Microsoft acquires Minecraft and creator Mojang for US$2.5 billion
Massively popular building game will remain on competing platforms, it seems
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Fully Charged: Formula E’s truly electric debut, 3DS can be used as Wii U controller for Smash Bros, and Microsoft’s Minecraft acquisition may come today
Begin the week by catching up on the weekend’s most interesting tech tidbits
Fully Charged: Microsoft wants to put Xbox games in your browser, now you have two hours to return Android apps, and an NES-themed 3DS XL incoming
Get caught up with the rapid-fire news bits you need to start your day
Microsoft will end Windows Phone and Nokia branding
The general Windows banner will soon cover phones as well, but Lumia lives
Fully Charged: Microsoft might buy Minecraft maker, Little Printer creator folds, and October’s Xbox One update overhauls Snap access
On the morning after an Apple event, this is all of the other news that popped up
Minecraft launching on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 this week with bigger worlds and upgrade discount
If you bought the last-gen version, you can get the new one for much, much less
Asus reboots the netbook with Windows 8.1, plus debuts world’s slimmest 13.3in QHD+ laptop
It’s a tale of two extremes as Asus shows off its laptop wares at IFA
Microsoft China confirms that Windows 9 is “coming soon”
The OS cat was let out of the bag, mistakenly, before being stuffed back inside
Alienware’s new Area-51: a triangle of sheer gaming power
The Triad chassis: coming to bring eye-gouging 4K graphics to a spare bedroom near you
Long-term test: Microsoft Xbox One review
Its most ambitious features still aren’t perfect, but the updated Xbox One is now a great console
Fully Charged: Several gaming networks downed by hackers, a SpaceX rocket terminates mid-flight, and Disney Infinity software free for Wii U
Just because it’s a bank holiday doesn’t mean you should avoid the latest tech news
Windows 9 to be unveiled on 30th September?
New report claims Microsoft is “tentatively” planning a big OS reveal for next month
