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Microsoft abandoned VR plans for Xbox One
Microsoft abandoned VR plans for Xbox One
If you are waiting for a VR headset for Xbox One, you will be disappointed in Microsoft. 22 Jun 2018 - 2 comments
Xbox Game Pass gets FastStart in latest preview build
Xbox Game Pass gets FastStart in latest preview build
Microsoft is rolling out its latest beta system update to Xbox One Preview Beta members and some Delta Ring users and it enables FastStart for Xbox Game Pass downloads. 18 Jun 2018
Microsoft to challenge Amazon in checkout-free retail stores
Microsoft to challenge Amazon in checkout-free retail stores
According to a report, Microsoft is working on technology to compete with Amazon Go in delivering checkout-free shopping markets. 14 Jun 2018
Microsoft to release next-gen Xbox in 2020?
Microsoft to release next-gen Xbox in 2020?
According to a report, Microsoft is aiming to release its next generation Xbox hardware in 2020. 13 Jun 2018 - 1 comment
WATCH: Halo Infinite teaser trailer from E3
WATCH: Halo Infinite teaser trailer from E3
At the Xbox press conference at E3 this weekend, Phil Spencer revealed the first announcement / teaser trailer for the forthcoming Halo Infinite. 11 Jun 2018 - 1 comment
E3 2018: Microsoft announces Gears 5, Gears Pop! and Gears Tactics
E3 2018: Microsoft announces Gears 5, Gears Pop! and Gears Tactics
The wildly successful Gears of War franchise is getting three new titles in the near future, including Gears 5 which is set for a 2019 debut. 11 Jun 2018
Microsoft confirms Crackdown 3 delayed until next year
Microsoft confirms Crackdown 3 delayed until next year
The eagerly anticipated Crackdown 3 will not ship this year and has been pushed back yet again to a later release date, Microsoft confirms. 08 Jun 2018
GitHub acquisition sends some developers to GitLab
GitHub acquisition sends some developers to GitLab
Following the news earlier this week that Microsoft is to acquire GitHub, rival GItLab saw a huge increase in developers shifting to its platform. 06 Jun 2018
Microsoft to acquire GitHub
Microsoft to acquire GitHub
Market rumors say that Microsoft is about to buy open source repository GitHub. 04 Jun 2018 - 8 comments
Microsoft to launch a cloud gaming platform?
Microsoft to launch a cloud gaming platform?
Microsoft has set up a new gaming cloud division late last year, and according to The Verge, the company's new team is readying for a future ...... 16 Mar 2018 - 1 comment
Microsoft celebrates AI translation at parity with humans
Microsoft celebrates AI translation at parity with humans
Microsoft has achieved something that many probably thought would be ways off in the future. The Redmond-based tech giant has managed to reach ...... 15 Mar 2018 - 1 comment
Windows phones are back! Microsoft selling Lumia smartphones again
Windows phones are back! Microsoft selling Lumia smartphones again
Microsoft made it fairly clear last summer that it's not really interested in Windows phones any more by dropping support from almost all Lumia ...... 24 Feb 2018 - 1 comment
This how much Meltdown and Spectre fixes slow down your computer
This how much Meltdown and Spectre fixes slow down your computer
As companies are trying to recover from what were, and still are, perhaps the most severe CPU bugs in the history of the computer, people are ...... 12 Jan 2018 - 3 comments
Microsoft brings Edge browser to Android and iOS
Microsoft brings Edge browser to Android and iOS
After years and years of development as a part of the Windows 10 ecosystem, Windows 10 Mobile never managed to grow into a proper business. ...... 02 Dec 2017 - 2 comments
Microsoft updates Macbook Pro competitor, here's the new Surface Book 2
Microsoft updates Macbook Pro competitor, here's the new Surface Book 2
Microsoft has announced today a new Surface Book 2, the second generation of the hybrid laptop. It is aimed solely at competing against the ...... 17 Oct 2017 - 5 comments
If it wasn't clear already, it's now official: Windows phone is dead
If it wasn't clear already, it's now official: Windows phone is dead
Microsoft has finally confirmed that it does not intend to release any new smartphones with Windows 10 Mobile or provide software updates for ...... 09 Oct 2017 - 6 comments
WATCH: Age of Empires IV is announced
WATCH: Age of Empires IV is announced
Microsoft today released an announce trailer for Age of Empires IV as we approach the 20 year anniversary of the release of the original title in the franchise. 21 Aug 2017 - 1 comment
Microsoft announces a new edition of Windows 10 - aimed for real pro users
Microsoft announces a new edition of Windows 10 - aimed for "real pro" users
Microsoft announces Windows 10 Pro for Workstations, a Windows edition suited for real pro users. 11 Aug 2017 - 33 comments
Microsoft's Paint app faces axe
Microsoft's Paint app faces axe
Microsoft's iconic Paint application is coming to the end of its development, having been available in Windows since 1985. 25 Jul 2017 - 8 comments
Kaspersky wants EU to investigate Microsoft on security products
Kaspersky wants EU to investigate Microsoft on security products
Russian security software firm Kaspersky has asked European regulators to investigate Microsoft over its practices related to Windows Defender. 07 Jun 2017 - 6 comments
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