than just old-school XBLers. “I’ll have details on how you can win one for you…

Android 4.2 reaches some Galaxy Nexus phones early, grab the GSM version here

As Google Play groans under the clicks of early shoppers, Google’s apparently got its software sorted too. A new Android 4.2 file for the Galaxy Nexus over at XDA-Developers matches reports we’ve had from users who have already been gifted the latest version of Jelly Bean over-the-air. Now, this is the ‘takju’ version, meaning it’s meant for GSM devices ordered directly from Google, although the phone meddlers at XDA-Developers already have all t…

Acer unveils C7 Chromebook, portable cloud computing for just $199

We found ourselves quite enamored with Samsung’s latest entry into the Chromebook line, mostly thanks to its incredibly low price of $250. Now Acer’s done gone even lower: $199 for its new C7 Chromebook. It’s an 11.6-inch (1,366 x 768) machine with a 320GB HDD and an Intel processor, rated for 3.5 hours of battery life — just about half that of Samsung’s ARM-powered entry. It still manages to be under an inch thick and packs a full-size Ethernet…