Tag: Microsoft
CES 2013: Lenovo Horizon is a 27-inch Windows 8 touchscreen table tablet/PC hybrid
Better stock up on mug coasters – Lenovo have taken CES 2013 to reveal their Lenovo Horizon, a 27-inch touchscreen PC/tablet hybrid that's as much a coffee table surface as it is a computer. A giant Windows 8 slate, you…
Microsoft E3 countdown calendar suggests Xbox 720 launch hype is now underway
Could the Xbox 720 be launching at E3 2012? An online countdown calendar, posted by Microsoft's Major Nelson a full six months ahead of the event, seems to suggest so! The Xbox Live ambassador posted the calendar highlighting E3 2013's…
Microsoft widening Surface distribution, boosting production to match
Microsoft's Surface RT tablet has impressed reviewers, but the Windows 8 slate hasn't enjoyed massive sales. Yet. Rather than this being down to public disinterest, Microsoft believe this is down to poor distribution, something they're now looking to rectify. "The…
Xbox 360 getting 40 new apps: SkyDrive, Napster, Karaoke hit the UK this week
Microsoft have announced that 40 new apps will be landing on the Xbox 360 through Xbox Live by next Spring, with several due to hit the UK service in the next few days. Top of the list is SkyDrive, Microsoft's…
Microsoft So.Cl social network now open for all to try
So.Cl, Microsoft's experimental photo sharing social network, is now open for all to try. Though technically still in its beta testing stage, Microsoft have built the network to a stable point to allow all interested parties to begin using it….
Xbox Smartglass hits Nexus 7 sized 7-inch Android tablets
Microsoft's Xbox SmartGlass app is now compatible with 7-inch Android tablets. Nexus 7 owners rejoice! Though already available through the Google Play store, the app now has the official seal of approval for larger screened devices, with the update bringing…
Xbox 720 set for summer 2013 launch, release date Winter 2013?
Microsoft's next games console, AKA the Xbox 720, will be in stores ready in time for Christmas 2013 say Bloomberg sources "familiar with the company's plans". Seemingly confirming what many have long expected, Microsoft will reveal the next-generation games console…
Microsoft's Ballmer calls Apple "controlling", Android "wild"
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer has laid into his competition in the mobile space, calling Apple's iPhone and iPad ecosystem "highly priced" and "highly controlled", while he considers Android to be "wild" and "uncontrolled". Speaking to LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, a…
*UPDATED* Microsoft disable Skype password reset after security flaw is uncovered
UPDATED 16:18 GMT: We've just received the following statement from Skype: "Early this morning we were notified of user concerns surrounding the security of the password reset feature on our website. This issue affected some users where multiple Skype accounts…
Scary Kinect patent will charge you to watch films on a PER PERSON basis
You may want to unplug your Kinect from your Xbox 360 console, lock it in a box and bury it amidst the graves of the old Indian burial ground under cover of darkness and a lightning storm after reading this…
