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Tuesday tech deals: $699 for a VAIO and an Xbox 360 (students only)

Tuesday tech deals: $699 for a VAIO and an Xbox 360 (students only)
  • Posted August 7, 2012, 3:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • Microsoft Store offers qualifying students the 3.7lb Sony VAIO SA Series VPCSA4MFY/BI bundled with the Xbox 360 4GB for $699 with free shipping via the directions below. That's $349 under the lowest total price we could find for the console and a similar Sony VAIO S purchased separately...

Control your Xbox 360 with an iPad using My Xbox Live iOS app

Control your Xbox 360 with an iPad using My Xbox Live iOS app
  • Posted July 17, 2012, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Apple
  • 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…

Far Cry 3 delayed three months, U.S. release is December 4

Far Cry 3 delayed three months, U.S. release is December 4
  • Posted June 25, 2012, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Gaming With Video
  • Although previously scheduled for a September 4 release, Ubisoft has announced it will delay Far Cry 3's launch date by three months. The official North American release date for the first person shooter on all platforms, including PC, Xbox 360…

Microsoft SmartGlass SDK now available to select partners

Microsoft SmartGlass SDK now available to select partners
  • Posted June 22, 2012, 12:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Gaming With Video
  • Moving ahead with its Xbox SmartGlass project, which aims to use your smartphone or tablet as a second screen in the Xbox 360 experience, Microsoft is already providing access to the software development kit for select partners with “agreements to…

Microsoft deploys takedown notices to those hosting Xbox 720 roadmap

Microsoft deploys takedown notices to those hosting Xbox 720 roadmap
  • Posted June 22, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • A 56-page PowerPoint file supposedly containing plans for Microsoft’s next generation gaming console was posted on Scribd last weekend. The file has since found a home on multiple hosting services and websites but that run could be short-lived as Microsoft’s…

Microsoft shows in-depth Halo 4 trailer at E3

Microsoft shows in-depth Halo 4 trailer at E3
  • Posted June 5, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Microsoft With Video
  • In addition to showing off Xbox SmartGlass, a music service and additional content providers, Microsoft revealed more information about Halo 4 during their keynote at E3. The event opened with an in-depth demo that included a trailer and gameplay footage…

Microsoft at E3: Xbox SmartGlass, music service, more content providers announced

Microsoft at E3: Xbox SmartGlass, music service, more content providers announced
  • Posted June 4, 2012, 3:12 PM by Julio Franco | Filed in Gaming, Industry News Breaking News
  • 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.

Weekend tech reading: Microsoft to reveal Xbox "Smart Glass" tablet?

Weekend tech reading: Microsoft to reveal Xbox "Smart Glass" tablet?
  • Posted June 3, 2012, 2:48 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft
  • The last couple of weeks leading up to E3 have been good for anyone that loves insider information. Today’s leak is the largest one yet, and comes from Microsoft. The people behind "Xbox" and "Xbox Live" will be revealing the Xbox Smart Glass tablet behind closed doors...

Microsoft wants Xbox to be the entertainment hub for all your devices

Microsoft wants Xbox to be the entertainment hub for all your devices
  • Posted May 30, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, Gaming
  • In a pre-E3 pep talk, Microsoft highlighted the Xbox 360's ongoing success and teased some plans to keep its momentum rolling. The company has sold 67 million units since the console launched in 2005, generating over $56 billion at retail and earning Microsoft a 47% share of...

Legal documents hint at Xbox 720 release date

Legal documents hint at Xbox 720 release date
  • Posted May 25, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft, Gaming
  • The release date of Microsoft’s next generation console, commonly referred to as the Xbox 720, has been the topic of speculation for some time albeit with little to evidence to back up claims. But thanks to some legal documents that…

Students: buy a new PC, get an Xbox 360 free

Students: buy a new PC, get an Xbox 360 free
  • Posted May 22, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, Gaming
  • Microsoft has renewed an academic promotion from last May that offers students the chance to bag a free Xbox 360 when purchasing a computer. Assuming you can prove your enrollment (enter an edu email address here, for instance), all you have to do is buy a "qualifying" laptop or desktop...

