XBOX Live Notifications fills the one void that WP7 has with XBOX Live, quick access and notifications of friends signing on and off. It provides true push notifications when selected friends sign on, and updates a live tile with the number of users online.

Using two of Microsoft’s X-Box Kinects to capture a full 3D scene that can pivot in any direction without moving the two Kinects.

Associated Content recently published an interesting point of view on the timing of Microsoft’s banning of Xbox 360 consoles and how that has affected Christmas sales.

In part two of this two part interview we hear from Ben about his his Xbox 360 projects, and what he’s working on going forward. To read about Ben’s modding career and some specifics around his tools of the trade, check out part one of the interview.

Interesting news on the Xbox 360 front. As it turns out, when Microsoft worked with IBM to create the Xbox 360, they had previously gleaned knowledge from working on the Cell processor for Sony’s PS3. So in an essence, R&D money from Sony benefited Microsoft.