Tag Archives: Microsoft

Microsoft’s Skype has been a real help for people and businesses all over the world and now, 10 years after its launch, it is celebrating by announcing a brand new feature. Communicating with people from different countries becomes even easier than before.  Now, not only users can see each other, speak and type, but they can also understand people who ...

After the great partnerships between Nokia and Microsoft began, we heard that Microsoft will be adding a home button to the new line of smartphones, called X-smartphones series. Now, a new Android-based Nokia device will be released soon by Microsoft and a few rumors have been heard about it, based on a recent leak. The Android smartphone will be called ...

The Surface Pro 3 was announced earlier this week and the official specifications sheet was saying that the tablet will be available with the 4th generation Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processors. Microsoft’s engineers explained though, what are the specifications for the base and top models, separately. The base model – i3 i3 – 4020Y processor 1.5 GHz, Intel ...

Microsoft confirmed that the Xbox One controller will receive PC drivers, but has never openly talked about when. The Xbox 360 controller was always compatible with the PC, having support for Windows PC since day one, so people are getting anxious about the new version of Microsoft’s gamepad. It seems that Major Nelson is teasing us, responding on a NeoGAF ...

Microsoft introduced another tablet/laptop hybrid at an event this Thursday, called the Surface Pro 3. The Pro 3 is bigger than all existing Surface devices. Its display measures 12 inches, compared with the 10.6-inch displays its predecessors have. Besides the bigger 12-inch display, the Surface Pro 3 is powered by Intel Corp. computer chips, like previous Pro devices. At yesterday’s ...

A recent report by global market research agency Millward Brown claims that Google overtook Apple and is now the most valuable brand in the world. A quick look at the list reveals that the internet giant’s value has increased by 40% since last year and is now worth $158,843 billion. On the other hand, Apple has seen a 20% decline since ...

Assassin’s Creed Pirates is a mobile spin-off for the series, featuring naval based gameplay. The game released in December of last year for $4.99 on mobile platforms, and now Ubisoft and Microsoft have partnered up to bring the game to Internet Explorer. Although this is not the full Assassin’s Creed Pirates experience, the purpose of this version is to prove ...

Frank O’Connor, Director of the upcoming Halo 5 Guardians seems to be very annoyed by all the recent industry leaks. O’Connor addresses the problem of breaking embargos and leaking info prior to release in a recent thread on NeoGAF. 343 Industries’ boss didn’t hold back at all when talking about these issues. His statements can be read below. “Breaking embargos is not ...

As promised by Microsoft, the event on the 20th of May in New York City was quite amazing. At the press event, the CEO Satya Nadella and Surface Corporate Vice President Panos Panay revealed the company’s desire to beat every laptop in the world by promoting the new Surface Pro 3. Contrary to the rumors before the event, the tablet’s ...

On Tuesday, the 20th of May, Microsoft will be presenting to the world the long-awaited Surface Mini, at an event in New York City. After Apple’s success with iPad Mini, Microsoft decided to give it a try releasing the Surface Mini, hitting the small-screen tab market, using Windows RT as an operating system.  For those who are not yet familiar ...