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Bill Gates gives Windows 8 his stamp of approval
- Microsoft’s most famous face has given Windows 8 his stamp of approval. During a recent interview with the Associated Press to discuss the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s participation in a global mission to end polio, Bill Gates made a…
Microsoft hires former CBS executive to create original Xbox content
- Micosoft is moving forward with plans to produce original content for the Xbox 360 by hiring former CBS Network Television Entertainment Group president Nancy Tellem. Redmond’s latest hire will be responsible for overseeing the launch of a new production studio…
NPD Group: Video game sales down 20 percent in the US
- The downward spiral continues for the US video game market as sales of software, hardware and accessories were down for the ninth consecutive month. Research firm NPD Group reports that overall sales dropped 20 percent in August to $515.6 million,…
Microsoft announces first set of Xbox games for Windows 8 app
- Microsoft has revealed the first set of games that will debut alongside the Xbox app for Windows 8 later this year. Gameloft, Glu Mobile, Halfbrick Studios, Microsoft Studios, Miniclip, Rovio and ZeptoLab will all have games launching for the app…
Microsoft beefs up Xbox Live's security to combat online fraud
- With services being hacked left and right, Microsoft has acted on user feedback submitted in recent months by introducing new security measures to Xbox Live. Along with unexplained "security enhancements" implemented behind the scenes during Xbox Live's spring update, the…
Control your Xbox 360 with an iPad using My Xbox Live iOS app
- Microsoft has updated their My Xbox Live iOS app with a new feature that allows customers to use an iPad as a remote control for the Xbox 360. Version 1.6 also includes a new Discover section that facilitates in finding…
Microsoft at E3: Xbox SmartGlass, music service, more content providers announced
- Microsoft had numerous announcements ready for their E3 keynote today, all of them surrounding the Xbox platform and how the company is leveraging their position in the living room to become your hub for all things entertainment.
Internet Explorer 9 heading to the Xbox 360 with Kinect controls
- Microsoft’s Xbox 360 could soon become an even more integral part of your home theater / media / social networking system. Sources say that Microsoft is testing a version of Internet Explorer 9 designed to run on Redmond’s gaming console…
Microsoft confirms subsidized $99 Xbox 360 4GB, Kinect bundle
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As rumored, Microsoft has revealed plans to offer its console under a subsidized pricing structure often used by mobile operators. For $99, the company offers an Xbox 360 4GB with Kinect. There is a catch, of course: you enter a two-year Xbox Live Gold contract for $14.99 a month...
Motorola wins injunction: Xbox 360 and Windows 7 sales banned in Germany
- Microsoft was dealt a huge blow by Motorola Mobility after the latter was granted an injunction by the Mannheim Courts in Germany, preventing the Redmond-based software giant from selling online or in German stores its Xbox 360 games console and Windows…
Microsoft to offer subsidized $99 Xbox 360 + Kinect bundle next week
- Microsoft will be releasing a subsidized version of their Xbox 360 gaming console as early as next week for $99. The bundle will include a 4GB hard drive and a Kinect motion sensing device at a monthly price of $15.
Judge favors Motorola over Microsoft in Xbox 360 patent case
- Microsoft has suffered a setback in a dispute with Motorola over patents involving technology in the Xbox 360. In a preliminary ruling Monday, US ITC Judge David Shaw found that Microsoft is infringing on four of the five patents in…
Mobile SoC graphics performance to soar past Xbox 360 by 2014
- Nvidia is predicting that by 2014, mobile system-on-a-chip (SoC) GPUs will be more powerful than Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming console. In fact, mobile GPUs are expected to equal the graphics processing power of the 360 by next year.
Rumor: Wii U slower than PS3 and Xbox 360, release date leaked
- According to GamesIndustry International and two of its sources, the Wii U is expected to have unimpressive graphics hardware. In relation to the Playstation 3 and Xbox, "the graphics are just not as powerful." stated an anonymous developer from GamesIndustry. A second…
Xbox 360 hard drive retains credit card information after factory reset
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A group of researchers from Drexel University claim that data left behind on an old Xbox 360 hard drive is susceptible to theft, even after the drive has been reset to factory defaults. During a phone interview with...
Trivia Tuesday: Microsoft's super-successful Xbox 360
- Alongside their Windows operating system, one of Microsoft’s most successful ventures has been into the game space: first with the Xbox and then with the ever popular Xbox 360. Neowin has posted another of its Trivia Tuesday features with facts and…
Weekend Open Forum: What's your all-time favorite video game console?
- I received my first video game console nearly 25 years ago, a Nintendo Entertainment System for my birthday in 1987. For the next 12 years or so, I owned nearly every major console released in the US including but not…
Assassins Creed 3 debut trailer released, information leaked
- Assassin's Creed 3 is on the way and to let us know, Ubisoft has graced us with a game trailer. A new 18th century backdrop will house the largest project in Ubisoft's history, touting a slew of changes and finer attention…
Xbox 720 to be six times faster than current 360, coming fall 2013
- The successor to Microsoft’s wildly popular Xbox 360 gaming console, tentatively known as the Xbox 720, will feature a power plant that is reportedly six times faster than what the current console is capable of. Sources close to the project…
Microsoft delays TV subscription plans over high licensing costs
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The company is said to have spent the last year trying bring media partners on board, and even built something called Microsoft TV for demonstration purposes, but decided to pull back after realizing that the licensing costs were too high for the business model it envisaged.
Microsoft's last CES keynote speech likened to an infomercial
- Thousands of people attended what will suppsoedly be Microsoft’s last opening keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show last night, which took place in the huge Palazzo Ballroom at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. For the last 14 years…
Xbox 360 dashboard update arrives tomorrow, new content partners confirmed
- Microsoft is set to roll out a new dashboard update for its Xbox 360 console tomorrow that places a greater emphasis on its media center capabilities rather than just gaming. It's based on the same Metro design paradigm as Windows…
Verizon FiOS app to bring 26 live channels to Xbox 360
- Microsoft is making good on their promise to deliver live streaming television to the Xbox 360. Starting in December, Verizon FiOS customers will be able to stream 26 live channels directly to their gaming console. The news comes courtesy of…
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