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Nintendo: Xbox One and PS4 don’t frighten us

, Jun 19th 2013 Discuss [2]

Nintendo jumped the gun on the next-generation console race by releasing the Wii U much farther in advance than the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. In fact, by the time these two consoles release, the Wii U would have already been on the market for an entire year. However, Nintendo isn't worried about being run over by Microsoft or Sony. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Surface 2 with Snapdragon 800 LTE tipped in testing

, Jun 19th 2013 Discuss [7]

Microsoft is set to reveal new versions of the Surface RT tablet, using Qualcomm Snapdragon processors alongside existing NVIDIA Tegra chips, sources claim, with the goal of adding integrated LTE support. Although NVIDIA will supply processors “for some versions” insiders told Bloomberg, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon would feature in other models, as Microsoft attempts to make its homegrown slate more directly competitive with the iPad.

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Microsoft Citadel botnet assault liberated 2 million PCs

, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

On June 5, we reported on a take down of Citadel botnet networks by Microsoft's Digital Crime Unit and the FBI, among other unspecified "technology industry partners." The assault had resulted in 1400 Citadel botnet networks being taken down, and now Microsoft has revealed the number of computers liberated as a result: at least 2 million. Read The Full Story

Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon 27 “Table PC” Review

, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon 27, “Table PC” as they call it, is easily one of the most unique PCs we’ve seen in the past several years. This machine works with a massive display that sits on a hinge holding it up – or allowing it to lie flat – for tablet gaming with touch. It’s as if someone decided they weren’t having as much fun as the potential for a tablet would allow them, and blew the whole thing up with Lenovo behind the wheel.

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Xbox One gets first mainstream hands-on from Jimmy Fallon

, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [5]

The Xbox One made a grand entrance into the world late last month, and we were treated with even more goodies from Microsoft last week at E3 2013, where the press were able to get their hands on the new console. However, while then news of the console has made its way into the mainstream, we haven't seen any high-profile, mainstream celebrities get their hands on the Xbox One, until now. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Surface RT discount unveiled for educational institutions

, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [2]

Summer is upon us, and as such Microsoft has rolled out a steep discount on the Surface RT for educational institutions, something revealed by Ryan Lowdermilk of the Windows Developer Show. The post in which he detailed the program has since been pulled, as well as the Microsoft order form that was available online earlier. We have the details after the break, however. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone voice recognition gets accuracy boost and doubled speeds

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Windows Phone users may have noticed speedier results when using voice recognition in recent weeks, and depending on how well the feature works for them, perhaps also a slight increase in accuracy. This is because Microsoft has just announced a Bing update that has been getting pushed to users over the last few weeks, bringing with it a couple improvements. Read The Full Story

Outlook.com slated to eliminate linked accounts with aliases

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

On May 2, Microsoft completed its transition from Hotmail to Outlook.com, and a couple weeks later revealed that users can now chat with Gmail contacts from within their Outlook.com account. Now users are being faced with another change, one that isn't being as well received by some users: the elimination of linked accounts in favor of aliases. Read The Full Story

Xbox head: “We’re over-delivering value” with Xbox One

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [58]

Microsoft announced last week at E3 that they would be selling the Xbox One for $499, which isn't a bad price at all. However, when it was Sony's turn to deliver a price tag for the PS4, they ended up undercutting Microsoft by a whole $100, selling their console for only $399. This raised a lot of questions as to whether the Xbox One is overpriced. According to Microsoft, though, it's underpriced. Read The Full Story

Xbox One banned users can still keep purchased games

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [2]

So many questions about the Xbox One have been asked over the past month or so since Microsoft unveiled the new console. Granted, they were pretty vague on a lot of concerns, and we received different answers from different reps on some questions. The latest question to go around is how will banned Xbox One users be dealt with? Read The Full Story

Xbox One promises no gouging on next-gen games

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [12]

Last week, we saw a lot of new games jump into the limelight for both the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, but one thing that wasn't mentioned was the price of these games. Gamers were left worried that these next-generation titles would see yet another price bump up to $69.99. However, it seems Microsoft is keeping prices of games at the usual $59.99 price point. Read The Full Story

Xbox One E3 demos were played on Windows gaming PCs

, Jun 15th 2013 Discuss [96]

Microsoft demoed Xbox One gameplay during E3 2013 this past week, and we even got to see some live gameplay for ourselves with Crytek's Ryse. However, it seems Microsoft didn't actually use the Xbox One to play these new games. Instead, it was discovered that Windows 7 gaming rigs equipped with NVIDIA GeForce 700-series GTX graphics were the ones running the show. Read The Full Story
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