Tag: Microsoft
Kinect PlayFit dashboard comes to US Xbox users
Microsoft has launched a new feature for the Xbox console today called Kinect PlayFit, which collects data about your activity and the calories you've burned playing a whole host of popular titles, such as Dance Central 2, Your Shape Fitness…
Windows 8 officially set for October launch
Windows 8 will officially become available to consumers late this October, Microsoft have finally confirmed. The much anticipated new operating system will be available to Joe Public just a few weeks after being first made available to PC manufacturers in…
Xbox Music: More details of Microsoft's Spotify rival emerge
New details have emerged on the Xbox Music service, the digital streaming app set to rival Spotify on Microsoft's Xbox 360 console. Briefly detailed at Microsoft's E3 conference, it has now emerged that the service will launch later this year…
Windows 8 upgrade pricing revealed
Microsoft have announced the upgrade pricing structure for their forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, and it's not all that expensive. Those looking to jump from Windows XP, Vista of Windows 7 can get the next-gen OS for just $39.99 (£25.50)….
Microsoft do not plan to make own-branded Windows Phone 8 smartphone
Microsoft have looked to quash rumours that they are to begin manufacturing their own Windows Phone 8 smartphones, following the unveiling of their own-branded Surface tablet. The company's senior marketing manager for Windows Phone, Greg Sullivan, told Information Week Microsoft…
Microsoft Surface tablet will launch as Wi-Fi only
Microsoft's exciting new Surface tablet just got a little less exciting. Rumours surrounding the Redmond company's first own-branded tablet hardware are suggesting that the Surface will only have Wi-Fi connectivity options at launch, with no support for 3G or 4G…
Microsoft claim ownership of leaked Xbox 720 document
Earlier this week a leaked presentation of what reportedly detailed Microsoft's next-generation Xbox 720 console leaked online. Though two years old, it was full of juicy details of what may lie in store for gamers in the near future. Now…
Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 Plus processors to power Windows Phone 8
Qualcomm look set to extend their partnership with Microsoft today, with their Snapdragon S4 Plus processors said to be the guts of next-gen Windows Phone 8 handsets. Following the launch of tiers for the Snapdragon platform, the S4 Plus has…
Why the Microsoft Surface tablet could mean trouble for third-party hardware makers
Wow! "Microsoft in cool, exciting product launch shocker!" Microsoft's first foray into own-branded tablet hardware may have been a long time coming (and long overdue in the fight against Apple's mobile dominance), but credit where it's due: the Surface tablet…
Microsoft Surface tablet is own-branded Windows 8 iPad rival
Microsoft have finally lifted the lid on their own-branded tablet device to rival Apple's wildly popular iPad. After years of what many consider to have been Microsoft dragging their heels in the tablet market, they've now unveiled the Microsoft Surface…
