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Microsoft announces Xbox 360 holiday bundles and $50 off promo for US market
Posted On 16 Oct 2012 By Edgar Alvarez. Under: Uncategorized.
With this year's holidays being just around the corner, it's only natural for companies to start tempting potential customers with cash-saving, too-good-to-pass deals. With that in mind, Microsoft, via the informative Major Nelson, announced earlier ...
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Microsoft CEO Ballmer braces us for a ‘fundamental shift’ in strategy with more Microsoft-designed devices
Posted On 09 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft's Surface tablets could already be considered warning shots across the bow, signalling that a change in strategy was underway. For anyone who was in doubt, however, CEO Steve Ballmer has clearly spelled out in a shareholder letter that Micr...
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Microsoft hires former CBS executive to produce original video content for Xbox
Posted On 18 Sep 2012 By Edgar Alvarez. Under: Uncategorized.
Earlier today, rumors started circulating around the web about Microsoft having hired a former CBS executive to oversee the creation of original video content for the company's famed console. It didn't take long for the whispers to turn into somethin...
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Engadget’s back to school guide 2012: gaming
Posted On 13 Aug 2012 By Mat Smith. Under: Uncategorized.
Welcome to Engadget's back to school guide! The end of summer vacation isn't nearly as much fun as the weeks that come before, but a chance to update your tech tools likely helps to ease the pain. Today, we're getting our game on -- and you can head t...
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Microsoft patent applications take Kinect into mobile cameras, movie-making
Posted On 02 Aug 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft has never been shy about its ambitions for Kinect's depth sensing abilities. A pair of patent applications, however, show that its hopes and dreams are taking a more Hollywood turn. One patent has the depth camera going portable: a "mobile ...
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Mars Rover game hits Xbox Live, tasks you with safely landing the Curiosity with Kinect
Posted On 16 Jul 2012 By Sarah Silbert. Under: Uncategorized.
NASA has already made it clear that the Curiosity's touchdown on Mars is a nerve-wracking experience, what with the seven minutes of radio silence, zero margin of error and all. To drive that point home, the organization partnered with Microsoft to o...
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Alleged Xbox 720 document leak resurfaces, stirs rumors of Kinect 2, native 3D, AR glasses
Posted On 16 Jun 2012 By James Trew. Under: Uncategorized.
A document passing itself off as an internal Microsoft presentation about the future of Xbox has surfaced, and is stirring internet chatter with its possible hints at the future of the console. Despite turning up online over a month ago and potential...
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Xbox 360 250GB Racing Bundle totes Forza and a wheel, driving talent extra
Posted On 29 May 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Most Xbox 360 bundles focus on shiny colors over extra features. We'll take them any day, but we prefer functional pack-ins like that in the just-unveiled 250GB Racing Bundle. On top of Microsoft's higher-end console, you'll find a copy of Forza Mo...
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