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Star Wars Kinect from E3 looks pathetic
I suppose we should have expected it. Those of us who have dreamed of battling as a Jedi with real...
When will Skype be ready for prime time?
When Microsoft purchased Skype last month for $8.5 billion, we viewed it as a step forward for both companies in...
Windows 8 user interface
After reading some of the thoughts and speculations about Windows 8 over the past few days, it's possible that Microsoft...
Microsoft is making money on phones… by patent trolling
Microsoft always knew they would be successful in the mobile phone industry. With the Windows Phone 7 not making the...
Infographic of Microsoft’s vast legacy of acquisition
Courtesy of information designer Robin Richards, check this out: a visual map of all 264 companies Microsoft has acquired in...
New memoir paints less than positive portrait of Bill Gates
Although he’s not quite the household name as Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is undeniably an incredibly influential technology...
Microsoft grabs Skype. Now what?
Microsoft announced this morning that they are moving forward with plans to buy Skype for $8.5 billion in cash from...
Kinect armchair takes laziness to its logical conclusion
Sit back, and relax. For the rest of your life. Quite possibly the coolest Kinect hack yet has come from...
Microsoft’s Window 8 AppX technology outed
Yes, Microsoft is making great strides with Windows 8. Yes, Microsoft is making a document reader. Yes, it is a...
Nokia and Windows Phone 7 To Miss 2011
Microsoft and Nokia have one thing in common: they like to do things extraordinarily slow. It appears that their newfound...
Kinect ‘Evil Genius Simulator’ Hack is the Most Dangerous To Date
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNN4Oo0KhZo If there's one thing the Kinect is good for, it's facilitating interesting and downright clever hacks. Obviously. If you...
Microsoft’s Kinect Trumps Apple for ‘Fastest-Selling’ Device Title
What outpaced the ubiquitous Apple iPad and iPhone in terms of sales? According to the Guinness World Records, it’s the...
One Billion Reasons Nokia Likes the Microsoft Deal
Let the money exchange flow both ways. That's what is starting to transpire in the Nokia/Microsoft deal and there are...
Microsoft’s Oh My F****** God Moment
While Microsoft was preoccupied with its conquest for desktop supremacy, something crazy happened. They called it the mobile revolution. This...
Microsoft Kinect Could Take 3D To The Next Dimension
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVhgUs3_RGU Steven Bathiche might have just become Microsoft's most popular developer for the time being. He has created a slew...
WP7 – Not Dead Yet!
If you're not an iPhone-toting Macolyte, you may be following the adventures of Windows Phone 7, the little operating system...
Facebook’s 3rd Biggest Advertiser is a Pure Microsoft Bing Affiliate Spammer
When Facebook, Microsoft, and a mysterious website known as Make-My-Baby go to town, everyone wins. Everyone, that is, except for...
Microsoft Kinect Hacks Keep Getting Weirder
http://vimeo.com/18049823 Ever since Microsoft's Kinect hit the market, it has been a hot accessory for the Xbox 360. However, it...
Windows Phone 7 Sales: Who Said Numbers Never Lie?
Microsoft was satisfied enough to announce that they had sold 1.5 million units of their Windows Phone 7 platform for...
First Kinect Sex Game Announced – And Yes, We Have a Video
Hands-free just got hands-on, as Microsoft's would-be Wii-killer, Kinect, is the first to get its own sex game. Though the...
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