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Halo 5 was announced last week and is scheduled for release in 2015, but fans of the series have been assured that Master Chief will return this year. What does this mean? According to leaks from a lot of sources, Microsoft is preparing to launch a Halo HD Collection for the Xbox One, which will include the most important games ...

Although Windows 8 has not been released that long ago, rumors about its successor, Windows 9 have already started to surface. We’ve heard before that Microsoft’s next Operating System might be making its way to desktops early next year, but a leak recently pinpointed the month as well. Notorious leaker FaiKee somehow managed to obtain a screenshot that shows a ...

Microsoft recently teased a feature that Xbox One users have been asking for a long time: external hard drive support. ‘XboxOneDev’ posted a short but revealing comment on Reddit, and a link to an image that pretty much tells the whole story. The user was confirmed to be an actual Xbox developer so it’s unlikely that this is just another rumor. ...

Microsoft revealed a trailer for a cryptic Halo game at E3 last year, but has only now confirmed it’s name: Halo 5: Guardians.The game also recieved a launch windows in 2015, meaning that we won’t get the next chapter in the series this year. Thankfully this is not all the info Microsoft release on the new first person shooter. The ...

Even if the Windows Phones have climbed a few steps up the ranks, unfortunately for Microsoft, the devices didn’t experience an explosive popularity the minute they appeared on the shelves, like other smartphones have. Their latest smartphone, the Windows Phone 8.1 really needed some upgrades in order to compete with the other smartphones on the market, even if Microsoft wanted ...

Microsoft decided to drop the entry price of their Xbox One video-game console in order to boost the demand for the device. The Xbox One was released last year in November with an entry price of $499, while its greatest rival Sony PlayStation 4 was released with an entry price of $399. Costing $100 dollars less, Sony’s PlayStation 4 was ...

With the changes in Xbox Live policies that will debut in June, Microsoft decided to reimburse anyone who bought an Xbox Live Gold subscription and wishes to cancel it. This decision was made to better align the services with the new developments. Apps don’t require a Gold subscription anymore, so anyone who wants to back out of that and still ...

Microsoft has apparently listened to customer feedback and decided to offer a Kinect-free version of Xbox One starting next month. This unbundled version will be available for purchase in all regions on June 9 for the price of $399. The regular version of Xbox One will still be priced at $499 and sold side-by-side with the Kinect-free console. Microsoft also ...

Apple, by comparison to Samsung and Microsoft, has been late for some important updates in order to satisfy daily consumers. One of them is the split screen multitasking, which has been present in Samsung tablets and Microsoft Surface. But good news are expected this year and Apple has decided to be up to date and innovative.  Once iOS 8 will ...

Along with the announcement that the Xbox One will start shipping without Kinect, Microsoft also revealed the Games with Gold program for the new console. Every user that has a Xbox Live Gold subscription will receive two games for Xbox 360 and two games for Xbox One, starting next month. The first two games that will be offered for free ...