Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft planning its own Chromecast-style streaming dongle?
Microsoft is thought to be working on its own Chromecast-style streaming dongle for TVs - at least if a filing with America's Federal Communications Commission is to believed. The filing suggests the company is working on something that can plug into a HDMI port, is powered by USB and can stream content over wifi -…
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,…
Steve Ballmer quits Microsoft board
Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has resigned as a member of the company’s board, ending more than three decades of involvement in the world’s biggest software maker. Ballmer, 58, is still Microsoft’s top individual shareholder. He had initially remained as a director after handing the top job over to one of his deputies, Satya…
Microsoft clones Snapchat with WindUp
It seems that even Microsoft is now cloning Snapchat with its own Windows Phone app. Microsoft Research has published a messaging app in the Windows Phone store that behaves exactly like Snapchat, as spotted by Neowin. The app is called WindUp, works on Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1, and is available to download…
Microsoft could be about to make GoPro videos AMAZING
Check out this video from Microsoft Research, which has come up with a technology that it calls "Hyperlapse" - which could make videos shot on devices like GoPro cameras look even better. The problem is pretty straightforward: If you shoot your bike ride or whatever on a GoPro, if you speed it up to show…
Microsoft loses $400m on Xbox One
In news that will no doubt please Sony, Microsoft - which spent $2.1 billion producing and marketing the Xbox One - has reported a loss of $400 million (£238m) since launching the console in November last year. The Independent reports that the news comes from Microsoft’s annual earnings report for 2014, and shows the loss…
Xbox One digital TV tuner coming in October
Xbox One owners in Europe will soon be able to ditch their separate digital set-top box, if they have one. Microsoft has announced that from October, the Xbox One Digital TV Tuner will be available in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The company says that the tuner will provide users with an over-the-air…
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 gets a UK release date and price
Microsoft has confirmed that the Surface Pro 3, its new flagship tablet, will be available in the UK from the 28th August - that's just three weeks from today. The tablet is Microsoft's attempt at a fightback - the first two tablets having not performed very well, despite the huge marketing campaign. As we learned…
Like Google, Microsoft tips off police on child porn
Google isn’t alone in its scanning for child porn - Microsoft is also keeping its cyber-eyes peeled. The BBC reports that a tip-off from Microsoft has led to the arrest of a man in Pennsylvania who has been charged with receiving and sharing child abuse images. Microsoft informed the National Center for Missing and Exploited…
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…
