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The US Supreme Court will now decide whether Microsoft will face a class-action lawsuit over allegations that the Xbox 360 had a disc-scratching fault. The Xbox 360 had its fair share of technical problems, not least of which was the infamous Red Ring of Death – a fault that ultimately …
Read More »HoloLens field of view ‘like standing 2ft away from a 15" monitor’
Microsoft has revealed a few more details about its still in-development augmented reality headset HoloLens. Neowin grabbed the information from a Tel Aviv tech event attended by Microsoft’s technical evangelist Bruce Harris. Perhaps the most notable detail is that concerning the device’s field of view. It was revealed last July …
Read More »Microsoft HoloLens features native support for any Windows 10 app
Further details released about AR hardware include battery life, wireless functionality and display capability
Read More »iOS shipments overtook Windows last year as PC shipments suffer record decline
There were more Apple iOS devices than Windows devices shipped in 2015. It’s the first time ever that iOS has outsold Windows in a calendar year, according to Asymco, with 290m iOS devices (as well as 10m Macs) shipped versus 275m Windows machines. That latter number was down from 300m …
Read More »Microsoft won’t be making a League of Legends HoloLens viewer
A proposal to make a HoloLens application that allows its wearer to observe League of Legends matches won’t be commissioned by Microsoft. The idea was pitched as part of the ‘Share Your Idea’ HoloLens initiative in which the community is encouraged to share thoughts and ideas about possible applications for …
Read More »How Windows 10 and Cortana are bringing speech recognition to games
No longer just the Master Chief’s AI buddy, Cortana is rapidly becoming a complex and multi-talented virtual assistant. Her applications for general PC and mobile use are well known, but Microsoft is keen to educate developers on how she can be used in games. James Batchelor finds out more
Read More »Xbox One sales have hit at least 18m units
The exact number of Xbox Ones sold worldwide remains a mystery, but we now know that it is in excess of 18m units. GameSpot reports that a reporter on ZDnet heard from sources that new stat gathering for Windows 10 revealed that 18m Xbox One consoles are ‘active’. Microsoft later …
Read More »Applications reopen for Greenshoots
Joint venture between Microsoft and Creative England offering up to £50,000 to promising studios outside Greater London
Read More »ReCore delayed until second half of 2016
Microsoft’s new sci-fi franchise ReCore is not going to be make its spring 2016 release date. A Microsoft representative speaking to Engadget said that the title would be coming out in the second half of the year. Announced at E3, ReCore is being developed by former Retro Studios staff at …
Read More »200m installs and counting for Windows 10
The growth of Windows 10 continues with the operating system now installed on more than 200m devices. The milestone was revealed by astatement from Yusuf Mehdi, corporate VP for Microsoft’s Windows and Devices group, in which he stated that more than 40 per cent of new Windows 10 devices become …
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