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Microsoft Will Reveal The Next Xbox Today Watch It Live

Nick Lee — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:48:02 +0000

What is being called the “A New Generation Revealed”, Microsoft plans to reveal the next Xbox. At noon today (east coast) Xbox.com will be airing the reveal live. Microsoft feels the next Xbox will usher in the new generation of video games, t.v., and entertainment. Seems like Microsoft wants to head into E3 with a strong [...]

Microsoft to Unveil New Xbox Console in May

Luke Brown — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:00:35 +0000

On Wednesday Microsoft confirmed speculation the next generation Xbox system would be revealed in a special event on May 21st. According to Major Nelson, Tuesday, May 21st at 1PM EST (10AM PST), we’ll all be getting our first look at Microsoft’s new console. The event will be limited to invited members of the press in [...]

Xbox Live April 1st Sale is No Fool's Errand

Luke Brown — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:07:00 +0000

Microsoft is discounting more games for one day only as part of its Xbox Live Spring Sale event. Continuing the major discounts from the past week, Major Nelson revealed a set of deals available for Monday only. There isn’t quite as much content as there was in the previous sale, but the price slashing is [...]

Xbox 720 To Be Announced Soon?

John Llewellyn Martin — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:06:58 +0000

There are rumors that Microsoft will respond to Sony’s PlayStation 4 announcement by holding an event of their own, in which they’ll unveil the Xbox 720, the successor to the Xbox 360. According to CVG, a senior Sony official, who wished to remain anonymous, said that the PlayStation 4 announcement, “at first caught Microsoft off-guard,” [...]

Apple's 128GB iPad Released Before Microsoft's Surface Pro

Greg Srisavasdi — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:30:31 +0000

Apple will release a 128GB iPad starting Tuesday, February 5th, and this latest model has twice the storage capacity of the current 64GB versions. For memory hounds keeping score, owners of the Galaxy Note, the BlackBerry Playbook, or the Kindle Fire have tablets that can hold up to 64GB. Microsoft's Surface Pro, which hits stores February 9th, is being released in a 64GB and 128GB version.

Why Bill Gates Out Lived Steve Jobs [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:04:55 +0000

It’s no real big secret that if you act like a straight up gangster and jump office chairs like nobodies business then you’re bound to live forever. Sure you can argue that Steve Jobs died because of cancer. Yes that’s what the main stream media wants you to believe. The truth of the mater is [...]

The Future of the Xbox is in the Cloud

Luke Brown — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:44:08 +0000

Despite rumors to the contrary, Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Business’ corporate vice president Phil Harrison believes the future of the Xbox brand will be less focused on devices. According to CVG, Harrison spoke a bit in London about where he saw the Xbox brand heading. “Increasingly, the games are going to sit on the cloud,” Harrison [...]

Tech Tuesday – nD Indie Game Platform. Watch out Nintendo!

Big Rich — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:00:41 +0000

I'm a Nintendo fan. I love a lot of their games and I have a Wii and a Nintendo DS. I owned a Gamecube and plan on upgrading to a WiiU when personal economics allow. But every now and then something really inspiring comes along to shake my loyalty to a well proven company or platform. This indie game platform, is starting to do that now.

Tech Tuesday – From Dos 5 to Windows 7 in 10 minutes

Big Rich — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:30:34 +0000

The Windows operating system is over 30 years old. In those 30 years, Windows has had it's share of innovations and setbacks. Sometimes it's been a big convoluted mess. This video shows someone who, using virtual machine software, upgrades a virtual PC starting with Dos 5 and going through the entire Windows family of OSes up to the current version Windows 7.