Internet Explorer 9 heading to the Xbox 360 with Kinect controls

Internet Explorer 9 heading to the Xbox 360 with Kinect controls
  • Posted May 10, 2012, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft, Gaming
  • 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

Microsoft confirms subsidized $99 Xbox 360 4GB, Kinect bundle
  • Posted May 7, 2012, 4:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Microsoft
  • 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...

Source claims new Xbox is 'already in manufacturing stages'

Source claims new Xbox is
  • Posted May 4, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Microsoft
  • The next generation Xbox has already reached the manufacturing stage according to a report from IGN. A source has told the publication that assembly recently started at the Austin, Texas branch of Flextronics, the same company responsible for manufacturing the…

Motorola wins injunction: Xbox 360 and Windows 7 sales banned in Germany

Motorola wins injunction: Xbox 360 and Windows 7 sales banned in Germany
  • Posted May 3, 2012, 11:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, Microsoft
  • 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…

Judge favors Motorola over Microsoft in Xbox 360 patent case

Judge favors Motorola over Microsoft in Xbox 360 patent case
  • Posted April 26, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Industry News
  • 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

Mobile SoC graphics performance to soar past Xbox 360 by 2014
  • Posted April 20, 2012, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Mobile Computing
  • 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.

Microsoft revenues beat forecasts, but Xbox and Bing disappoint

Microsoft revenues beat forecasts, but Xbox and Bing disappoint
  • Posted April 20, 2012, 9:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Microsoft
  • Software giant Microsoft beat analyst predictions after posting better than expected results for their latest financial quarter today, buoyed by a unexpected rise in sales of its Windows operating system, according to the latest...

Halo 4 to launch November 6, featured on Conan O'Brien tonight

Halo 4 to launch November 6, featured on Conan O
  • Posted April 17, 2012, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Gaming With Video
  • Various news sources have been keeping us steeped in rumors for some time now, but Microsoft spoiled all the fun today. Although we've known Halo 4 has been on the way, we now have an official date of release. November…

Netflix CEO: Comcast should apply data caps equally, or not at all

Netflix CEO: Comcast should apply data caps equally, or not at all
  • Posted April 16, 2012, 2:25 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Netflix CEO Reed Hastings gave Comcast a quick jab on his Facebook page yesterday, accusing the company of possibly violating net neutrality principles. Citing Comcast's uniquely preferential treatment of video streamed via Xfinity's Xbox app, Hastings called upon Comcast to…

Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut to address controversial finale, will be free

Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut to address controversial finale, will be free
  • Posted April 5, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Gaming, Industry News
  • The controversy regarding Mass Effect 3's ending may be drawing to a close as Bioware steps up to please disappointed fans. Last month, the company had announced it would address the concerns of fans through a set of "game content…

Rumor: Wii U slower than PS3 and Xbox 360, release date leaked

Rumor: Wii U slower than PS3 and Xbox 360, release date leaked
  • Posted April 4, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Gaming
  • 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…

Next gen Xbox to include two GPUs, four or six-core processor

Next gen Xbox to include two GPUs, four or six-core processor
  • Posted April 3, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Microsoft
  • Microsoft’s Xbox 720 will ship with two GPUs in a configuration that one source likened to taping two PCs together. The gaming console is now expected to ship in time for the 2013 holiday buying season, VG247 has learned.

Rumors claim Microsoft will launch $100 Xbox Lite in 2013 before 720

Rumors claim Microsoft will launch $100 Xbox Lite in 2013 before 720
  • Posted March 26, 2012, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Microsoft
  • Microsoft could be planning to launch a $100 gaming console in time for the 2013 holiday season, according to the latest leak from prominent rumorist MS Nerd. If true, this new console would push back the release date of the…

Trivia Tuesday: Microsoft's super-successful Xbox 360

Trivia Tuesday: Microsoft
  • Posted March 13, 2012, 2:00 PM by Steven Parker | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • 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…

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