Love gaming with your PC? Wishing there are controllers that works seamlessly with your games? While you are at it, why not make it you additional controller to use for your Xbox 360. The high price-point might discourage people from purchasing this controller for a quick buy, but for those who has been playing the Xbox 360 for a long time or simply love the build quality might consider this a good buy.

First Impression:

Hopefully at this point you have seen a regular Xbox controller, that being said the controller is practically the exact model like the ones you get for free. However, when you purchase this particular controller, you get a USB device that allows your Xbox to connect to your PC. Just in-case someone never seen an Xbox 360 controller before, to my opinion it is a very ergonomic controller; when you wrap your hands around the controller, your fingers will fall easily to the buttons. Solid build quality and weight gives user a great feel of the controller.

Test Drive:

The setup was very easy, insert disc, plug the USB device, connect your controller. BAM! The next thing you know, you are already in the game killing some virtual monsters. The software installed from the disc is very light, and barely noticeable running in the background. The software will only lets you connect your Xbox controller and gives notification if it ever gets disconnected or low on battery. NOTE: Software will not allow you to map your buttons.

 

Although I cannot map the buttons, the Xbox controller works at ease with games that are build with a controller option available. To test the controller out, I purchased Darksiders II from Steam (claiming that this game is controller enabled). One word: Amazing - the moment the game started it adjusted it self to the controller. I felt like I was playing a native Xbox game; there was no connectivity issue and the controller was very responsive.

Conclusion:
Build quality, easy setup and great compatibility give this controller an edge. Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows is great to have if you have an Xbox and tend to play some PC games that plays better with a controller; given this circumstances, then it is a great deal as you have 1 controller for 2 devices. However, as a stand-alone controller the $59.99 price point maybe a bit high as an investment to play 1 or two games.


Tip:

• To turn off the controller, simply leave it idle - it will disconnect by it self.
• The Xbox 360 controller will always sync with the last device connected (either PC/Xbox)

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Verizon Communications and Britain’s Vodafone announced a deal Monday that will give Verizon total ownership of the wireless company that bears its name.

Vodafone will sell its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion, in what is said to be the third-largest corporate deal of all time.

The deal marks the end of a long, largely successful joint venture between the two companies. Both parties had, at various times, sought to buy out the other.

“Over the past 13 years, Verizon Wireless has been a key driver of our business strategy, and through our partnership with Vodafone, we have made Verizon Wireless into the premier wireless provider in the U.S,” Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam said in a statement. “The capabilities to wirelessly stream video and broadband in 4G LTE complement our other assets in fiber, global IP and cloud.”

Verizon is paying Vodafone with a mixture of cash and stock. To fund the $58.9 billion cash portion, Verizon is getting financing from J.P. Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Barclays. It will also issue $60.2 billion in stock, subject to certain price collars. It is also issuing $5 billion in notes to Vodafone, selling its stake in Vodafone Omnitel, and offering $2.5 billion in “other consideration.”

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