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Microsoft Xbox 720 to use Skype tips job post

Mark Raby, May 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

While we obviously still haven't heard anything official about Microsoft's next-generation video game console, there has been no shortage of tips and insider leaks to point to rumors about what to expect. The latest comes from a job listing on Microsoft's official careers website. It suggests that Skype will be an integral part of the next Xbox. Read The Full Story

Warner Bros Harry Potter game gets motion controls on Xbox 360

Mark Raby, May 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Warner Bros will be releasing a new Harry Potter game using the Xbox 360's motion camera peripheral. The announcement was made ahead of next month's E3 trade show, where Warner Bros will be exhibiting and will no doubt be showing off the new game. Players will be able to scan their face with the Kinect camera to become their own character in the game. Read The Full Story

Windows 8 teased with 80-inch “every screen” device

Chris Burns, May 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week Microsoft Vice President Frank Shaw has described a future in which the 80-inch Windows 8 machine Steve Ballmer has in his office is a normal situation. This beast of a device was revealed by Shaw in a talk with Wired in which he also noted that this device was one of a vast array of machines that Windows 8 was being aimed at. Read The Full Story

Nokia adds live traffic and geocoding to Microsoft Bing maps

Shane McGlaun, May 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia and Microsoft have been partnered closely on Windows Phone smartphones for a while now. The two companies partner on more than smartphones alone. Those other partnerships include working together to bring improved location-based services and apps to Microsoft users. Microsoft and Nokia have announced improvements for Bing Maps. Read The Full Story

NBCUniversal in talks to buy back MSNBC.com

Shane McGlaun, May 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

We've had quite a few changes going on in the online environment over the last two years with websites being purchased left and right. More changes are coming apparently with sources claiming to have knowledge of the negotiations reporting that NBCUniversal is in negotiations Microsoft to buy back MSNBC.com. The MSNBC television network and the MSNBC.com website launched in 1996 as a joint venture between NBC and Microsoft. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: May 24, 2012

Mark Raby, May 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Thursday, everyone. It's almost time for that holiday weekend. You can almost feel it, right? But for now, we've still got plenty of news to discuss so let's get to it. First on the plate today - Foxconn, Sharp building new iPhone display plant. And moving onto corporate news, more on the bad HP news - HP to cut 9000 jobs by October, 27000 jobs by 2014. And in the government space, here's a punch to Microsoft - EU court to rule on $1.1 billion Microsoft antitrust fine. Read The Full Story

Microsoft: Steve Ballmer kind of, sort fibbed a little bit

Chris Burns, May 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

This month we heard Steve Ballmer shoot out a figure that put Windows 8 adoption well into the record books for highest adoption rate in the history of operating systems: 500 million by 2014 - Microsoft has since clarified. This week we're finding a Microsoft spokesperson making things a little more clear, saying that it's not that Windows 8 will be on half a billion computers, but that it'll be POSSIBLE for it to be on that make computers by the end of 2013. Read The Full Story

Microsoft wins injunction against Motorola over texting in Germany

Rue Liu, May 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has won a ruling today in German regional courts against Motorola, saying that the handset maker's Android devices infringe on patents related to the handling of long text messages. Microsoft issued a celebratory statement asking Motorola to join other Android device makers in licensing the relevant patents. Read The Full Story

EU court to rule on $1.1B Microsoft antitrust fine

Rue Liu, May 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

The General Court of the European Union will be issuing a ruling next month on whether a 2008 antitrust fine imposed on Microsoft was excessive. Microsoft had failed to comply with EU regulators and was fined a record amount at the time of 899 million euros or $1.1 billion. Read The Full Story

Ford and Microsoft brag on Focus Electric technology

Shane McGlaun, May 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Ford and Microsoft are teaming up to brag on the technologies inside the Focus Electric EV at the Future in Review Conference. The car will be hitting dealer showrooms soon. The Focus Electric is an electric car from Ford Motor Company and packed inside the vehicle is a lot of Microsoft technology, including Ford's Sync technology. There's more tech packed inside the vehicle then voice-activated Bluetooth alone. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Minecraft Xbox 360 buyers eligible for refunds

Mark Raby, May 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is offering one of the most radical appeasements that any video game company can possibly offer - a refund for a digitally downloaded title. Anyone who purchased the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft and doesn't own an HDTV is eligible to receive a full refund. That's because one of the game's key selling points doesn't work unless you're using a high-def set. Read The Full Story

Microsoft rumored to launch Office on iPad in November

Rue Liu, May 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft will reportedly be launching its full Office suite on iPads and Android tablets this November. There have been attempts by third-parties such as OnLive and CloudOn to bring the popular productivity suite to tablets, but now Microsoft may officially release the suite itself, especially since it is expected to launch the more tablet-friendly Metro-styled Office with Windows 8 in October. Read The Full Story