It seems Sony was prepared for Titanfall. The company’s PlayStation 4 video game console outsold Microsoft’s Xbox One, despite the latter device hosting last month’s best-selling gameTitanfall, according to data from NPD Group. It’s the third straight month PS4 topped Xbox One in U.S. sales. Earlier this week, Sony announced global sales of the PS4 topped 7 million.… Continue reading Microsoft has sold over 5 million Xbox One consoles
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Apple, Google, and Microsoft want to eliminate phone theft
To combat phone theft, several lawmakers over the last year have put pressure on manufacturers and wireless carriers to include smarter antitheft technology on smartphones. A group of tech and phone companies on Tuesday said they were on board with the idea. CTIA, the industry trade group that represents the carriers, said over a dozen companies,… Continue reading Apple, Google, and Microsoft want to eliminate phone theft
Sales forecast suggests the Xbox One will do well in China
Microsoft launches the Xbox One in China in July, and a new forecast suggests that it’s expected to sell 100,000 units there. That’s according to BesTV, a Chinese media company that is partnering with Microsoft for the launch. BesTV has also suggested that Microsoft will be producing new content specifically for the Chinese market. It also… Continue reading Sales forecast suggests the Xbox One will do well in China
Microsoft rolls out next major Xbox One update
Do you have an Xbox One? It’s update time! Get excited! Well, not too excited. Moderately excited. Like the last few monthly updates, this month’s patch is mostly meant to bring in features that aren’t so much oh-my-god-brand-new as they are things that were surprisingly absent after the jump from Xbox 360 to Xbox One. The new… Continue reading Microsoft rolls out next major Xbox One update
Microsoft kills its anti-Google Scroogled campaign
Scroogled, we hardly knew ye. Or actually, it seems that we knew ye pretty well and just didn’t like ye. ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley reads the tea leaves surrounding recent Microsoft statements on its little-loved “Scroogled” campaign and concludes that the company has decided to give it the axe. Among other things, Foley notes that Derrick Connell, a Microsoft exec in charge of the… Continue reading Microsoft kills its anti-Google Scroogled campaign
Microosft makes Windows Phone 8.1 available for download
While we knew it was coming, it looks like Microsoft is officially unveiling the final Windows Phone 8.1 build. As expected, the update will only be made available to those using the Windows Phone Preview for Developers program, and is designed to help developers get to grips with Microsoft’s updated mobile OS ahead of it being rolled out further… Continue reading Microosft makes Windows Phone 8.1 available for download
Microsoft wants to turn your Windows Phone into a 3D face scanner
Microsoft Research is working on a technology which will scan faces using a regular Windows Phone camera, and print high quality 3D images using a 3D printer. The method of turning physical objects into 3D models is called 3D Reconstruction, and Microsoft is using the Skynet UI to make the whole process a lot easier… Continue reading Microsoft wants to turn your Windows Phone into a 3D face scanner
Microsoft employees are getting their own farmers market
Microsoft already has a bike repair shop, an eye clinic and several restaurants — among a bevy of other services — available to employees on its company campus in Redmond. Now you can add a farmers market to that list. As noted by the Seattle Times, Pike Place Market is setting up a new satellite farmers market on Tuesdays at the Microsoft… Continue reading Microsoft employees are getting their own farmers market
IRS to pay Microsoft millions to keep supporting Windows XP
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) didn’t migrate from Microsoft Windows XP before the April 8 end of support deadline, and will pay millions to Microsoft for extended support. Microsoft pulled the plug on its popular 13-year-old operating system, urging users to migrate to Windows 7 or 8/8.1. However, millions of PCs are still running XP and haven’t… Continue reading IRS to pay Microsoft millions to keep supporting Windows XP
Microsoft’s Terry Myerson talks about the future if “One Windows”
If it’s taken Microsoft more than a year to repair the damage caused by Windows 8, should we be hopeful for Windows 9 and beyond? Following Microsoft’s Build conference, we look at what the future holds for Windows. Coming a year after the shaky launch of Windows 8, Microsoft’s first major update was more about coaxing… Continue reading Microsoft’s Terry Myerson talks about the future if “One Windows”