Tag: Microsoft
Xbox One UK price officially set at £429, launching in November
Microsoft have officially revealed UK pricing for the Xbox One console. Set to cost £429 in the UK, the console will launch in November, right in time for the Christmas holiday rush. Prices were announced at the company's E3 press…
Xbox One used game policies and internet connection requirements finally detailed, and you wont be happy…
After one of the more confusing and divisive tech launches of recent times, Microsoft have finally clarified their stance on the next-gen Xbox One console's used game policies and internet requirements. Used game transfer fees will indeed be used, but…
Microsoft defend Xbox One "holistic" design: "liquid black" = none more black
There are lots of things to be skeptical of when it comes to Microsoft's forthcoming Xbox One next-gen console, from DRM measures to a focus on entertainment over games. All reasonable worries, but we're at odds with the netizens of…
Xbox One price set at £599.99 by Amazon, wallets weep
Amazon have become the latest retailer to take a punt on the pricing of Microsofts so-far-divisive Xbox One next-generation games console. If your bank balance is in the red, you may want to look away now. Though Microsoft have yet…
BlackBerry 10 can't stop Windows Phone overtaking as third-most used smartphone OS, Android still king
There's no shaking Google's Android and Apple's iOS from first and second place respectively at the top of the smartphone user number rankings charts, but the battle for third place is a corker. The latest stats have just come in…
Xbox Microsoft Points currency to get the axe ahead of Xbox 720 release
The Xbox 360's contentious Microsoft Points currency, currently used to purchase digital content for Microsoft's gaming console, is to get the axe ahead of the release of their company's next-gen Xbox console release. It's a move that's been on the…
Microsoft looking to buy Barnes & Noble Nook business
Microsoft may be looking to bolster their tablet business by buying out the Nook line of slates and eReaders, in an attempt to rival Amazon's Kindle and Apple's iBooks offerings. According to TechCrunch, Microsoft are looking to double down on…
Xbox 720 real name to be Xbox Infinity?
Get those erasers out – your Christmas list may need revising. A new leaked logo for Microsoft's forthcoming next-generation console may be called the Xbox Infinity rather than the Xbox 720. Currently doing the rounds on Twitter and Reddit (shared…
Windows 8 inspired a Windows tablet surge, says research firm
Though Microsoft remain tight-lipped over just how many Surface tablets they've managed to flog around the world, new research from analytics firm Strategy Analytics suggests that the company's Windows 8 software has at least inspired consumers to take a punt…
Official: Microsoft confirm Xbox 720 reveal for 21 May
It's official: Microsoft will be unveiling the successor to their Xbox 360 console at an event on 21 May 2013, to be held at the company's Redmond campus. The console, tentatively titled the Xbox 720 and known to developers by…
