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WP7 to get 500+ new features

Microsoft is reforming its Windows Phone with an imminent release of a new and improved operating system, the company’s CEO has claimed. Steve Ballmer said at a press conference in Tokyo that the Windows Phone OS is now much more global”, and will add over 500 new features”. Microsoft will …

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Microsoft teases E3 presser

With less than two weeks until this year’s annual E3 kicks off, Microsoft has teased journalists about what to expect from its press conference. As published by Kotaku, the invites that have been posted out contain a number of references, chief amongst them being Halo, Star Wars and GLaDOS. It …

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360 tipped for Stereoscopic 3D

Microsoft will announce at E3 that it is to introduce full stereoscopic 3D support on the Xbox 360, Eurogamer claims. Xbox 360 already runs a number of 3D titles such as Black Ops and Crysis 2, but until now they haven’t run on true stereoscopic tech. This new update would …

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Casual smash hits coming to WP7

Some of the most popular casual games ever will be released on Windows Phone 7 over the next two months. This will kick off on May 25th with Hydro Thunder GP, the Xbox Live racer that re-imagines the classic powerboat game, followed by cutesy platformer Doodle Jump on June 1st. …

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Xbox disc read errors explained

Microsoft has confirmed to MCV that the disc read error introduced to some consoles by the upcoming firmware update is not specific to certain types of Xbox 360.Yesterday it was confirmed that any users whose consoles suffer as a result of the update will see their machines replaced with a …

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