Tag Archives: Microsoft

We know that Microsoft is planning to add a whole bunch of new features to the next iteration of Windows and we heard some very interesting rumors regarding them for the past couple of months. Perhaps the most interesting of these rumors is that Cortana will make her way to Windows 9 when it releases next year. The Halo inspired personal assistant is ...

Today, the rumors that Microsoft is buying Mojang were confirmed. Both companies released statements in which they announced that the Swedish developer is being sold to Microsoft for $2.5 billion. According to the same source, the acquisition is expected to close by the end of the year. Mojang explains the reasons for the sale through the fact that they didn’t ...

Silicon Valley giant, Microsoft, has been reportedly testing out new ways to innovate its Xbox console gaming experience. According to Neowin, Microsoft is trying to bring Xbox games to PC via an internet browser. This might sound crazy, but latest feeds from the company show that they have in fact build a cloud-based gaming service that seems to be working ...

The Nokia Lumia 1020 and Nexus 5 were two of the most prized devices of 2013 and still are the favorite handsets of many tech enthusiasts out there. The Nexus 5 was launched by Google in October 2013, whilst the Lumia 1020 was launched in July last year, both phones becoming quite successful in the niches they cater to. The ...

A few days ago rumors started surfacing that Microsoft is reportedly trying to buy Mojang, the creators of Minecraft. Now, it seems like this wasn’t just a mere rumor as a source close to the matter told Reuters that the deal will be officially announced this Monday. Microsoft is presumably interested in boosting the Windows Phone popularity with the use ...

Microsoft is trying hard to keep Xbox 360 alive. The company announced that they are preparing several bundles sold at low prices, a hard drive upgrade and a special edition console. They promote the last-gen console as a great value for the holiday season and they back up their statement through their offers. Starting next week, users will be able ...

The NPD results for August 2014 are in and there are very few surprises to talk about. Seeing as how there were few game releases last month, software sales were not exactly incredible and we’re actually looking at an 21% decrease compared to August 2013. On the other hand, PS4 and Xbox One consoles continued to sell very good, which resulted ...

There has been a lot of hype around Windows 9 and Microsoft has been probably receiving millions of suggestions either asking them to go back to the Windows 7 look or to stay with live tiles and the Windows 8 look. New screenshots have been leaked online, showing that Microsoft might have paid attention to all of our cries and ...

We just found out yesterday that Microsoft was dropping the Nokia name and Windows Phone logo  from its branding, but today comes the bigger rumor: a new Microsoft phone is already underway. A couple of leaked photos have surfaced online showing an alleged front panel of a new Microsoft Phone the company will be announcing. As you can tell from the ...

Soon after Microsoft acquired Nokia’s mobile division earlier this year rumors saying that the Nokia brand will eventually disappear went rampant. While the Redmond-based company still used the branding for the most recent Lumia devices, it seems that they plan to transition to the new brand in the near future. According to a leaked internal document uncovered by GeekOnGadgets, Microsoft will stop ...