I get sent all types of kit to review these days, at the moment I’m testing the Samsung RF511 gaming laptop which I’ve just reviewed on our sister site Windows7News, and I’ve got an ASUS Eee Slate EP121 WIndows 7 tablet which I’ll be writing of a review of later this week. Occasionally I get [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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Microsoft ‘Connected Devices’ Rumours Update
At last week’s Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft detailed it’s ongoing strategy to bring a connectedness to all the different types of devices in its product ranges. This makes sense to a certain extent as a unified interface across Windows PCs and tablets, Windows Phone, Xbox and other devices makes considerable sense and is what Apple [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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Kinect Becomes the Fastest Selling Device Ever
The record was set only a year ago by Apple’s iPad, but now Microsoft have stolen back the crown as their new Kinect motion controller for the Xbox 360 has become the fastest-selling device in gadget history. Apple managed to sell 2 million iPads on the first two months after it went on sale. The [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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Games for Windows re-launches November 15th
It was a great idea that was sadly let down by poor implementation and poor support. Games for Windows, which was launched with Windows Vista, was intended to be the marker by which consumers would know any games they bought would work happily on their Microsoft Windows computer. The seal of approval, that was carried [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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Halo Reach makes $200m in 24 hours
Microsoft’s latest game for the XBox 360 console, Halo: Reach has made $200 million in its first 24 hours after launch according to data released by Microsoft and reported by TechFlash. The previous Halo game topped the all time games sales chart until it was dethroned by Call of Duty 2: Modern Warfare. Now the [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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Halo 4 Set for Midnight Launch
Microsoft’s latest game release for it’s ever popular XBox 360 console, Halo 4 is set to be available from midnight tonight as stores aim to cash in on the popularity of the Halo game series, and the inevitable popularity of this new game. Halo 3 previously held the title for the biggest selling game of [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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Ballmer, “Windows 7 slates are job number one”
In times of economic uncertainty there have been questions asked by Microsoft shareholders about the company’s intentions with the slate / tablet PC form factor. At the company’s annual Financial Analyst Meeting this week CEO Steve Ballmer said that Windows 7 slates were “job number one” according to ZD Net.
- Author: Melanie Gross
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Microsoft Apologizes for Next Gen Console Mixup
Microsoft has found themselves in yet another mix-up, yet its CEO personally apologized to devastated gamers. Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, has apologized for unclear remarks made last week regarding careless word choices that led gamers to believe that a Microsoft would be releasing a new gaming console. Ballmer reportedly made an announcement that that a [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Xbox Project Natal
This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo was packed with exciting game and hardware announcements from virtually every gaming company in existence. One presentation dominated the gaming hardware announcements; And that was Project Natal for the Xbox. Project Natal aims to offer controller-less gaming on the Xbox gaming systems. It looks a bit like a mixture of [...]