Aiming to give parents the option of keeping an eagle eye over their kid’s computer use, Microsoft revamps its parental controls in a “monitor first” approach that includes weekly reports. [Read more]
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Microsoft Store trims Xbox 360 price by $50
May 16th
The popular gaming platform is now on sale at Microsoft’s online store for anywhere from $249 to $399 depending on the bundle. [Read more]
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Microsoft readies NUads: they watch you watching them
May 16th
Interactive NUads advertisements tied to the Kinect sensor will roll out in late spring, Microsoft told CNET this afternoon.
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Microsoft readies NUads: they watch you watching them
May 16th
Interactive NUads advertisements tied to the Kinect sensor will roll out in late spring, Microsoft told CNET this afternoon. But will all other Kinect apps be as privacy-sensitive? [Read more]
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Xbox 360 Kinect said to add Internet Explorer browsing
May 11th
Rumor has it users may soon be able to surf the Web on Microsoft’s gaming console and do so with voice and gesture commands.
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Meet the Aperion Aris, a Windows-only wireless speaker
May 8th
Aperion Audio’s Aris Connected Speaker for Windows is designed to work with Microsoft’s “Play To” wireless streaming feature in Windows 7 and Windows 8 Consumer Preview. [Read more]
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Windows 8 won’t include Media Center automatically
May 4th
One of the new changes that Microsoft is introducing to it’s upcoming operating system is that Windows Media Center will only be available as an upgrade. [Read more]
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Rumor alert: A $99 Xbox 360 with $15-a-month subscription
May 2nd
Kinect-equipped hardware to be sold through Microsoft at a discount with two-year commitment to Xbox Live, according to unnamed sources. [Read more]
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Woz: Microsoft might have reincarnated Steve Jobs
Apr 28th
Apple’s co-founder says there’s “no contest” between the prettiness of Windows Phones interfaces and those of Android phones. Indeed, he says Microsoft, to make them so pretty, might have had help from above. [Read more]
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How I learned to say, ‘Hi, Google Docs; bye, MS Word’
Apr 28th
Do I really need all those features? No.
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