Tag Archives: Microsoft

It looks like Crytek might really be in trouble after all. Sources who spoke to Kotaku say that the Crysis developer has been losing staff, not being able to pay employees, and cancelling projects due to financial and management trouble. The sources, reportedly unnamed employees, claim that some staffers have not been paid in months, and others have only been ...

If you find yourself to be bored with your Macbook Air and the Surface Pro 3 is something you’re eager to pick up, then you, my friend, are perfect for Microsoft’s new plan that involves trading in a Macbook for the company’s new laptop/tablet hybrid. Expiring on July 31, 2014, Microsoft is offering up to $650 in store credit to ...

The rumors that have gone on for months can finally stop: the Nokia X2 is here. The teaser and countdown that appeared on the Nokia Conversations site Friday finally yielded results early this morning, as the next iteration of the Nokia X-Series of phones was announced on their official site shortly after. On  par with the rumors, the phone has a 4.3-inch ClearBlack ...

Microsoft announced today on its  OneDrive blog that it is completely revamping it’s OneDrive cloud storage options. In order to better compete with the likes of Google and Dropbox, Microsoft has changed up its entire OneDrive structure and pricing options, starting with a free 15GB just for signing up. That is more than double Microsoft’s previous offering of 7GB, and matches Google’s ...

The Xbox One has been available in North America, Europe, Australia, and Brazil since November 22nd and today Microsoft announced that it will also be launched in Japan on September 4th. The console is already available for pre-order through multiple Japanese retailers and comes in three varieties. The regular Kinect version, the Kinect-free Xbox One, and the Day One edition, which includes Titanfall and ...

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything about Nokia smartphones in general, assuming we can still call them that. In fact, since Microsoft has acquired Nokia, it’s difficult to predict what brand the new smartphones from the company will sport. Will they retain the Nokia brand, or will we be calling them Microsoft phones? Regardless, we know Microsoft is cooking ...

Microsoft has released a tease for an upcoming phone, which is heavily rumored to be the Nokia X2. An image was posted on the Nokia Conversations site, entitled “Green with Envy”, which contained only the text, “Summer brings out our inner glow…stay tuned to Conversations to find out what we’ve got in store.”, and a countdown timer, which will end ...

Nokia rolled out a home screen replacement app for Android phones called Z Launcher and reviewers are already praising it to the heavens. It looks similar to the Aviate Launcher, which was recently acquired by Yahoo and what it does is it learns about what kinds of apps you want to launch depending on where you are and what the ...

Microsoft has affirmed their continued support for Rare after Microsoft’s recent decision to stop bundling the Kinect with Xbox One. Phil Harrison, Microsoft Studios Europe chief, told Eurogamer that the company has no plans to abnegate the studio. “I’m very happy to go on record to alleviate any of those concerns you might have. We are very fortunate in having ...

Microsoft Ventures is launching an accelerator for startups to develop home automation technologies and they’re doing it in partnership with the American Family Insurance company. They are offering a $25.000 equity for each startup, which is definitely an interesting decision by them. This seems like a way for Microsoft to make an insurance company feel important and feel like they ...