See the mom from Everybody Loves Raymond do a shoryuken.
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via Joystiq.com
Microsoft announced at their E3 keynote last month that Last.fm would be coming to Xbox Live. We’re working on an interview with key players at both Last.fm and Microsoft to bring you more details about the collaboration soon. However, we can share one tidbit: today we spoke with Christina DeRosa, a general manager for XBL, and she let us know who the service will be available to.
“Silver users will be able access what we’re considering a trial period of three hours a month, which comes with video advertising. Gold users will have unlimited ad-supported access, so they can use it 24 hours a day. There will also be a premium offering on a subscription basis from Last.fm, that will be commercial free and will also have more sophisticated personalization features, like Loved Tracks.”
Last.fm’s subscription prices are currently $3.00 US (€3 EU or £3 GBP) per month, so you’ll have to shell out an additional $36 a year if you want to avoid the ads and have full access to their service. You’ll also need a Last.fm account, in case you haven’t set one up already. Luckily, that part is free.
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Via Edge Online:
Thanks to Silverlight, Microsoft’s answer to Adobe’s cross-platform Flash standard, Xbox 360 owners will soon be able to experience the thrill of high-definition interactive advertisements. Speaking to MediaPost, Microsoft’s advertising business group director, Sean Alexander, touted the ability for HD ads created using the technology to run in web browsers, on mobile phones and on the fancy-schmancy, multi-touch Surface “table computer” without needing to be re-written.
The tech is to be implemented on 360 “within the year,” Alexander said. Though it would likely require a minimal download, we’ve got the feeling MS will save its roll-out for the next major Dashboard upgrade, rumored to hit this fall. We can’t wait.
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