Tag: Microsoft
Xbox One will enter low-power state to prevent extreme overheating
The Xbox 360's feared Red Ring of Death is set to be a thing of the past come the launch of the console's successor, the Xbox One. While the earlier console suffered greatly from overheating problems, Microsoft's engineering teams have…
Windows 8.1 rumoured for mid-October full release
The first major upgrade to Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system, the Windows 8.1 update, is now said to be ready for a mid-October full release, following a period of public preview testing since June. ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley, whose stellar…
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…
ASUS giving up on Windows RT tablets
ASUS will no longer be supporting the Windows RT platform, the company has confirmed, following lacklustre interest in the "lite" version of the Microsoft operating system. "It's not only our opinion, the industry sentiment is also that Windows RT has…
Nvidia CEO confirms company is "working really hard" on Surface RT 2
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has confirmed that his graphics chip manufacturing company are hard at work on the development of Microsoft's Surface RT 2 tablet. Speaking to CNET, Huang said that his company were "working really hard" on the second…
Xbox One controller, headset and Play and Charge Kit priced
Microsoft have revealed the official pricing for the Xbox One next-gen console's controller, as well as a number of its other accessories. When sold separately from the console, the Xbox One gamepad will set back US gamers $59.99, or roughly…
Xbox One to hit UK on 29 November says Toys 'R' Us, beats 13 December PS4 date
The Xbox One is set to hit UK stores on 29 November according to one retailer. Which retailer? It's called Toys 'R' Us. Toys 'R' Us. Toys 'R' Us! Now that I've got that out of my system, it seems…
Microsoft set Xbox One first-party game RRP at £49.99
Microsoft have set the recommended retail price for its first-party Xbox One games at £49.99. Close to current Xbox 360 RRP prices, it's expected that retailers will set pricing for Xbox One games very close to Microsoft's recommended figure. Note…
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…
Halo Spartan Assault hits Windows 8, WP8, Surface tablets exclusively today
Consider yourself a Halo completionist? Then you'd better have a Windows 8 device: the latest entry into the Master Chief saga, Halo: Spartan Assault launches exclusively today on the Windows 8 platform, including desktop PCs running the latest version of…
