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Read More »Microsoft to axe up to 7,800 jobs
Computing giant writes off $7.6bn from Nokia deal
Read More »Microsoft to axe up to 7,800 jobs, writes off $7.6bn from Nokia deal
Microsoft has announced it will be cutting up to 7,800 positions globally. In a post on its company website, Microsoft said that these losses are primarily focusing on its phone hardware business, and will be taking place over the next few months. These cuts are aimed at restructuring its phone …
Read More »Xbox Live and PSN hacker gets suspended sentence, escapes prison
One of the key people behind the DDoS attacks on Xbox Live and PSN last December has escaped jail. The Daily Dot reports that 17 year-old Julius ‘Zeekill’ Kivimakihas received a two year suspended sentence from a Finnish court. He was found guilty of data breaches, felony payment fraud and …
Read More »Minecon the "largest convention for a single game," according to Guinness
Guinness World Records has announced MineCon 2015 has broken the record for the largest convention for a single videogame.” This year’s Minecon attracted 10,000 attendees – enough to set a new record for an event centered around video game IP. "For a multi-genre games convention to attract 10,000 fans is …
Read More »Xbox Music rebranded as Groove, Xbox video becomes Movies & TV
Microsoft is to remove the Xbox branding from its music and video services. Xbox Music is to be renamed Groove while Xbox Video is getting the slightly less sexy new title Movies & TV. Both apps will feature as part of next week’s Windows 10 preview. Along with the name …
Read More »Mojang reveals Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition
Microsoft-owned studio Mojang has announced Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition for release later this year. The unveiling of the latest edition of the hit sandbox title came via MineCon 2015 in London over the past weekend, where thedeveloper confirmeda beta of the Windows 10 version will launch on July 29th– the …
Read More »Moore: Ballmer saved Xbox with $1.15bn RROD recovery program
There would have been no Xbox One had Microsoft not greenlit the $1.15bn scheme to fix and replace broken Xbox 360s hit be the Red Ring of Death. In a detailed interview with IGN, as transcribed by Eurogamer, former Xbox man and current EA exec Peter Moore recalled the tough …
Read More »Microsoft launching Minecraft program for teachers
Microsoft is readying a new online portal for educators to implement hit sandbox game Minecraft as a classroom resource. Engadget reports that the website is up but not fully running yet. The trailer below gives a good impression of what the company and developer Mojang have in mind. Minecraft in …
Read More »Microsoft’s HoloLens has explosive launch – literally – as ISS delivery goes up in flames
It probably wasn’t the explosive launch for HoloLens that Microsoft was hoping for. While the augmented reality tech might be yet to make its way to land-bound consumers, NASA’s finest were set to try it out ahead of time thanks to a delivery of the headsets to the International Space …
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