Microsoft to Make ‘Major Announcement’ Monday
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Microsoft has just invited press to a media event in Los Angeles June 18 for a “major announcement.”Microsoft recently demonstrated a near-final version of its next operating system Windows 8, wh…
Matt Stone, Trey Parker Want You To Star in Next ‘South Park’ Game
Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Plenty of rehashes and sequels were on display at XBox’s E3 Media Briefing Monday, but only one game had everyone laughing out loud.That game was South Park: The Stick of Truth.In a break from Micro…
Microsoft Announces XBox SmartGlass for Tablets, Phones at E3
Microsoft(LOS ANGELES) — Microsoft’s XBox is jumping into this year’s big gaming shift, using touch screen devices to interact with and control media through your game console and then display content on your TV, Windows 8 PC or portable d…
‘Flame’ Compromises Key Microsoft Security System
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The cyber espionage super bug Flame compromised a key Microsoft security system, the company has now revealed, prompting Microsoft to issue an emergency patch to its millions of customers because of fears of what one…
Microsoft’s Kinect Technology in Trial Use for Surgery
Microsoft(LONDON) — A video gaming device could change the way surgical procedures are performed. Surgeons at London’s St. Thomas Hospital have been using Microsoft’s Kinect technology, which operates by motion sensors, in a trial period to see …
Windows 8: Microsoft Makes Preview Available for Download
Microsoft(NEW YORK) — Windows 8 — the new operating system Microsoft has designed for tablets and touch screens as well as laptops and desktop computers — is inching closer to reality with an improved preview version now available for download. Back…
Xbox 360 for Only $99?
Microsoft(NEW YORK) — Microsoft’s rumored Xbox 360 for only $99 has just become real. Naturally though, with a drastic price reduction there are a few catches. For $99, you’ll get a 4GB console along with the Kinect motion-capture sensor. …
Barnes & Noble, Microsoft in E-Book Venture
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Microsoft and Barnes & Noble are very much the eBook underdogs with Amazon and Apple’s iBooks store for the iPad dominating the market. But Barnes & Noble announced on Monday plans to …
Facebook to Buy $550M in Patents from Microsoft
Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Facebook is purchasing $550 million in patents from Microsoft, the companies announced Monday in a joint press release. The patents to be transferred were part of a larger acquisition Microsoft mad…
James Cameron, Google Executives, Billionaires to Mine for Asteroids?
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Film director James Cameron, Google’s Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, X Prize founder Peter Diamandis and billionaire Ross Perot Jr. along with a number of other incredible minds plan to take on outer space.
“If you …