Xbox 720 release date slated for November 2013
Microsoft’s next-gen console looks set to be released in time for Christmas 2013. We’ve already written our letters to Santa. Have you?
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US$99 Xbox 360 hits the US
Microsoft’s console bundle available for US$99 up front and a US$15 monthly fee
WisePilot Navigator Europe comes to Windows Phone
For those without Nokia Drive, there’s a turn-by-turn navigation app ready for you to find now
Microsoft teams up with Barnes & Noble to enter the ebook arena
The software giant and bookseller have joined forces to bring the fight to Apple and Amazon
Just because they could – Union Jack Xbox 360
Blatant marketing cash-in or patriotic gaming masterpiece? You decide
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?
