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Conflicting Reports Question Windows Phone 8 Plans
04/18/2012, A while back we reported that a developer evangelist from Microsoft named Nuno Silva said that all current Windows Phone devices would get the upgrade to the upcoming Windows 8. While that was touted as a plausible rumor, after only [...]
Xbox 360 Entertainment Apps Free For the Weekend
04/18/2012, Microsoft has apparently gone on a generous streak and has decided to open the silver-package (free) to Xbox Live users that will gain access to its range of new TV, Movie and Entertainments Apps for 4 days starting from Thursday [...]
Windows Phone 8 to arrive on all Windows Phone 7 devices?
04/18/2012, Some folks have held off the purchase of Windows Phone 7 devices simply because they are not sure whether Windows Phone 8 will be available as an update or not in the future. Well, it is time to make an [...]
Halo 4 release date set to November 6, 2012
04/17/2012, Microsoft and 343 Industries have announced that Halo 4 will be released around the globe this coming November 6, 2012. This marks a Halo game in the franchise that does not stick to the traditional September debut date, and perhaps [...]
Translator App for Windows Phone available for free
04/16/2012, Microsoft has just issued an updated version of their Translator App for Windows Phone which is powered by Bing, and best of all is, it is a free download. Yes sir, you heard us right – this new Translator App [...]
Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT announced
04/16/2012, Microsoft has just announced that they will be offering different editions of Windows 8 when the operating system hits the market, and this is where you come up with the “You don’t say?” look. Don’t you just love it that [...]
Skype for Browsers project revealed in Microsoft job postings
04/16/2012, Microsoft, who gobbled up Skype last year, has just uploaded a bunch of job postings which will see Skype arrive on a web browser. The job postings point towards vacancies for software development engineers, and do mention that the Skype [...]
Wild Xbox 720 rumor: 16-cores CPU
04/12/2012, The Xbox 720 is nowhere near announcement, says Microsoft, but Xbox World came published that the next-gen Xbox console would feature a 16-core processor. This is based on the idea that development machines, which are built to represent the level [...]
Leaked Microsoft roadmap points to Office 15, IE 10 and Windows Phone information
04/12/2012, It seems that there has been a leak of a Microsoft Roadmap that detailed future products and releases, including Office 15, Internet Explorer 10 as well as Windows Phone details, meaning Microsoft has ideas for the desktop and mobile platforms [...]
Microsoft to purchase stake in RIM?
04/11/2012, There is a new rumor going around that struggling smartphone manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM), who churns out the once hugely popular (still is in the White House) BlackBerry smartphone, might just sell a huge stake to software giant Microsoft. [...]
Microsoft’s Facebook Project: A Year In The Like
04/10/2012, With Microsoft owning some shares of Facebook, it should come as no surprise that their relationship should be highlighted again as Microsoft launched a new project called ‘A Year in The Like’. The app which is on Facebook compiles your [...]
Future versions of the Kinect will be able to detect tone of voice and body stance
04/10/2012, We had reported before that some people had come up with a user interface that allows the Kinect to detect movement of the tongue, but what else could the future of the Kinect hold? Well in an interview conducted by [...]
Windows Vista to end Mainstream Support soon
04/09/2012, If you happen to use Windows XP and Office 2003, you should be informed that all support for both pieces of software will dry up in a couple of years’ time. As for mainstream support for another two entities, Windows [...]
