Tag: Microsoft
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…
Microsoft Surface RT performance damages company's latest earnings
Microsoft have revealed their fiscal Q4 2013 earnings. And while overall impressive (with the company posting fourth-quarter earnings of $4.97 billion – 59 cents a share – on revenue of $19.9 billion), it also revealed disappointing Surface RT tablet performance…
Play the game while it downloads with Xbox One
Another new feature of Microsoft's forthcoming Xbox One console has been revealed: the ability to begin playing a game before it has even finished downloading. A feature that is now shared with the rival Sony PlayStation 4, titles bought from…
Xbox One going from bedroom to boardroom as Microsoft pitch console to small businesses
All play and no work would make Microsoft's forthcoming Xbox One console less profitable than it potentially could be, so the Redmond company are expanding their marketing horizons to attract small businesses. In an open letter from Microsoft's director of…
Spotify Windows Phone 8 app leaps out of beta, bolsters offline playlist support
A new update for music-streaming service Spotify's Windows Phone 8 app has been released today, finally bringing the app out of the beta testing phase and bringing with it a host of new features. Version 2.0.4933.0 is now available to…
