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2013: an Xbox One Odyssey

By Steven Ambrose
05.24.13 | No Comments

Software and services no longer, it’s all about devices and services for Microsoft and the new Xbox One from Microsoft showcases the future of computing. The red glowing eye and the dulcet tones of HAL in 2001 a Space Odyssey has finally come to life in the latest console from ...

Tags: gaming, Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox One
Next-gen Xbox event at Microsoft HQ 21 May

By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
04.25.13 | No Comments

Come 21 May 2013, Microsoft will announce the next Xbox 720/Durango. At 10am in Microsofts headquarters located at Redmond, Washington the next great console will hopefully be revealed on stage, unlike the PS4 hardware which remains in the shadows. The invite reads “A new generation revealed. Don Mattrick and the Xbox ...

Tags: 21 may, Launch, Microsoft, Xbox
Microsoft working on smartwatch as Samsung, Apple snap at heels

By Staff Reporter
04.15.13 | 1 Comment

According to those familiar with Microsoft’s product designs, the company which tried to take over the tablet market (and failed) is now trying its luck with a smartwatch, echoing Samsung and Apple’s current plans. “Executives at suppliers” say that Microsoft is actively working on a 1.5-inch touch-enabled watch device. The executives ...

Tags: Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, smartwatch
Microsoft Surface Pro: A meta-review

By Lenin VJ Nair
02.07.13 | 6 Comments

Microsoft Surface Pro reviews have come up on almost all top blogs and news sites. Most of them are about hating this device. Yes, hating it! Only a few of the publications, I suppose, have given us a positive rating for Surface Pro. This is not a review, but a ...

Tags: meta-review, Microsoft, Pro, review, Surface
Next-gen Xbox gains Siri-like voice capabilities

By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
02.07.13 | No Comments

Care of the ever-popular Verge, we now know that the next-generation Xbox will have “Siri-like” capabilities. "Sources familiar with Microsoft's Xbox plans” say that the new Xbox, code-named Durango (I like the way you die, boy) will activate when words like “Xbox on” are spoken, will have text-to-speech conversion and ...

Tags: gaming, Microsoft, siri, Xbox
Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro hands on review

By Mary Branscombe
01.09.13 | 8 Comments

Microsoft isn't ready to talk about the exact launch date for the Surface Windows 8 Pro, as the Windows 8 version of Surface is going to be called, but we have had a chance to use the Surface Pro and to try out the new pen. Microsoft also wouldn't let us ...

Tags: Microsoft, review, Surface, window pro
Microsoft Surface review: prepare for disappointment

By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
12.21.12 | 24 Comments

Two things instantly irk me with Microsoft's Surface, Windows RT version, the exceedingly sexy tablet/laptop/whatever. Firstly, the viewing angle when used as a laptop is shite. It’s angled too steeply, and my eyesight suffered accordingly. Secondly, the Touch keyboard is a waste, and I instantly swapped to the traditional Type ...

Tags: iPad, Microsoft, review, Surface, Tablet, windows rt
Windows Store now accepting PEGI 18-rated games

By Staff Reporter
12.14.12 | No Comments

In a wise rethink, Microsoft has decided to begin accepting PEGI 18-rating gaming titles for the Windows Store. This is great news for European Windows 8 users and developers alike, as it opens up the market for gaming titles which integrate the touch-centric OS features. We first reported on this rather ...

Tags: Microsoft, PEGI-Rating, Windows 8, Windows Store
Dell ditches Android smartphones in favour of Windows 8 tablets

By Staff Reporter
12.14.12 | No Comments

Computer giant Dell has decided to forgo its smartphone aspirations and instead shift its focus to the tablet market. While speaking at the Dell World conference in Texas, VP of Global Operations, Jeff Clarke, stated that the manufacturer will no longer be involved in smartphone production. Dell had a small ...

Tags: Dell, Microsoft, Tablets, Windows 8
WP8 powered Samsung Ativ S finally makes 2012 release deadline

By Robin-Leigh Chetty
12.13.12 | 1 Comment

It appears that Samsung's flagship Windows Phone 8 device, the Ativ S is finally set to make its 2012 release deadline. We initially reported that the Ativ S' release had been delayed due to Samsung prioritising Galaxy S III production. That is no longer the case, as retailers in Canada and ...

Tags: ATIV S, Microsoft, Samsung, windows phone 8

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