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Tech Digest daily roundup: Meta releases web version of Threads – is it too late?

Meta has released a web version of Threads, as it attempts to revive the social media platform. The rival to X, formerly known as Twitter, enjoyed meteoric growth when it launched in July. However, users then abandoned it just as rapidly, partly due to its limited functionality. Meta says the web version is part of a…

22 August 202322 August 2023 Chris Price News

Separate Xbox One Kinect rumoured to be launching in October

If you're one of those Xbox One owners who picked the system up without a Kinect, you've probably been wondering if you'd ever be able to buy a standalone Kinect. Now Microsoft is reportedly going to be selling the Xbox One Kinect sensor from October 6. According to Windows Phone Central, which quotes unnamed sources,…

27 August 2014 Stuart Gaming, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox One

Microsoft to launch Xbox One in China

Game consoles have been banned in China since 2000, but now Microsoft is about to release its Xbox One in the country. Solar News reports that Yusuf Mehdi, head of marketing and strategy for Microsoft's Xbox group, announced the launch date of September 23 at an event in Shanghai. It said that the console would…

31 July 201418 January 2016 Stuart Gaming, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox One

Xbox One sales double after Kinect-less release, says Microsoft

In news that will surprise nobody, it seems that forcing people to buy a peripheral they do not want does not make good business sense. Microsoft's Xbox Wire blog is reporting that Xbox One sales have doubled in the US since the launch of the non-Kinect bundle. "Over the past month, we’ve seen a strong…

17 July 2014 Stuart Gaming, Kinect, Microsoft, PlayStation 4, Video games, Xbox One

Xbox head of marketing turns turd polishing into an art form

Top marks to Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer. In an interview with Forbes magazine, he came up with an interesting way to explain the Xbox One's lagging sales behind the PS4. Here's what he said, when asked…

15 May 2014 James O'Malley Gaming

Microsoft give up on Kinect – here's how Microsoft have killed motion controls for another console generation

So it's official – with a few weeks to go before E3, Microsoft have announced a mea culpa. In a press release titled "delivering more choice for fans", Xbox head Phil Spencer reveals plans to release begin selling Xbox One…

13 May 20142 May 2021 James O'Malley Gaming, Round ups

Xbox One headset will let you cuss rivals in crystal clear quality

Prepare to get trash talked in never-before-heard clarity thanks to the forthcoming Xbox One console's improved chat capabilities. Xbox ambassador Major Nelson has been spilling the beans on what expect from the new machine's chat output, posting a series of…

30 August 2013 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news

Xbox One WILL work without Kinect sensor plugged in

Yet another change in policy for Microsoft's Xbox One console today, as the company has now confirmed the console will indeed work without the new Kinect sensor plugged in, an accessory that until now was reffered to as a mandatory…

13 August 20137 December 2021 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news

Microsoft ready to fight NSA if it requests access to Xbox One Kinect

Microsoft have stated that it will "aggressively" challenge any requests made by the NSA to access the Redmond company's forthcoming Xbox One and its connected Kinect sensor. The next-gen Microsoft console had already raised concerns over privacy issues when the…

23 July 2013 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news

Apple looking to buy Xbox Kinect sensor development team

Apple are reported to be in talks to buy the company that first helped develop the Xbox 360's Kinect motion sensor. Israeli fabless semiconductor company Primesense put together the sensor tech for Microsoft's console accessory (which now enjoys an essential…

16 July 2013 Gerald Lynch Apple, Kinect, Tech Digest news

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