Just because they could – Union Jack Xbox 360
Blatant marketing cash-in or patriotic gaming masterpiece? You decide
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Next Big Thing – Microsoft transparent 3D screens
Yes it’s like Minority report, yes it’s real, and yes we want one too
Comcast Xfinity, MLB.tv and HBO Go land on the Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 gets another hefty dose of video apps, as more than half the time spent on Xbox Live is devoted to media streaming
Start8 for Windows 8 brings back the Start Menu
Going to miss the much-loved Windows Start button in Windows 8? There’s an app for that
Xbox 360 gets BBC iPlayer with Kinect controls
450 iPlayer friendly devices and platforms later, Xbox LIVE finally gets to play with the video-on-demand service
Next Big Thing – 3D translator avatars
Microsoft has already developed the kit to create an avatar that’ll speak 26 different languages – with your face and voice
Microsoft cuts touchscreen lag to 1ms
Doodling on your tablet could soon feel as responsive as drawing on paper
Xbox 720 set to ditch optical disc drive
Could Microsoft’s next-gen console ditch the discs in favour of downloads?
Xbox 720 rumour round-up
All your tasty Xbox 720 Durango rumours squeezed into one tiny space – come in, it’s cosy
Free-to-play Microsoft Flight unveiled
Dust off your pilot’s wings – Microsoft Flight Simulator has gone free-to-play
Xbox 720 Durango is in London
Sneaky Microsoft has been showing off its next-gen console under cover, but Crytek lets slip the news
