Tag Archives: Microsoft

The Nokia Lumia is dead and has been replaced with the Microsoft Lumia. As revealed earlier this year, Microsoft is phasing out the Nokia branding on its Lumia phones in favour of using its own branding. And now this process has begun. We are looking forward to unveiling a Microsoft …

Xbox boss Phil Spencer admits that the reasons behind Xbox One’s lengthy installation times remain a little unclear, although he’s determined to address them. Spencer told IGN, as reported by GameSpot, that while the Xbox One in some instances installs games faster than PS4, for many titles the installation times …

Xbox group revenue increases 58 per cent year-on-year.

2.4m Xbox consoles were shipped to retail in the quarter ending September 30th. Microsoft’s initial wording appeared to suggest that the number represented consoles sold to consumers, but it has since been confirmed that this is not the case. It has not been specified how many of that number were …

Rockstar has announced an upgraded edition of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is on its way to Xbox 360, confirming previous reports. Word of the updated release began yesterday, when a list of achievements for the then unannounced Xbox 360 edition was uncovered. The re-release will pack improved graphics, 720p …

Microsoft is releasing an adapter that will let owners of Xbox One’s Kinect camera to connect the device to their PC. The Kinect Adapter will cost $49.99 (around 30) and allow the device to plug into the USB 3.0 port of any PC running Windows 8.1. The result is that …

New adapter kit allows developers to use the Xbox One Kinect for PC and tablets

The free ad-supported version of Xbox Music will close later this year. As of December 1st Microsoft is pulling the service, although the 8.99 monthly subscription version will remain active. Xbox Music launched alongside Windows 8 in late 2012 as part of the operating system in subscription and ad-supported form. …

Ahead of its expected release next month, Microsoft has unleashed a trailer for live-action series Halo: Nightfall. The video focuses on the series’ main star Agent Locke, played by Mike Colter. The publisher has previously confirmed that Locke will be a central feature of next year’s Halo 5 alongside the …

The difference between male and female salaries at Microsoft is just half a per cent on a global basis, CEO Satya Nadella has said. The number comes as the exec continues his charm offensive in the wake of comments made earlier this month when he advised women that not asking …