Tag Archives: Microsoft

A brand new render depicting the Nokia Lumia 830 has recently been leaked. The original article is in Italian and Google Translate is not exactly known for being accurate, but as far as we can tell the image was found on the Chinese search engine Baidu. The first thing you’ll undoubtedly notice is the “Nokia by Microsoft” branding. If this ...

A new report suggests that Sony might be doing even better than anticipated when it comes to PS4 sales. Microsoft VP Phil Harrison recently had an interview with Edge magazine(via IBTimes) in which several aspects were discussed, including the “classic by now” Xbox One vs PS4 console wars. Harrison didn’t reveal anything new in regards to Microsoft’s sales, but reminded us of the “north of 5 ...

Microsoft is making a version of Office for Android tablets, which will reportedly be on par with their recently released version of the software for the Apple iPad. The company already offers Office for Android phones, but this would be their first offering for tablets. Microsoft seems to want to also be considered a great software provider in addition to a platform ...

Age of Empires Online has been officially taken offline. The MMO real-time strategy game, which was a collaboration between Robot Entertainment (formerly Ensemble) and Gas Powered Games, was taken offline today at 4 PM Pacific Time. The announcement comes via their company blog, and ends a run which began with the game’s launch in August 2011. The final statistics stand ...

As part of a drive to increase security and better protect user’s private information Microsoft has introduced new encryption for its email services. TLS (Transport Layer Security) encryption is now available across Hotmail, Outlook, Live and MSN. In addition to beefing up security for email, the company has also brought Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) encryption to OneDrive. The PFS encryption ...

Console owners are not the only ones interested in how the Xbox One vs PS4 battle evolves, many companies also have their reasons for keeping a close eye on the situation. In a recent interview with GamesIndustry International, Electronic Arts COO Peter Moore talks about the importance of the second Holiday season for next-gen systems. Xbox One and PS4 launched during ...

With Halo 5 Guardians, Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo: Nightfall on the way you would think that there’s enough of that franchise to go around as is it, but apparently 343 Industries already has another project in the works. According to the Microsoft careers website, a Senior Producer position for “a new project line in the Halo universe” ...

Microsoft has announced the new free games available for the month of July, as part of their Games with Gold program. For the Xbox One, in a somewhat strange move, one of the free Games with Gold for June, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, seems to be remaining free throughout July. The 2D sidescroller is an excellent game with its ...

The latest word on the street is that Windows 9 might come without a price tag for some users. According to hacker group Wzor, the operating system will be offered either for free or at a discount to those who have purchased Windows 8.1 and upgraded it with update 2. The forum post mentions that this decision is still up for debate at ...

Both Sony and Microsoft teased us with a lot of features before the PS4 and the Xbox One were released. While the companies did deliver on some of their promises, there are a few features that are still nowhere to be seen. Earlier this month Sony’s head of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida said that the “suspend mode” and “friend-assist” will still be ...