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• Microsoft makes a bid for your living room

  In an otherwise underwhelming keynote speech at this year's CES tradeshow, Microsoft made a play to control the biggest screen in the house.

• Xbox LIVE to offer Foxtel by the end of the year

  Xbox 360 owners will be able to view Foxtel programs via the Xbox LIVE service as part of a new deal by the end of the year.

• Xbox LIVE iPhone app lets you message on the go

  Can't get enough Xbox LIVE out of your Xbox 360? Apple iPhone owner? Two bucks to spare? You might care to give 360 Live a look. It's a smallish 1.6MB app available through Apple's iPhone store designed to let you reach out and touch your Xbox LIVE account from just about anywhere, as well as several of the service's tracking and messaging features.

• Facebook friends Xbox Live

  Facebook is linking up with Xbox Live so users can play Xbox games with their social networking friends.

• Facebook and Twitter for Xbox LIVE

  Microsoft's next Xbox LIVE update with Facebook and Twitter support went out to those of us with preview access early this morning, and I've just finished tinkering with it.