Tag: Microsoft
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…
Microsoft confirm smaller own-branded Windows 8 devices on the way: 7-inch Surface?
Following earlier rumours of a 7-inch Surface tablet being in the works, Microsoft have confirmed that they are working on smaller own-branded Windows-powered devices. Revealing the news during an investor call, it's now believed that Microsoft will be chasing the…
Microsoft also working on smartwatch, says latest rumours
Apple and Samsung are both almost certainly working on a smartwatch device, and now you can add another tech-heavyweight to the growing list of companies courting space on your wrist. Microsoft are now also said to be working on a…
Deal with it: Adam Orth leaves Microsoft following Xbox 720 "always online" controversy
Microsoft Studios creative director Adam Orth has left the company following last week's "deal with it" comments in regards to the potential always-online requirements of the rumoured Xbox 720 console.. The news comes via Polygon, who confirmed with two sources…
