Category: Microsoft
The UK Top 10 video games chart: FIFA 15 is back at the top of its game
[nextpage title="Next"] FIFA 15 moves back into top spot for the first time in six weeks - which means last week’s No.1, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, is pushed down to No.2 while Grand Theft Auto V is a non-mover at No.3. Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4 also holds its position at No.4 in its third…
WATCH: Cortana running on Windows 10
Microsoft will be bringing its Siri-style Cortana assistance to the desktop with the launch of Windows 10 - here's the first video we've seen of it in action. The folks at Winbeta got the scoop - and as you can see, it is currently a very early version and very buggy, but it will be…
The Digest: Microsoft kills Clip Art… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Microsoft Office kills Clip Art, replaces it with Bing | PC World "You'd better enjoy Microsoft's cheesy Office Clip Art catalog while you can, because it may be going away in favor of Bing. According to a Microsoft support page, the company is retiring its Office Clip website. As an alternative, Microsoft suggests…
The Digest: Did North Korea hack Sony? … and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] New evidence points to North Korean involvement in Sony Pictures hack | The Verge "As Sony Pictures employees still struggle to get back online, new evidence is emerging that suggests North Korea may be behind the hack. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that researchers investigating the hack have found the malicious code…
The UK Top 10 video games chart: Call of Duty Advanced Warfare shoots back to the top
[nextpage title="Next"] Black Friday shakes up the chart this week, shooting Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare back to the top from No.3, switching places with last week’s No.1, GTA V. As sales of the PS4 and Xbox One versions of GTA V drop off in their second week of release, it is the previous generation…
The Digest: FBI starts probe into Sony hack… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Sony Pictures calls out big guns to investigate hacking | BetaWired "Sony Pictures Entertainment has called out the big guns to investigate the hacking that has locked countless employees out of their networks, relying on FireEye’s Mandiant incident response team to clean house. Meanwhile, another security breach at Sony Pictures – though perhaps…
The Digest: Vinyl is back… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Vinyl record sales hit 18-year high | BBC News "More than one million vinyl records have been sold in the UK so far this year - the first time the milestone has been achieved since 1996. The figures mark a largely unexpected resurgence in an industry now considered to be dominated by digital.…
The UK Top 10 video games chart: GTA V steals the lead
[nextpage title="Next"] This week sees the return of Rockstar and Take 2 to the No.1 spot thanks to Grand Theft Auto V. Even before this week, the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of this game held the record for highest-grossing game in a week (£94m total UK estimate – week 38, 2013) and also the…
The Digest: Uber under fire… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Uber executive suggests digging up dirt on journalists | BuzzFeed "A senior executive at Uber suggested that the company should consider hiring a team of opposition researchers to dig up dirt on its critics in the media — and specifically to spread details of the personal life of a female journalist who has…
The UK top 10 video games chart: Call of Duty defends its position
[nextpage title="Next"] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has successfully defended its position at the top of the chart, despite a fall in sales of 77% and strong competition from new contenders Assassin’s Creed: Unity and Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Ubisoft’s highly anticipated Assassin’s Creed sequel has to settle for second place, missing out on…
