Tag: Microsoft
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…
Microsoft Surface RT 32GB tablet has just 16GB of spare storage once Windows 8 has had its wicked way
You buy a tablet with 32GB of storage slapped on the box and, with allowance for the operating system, a few built in apps and the slight binary loss of usable storage space, you'd expect to find something at least…
Windows 8 adoption 5x slower than Windows 7 so far
Windows 8 is being installed by users at a rate 5 times slower than that seen following the launch of predecessor Windows 7, a new report has suggested. Net Applications' data monitoring services have spotted that by the end of…
Microsoft confirm 4 million Windows 8 upgrades in a mere three days
Microsoft have confirmed that 4 million customers paid for an upgrade to the new Windows 8 PC operating system in just three days after the operating system became available. Speaking at Microsoft's annual BUILD conference, CEO Steve Ballmer said that…
