A shipping cock-up at US retailer Target has seen a handful of lucky gamers get their hands on Microsoft's Xbox One console way ahead of its official November 22nd launch date. And, naturally, they've spilled the last remaining secrets of the console all over the web for us all to dissect. Read More >>
Featured comment by Mr Tennent:
"@tootilicious
10/10 for effort however the if's you are referring to aren't actually part of the argument are they
"if a stranger came up to yo..." More »
No matter what you think of Windows 8, it's completely certain that Windows is both iconic and significant in the evolution of personal computing. It's a series of operating systems, of course, but has also been a concept, a way of thinking, an influencer, and a touchstone for 30 years since Bill Gates introduced it on November 10, 1983. Read More >>
While we may not be initially getting the full-suite of TV viewing features that our pals over the pond will be able to play with on the Xbox One, Microsoft has still secured a number of TV streaming apps for UK gamers to mess about with come the November 22nd launch. And you may even get rewards for your couch-potato behaviour. Read More >>
Microsoft is believed to have whittled its shortlist of Ballmer replacements down to just five, with former MS employee and Nokia manager Stephen Elop making the cut and proceeding to next week's live elimination dance-off to become the new Microsoft CEO. Read More >>
Featured comment by Disregard Constabulary:
"i still want ballmer to handle the real shit but i'd let elop deal with the next step in mobile devices
i like that panos panay after the surface c..." More »
Microsoft's renewing its attack on Google's operations, suggesting its rival rifles through everyone's emails sent through the Gmail servers. What it actually means is that software scans them and picks out keywords to sell ads, but still. It's a pretty ballsy attempt at badmouthing Google from MS. Read More >>
Featured comment by redferret:
"Saying my arguments are invalid doesn't make it so, the ethical question of whether it's OK to invoke these things as part of a marketing ploy is stil..." More »
Not exactly the advice Microsoft wants to receive as it gears up for its huge Xbox One launch, but the financial team behind a major stockholder is urging the Windows company to refocus its efforts on B2B clients. Someone send in the Master Chief! Read More >>
When you've got as much cash as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have stockpiled, you've got to give a little back (or a lot) before you end up drowning in gold coins Scrooge McDuck style. But not all philanthropic pursuits are created equal in Gates's eyes, with the ex-Microsoft boss going on the offensive in relation to the Facebook head-honcho's charitable interests. Read More >>
Featured comment by klinkenberg:
"Yes you do make some very valid points. I agree that the rate at which people produce offspring in many third world countries is a huge problem, only..." More »
The Xbox One's original requirement for the Kinect 2.0 sensor to always be connected and active led many gamers to raise concerns about their privacy. Microsoft eventually caved in on that requirement, but anyone upgrading to the new Xbox One now has an absolute guarantee that the Kinect 2.0 sensor won't keep tabs on them with this new accessory from PDP that completely blocks both of its cameras. Read More >>
Featured comment by Rieger.Dan:
"Import taxes in Brazil are crazy! It's ridiculous! Newspapers showed price comparisons on getting a PS4 for R$4,000 and going to Miami on launch day, ..." More »
In the modern era of the over-hyped tech product launch, nothing says 'ad agency out of ideas' quite like paying some poor celebrity a couple grand to turn up to your launch and parrot some crap about work-play synergies and unleashing creative spirit [see: Alicia Keys]. Read More >>
Featured comment by Chris Mills:
"I just thought there wasn't any point continuing an actual discussion. If you were to look at, say, the way I covered the Apple launch, you'd see that..." More »
A leaked Xbox One instruction manual suggests that you'll be able to get up close and personal with the console's new Kinect sensor, with the ever-watching eye of Microsoft's machine now happily sitting closer to the player without freaking out. Read More >>
Everyone loves a freebie, and Apple's announcement on Tuesday that the iWork productivity suite was to be offered up for free alongside its overpriced computing hardware brought balance to the Cupertino pricing Force. In Microsoft's eyes however, £Free is about all anyone should be paying for what it calls the "watered down" Office wannabe. Read More >>
Featured comment by Spazturtle:
"You can download the trial here: http://iwork.en.softonic.com/mac/download
Just did it and it is offering me the updates." More »
Featured comment by flynndean:
""iPads manage to be better looking"?
I appreciate looks are subjective but I wouldn't say that that's the accepted opinion.
Who are you to sugge..." More »
Microsoft may have not hopped on the smartphone bandwagon especially early, but they aren't about to be left behind again. According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is already working on its own smartglasses. Yup. Read More >>
Featured comment by Disregard Constabulary:
"the ever expanding maze is being navigated but not by you or me, we have the capacity as humans to recognise that there is a maze but no way (or reaso..." More »
Observe, citizens, as this delightfully talented and probably unhinged gentleman recreates the iOS 7 from scratch using only the tools in Microsoft Word. There is no good explanation for this, but I still can't tear my eyes away from it. Read More >>
Featured comment by paul2986:
"I know its probably just me... But when listening to it, it sounds like it is being narrated by Arnie Schwarzenegger heh" More »
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