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Microsoft Buys Texas Start-Up To Boost AI Capabilites

Orlaith Costello November 15, 2018 No Comments

Microsoft has announced its intention to acquire Austin-based software developer Xoxco, who is credited for creating Slack’s chatbot Howdy. It is the fourth AI-related company Microsoft has purchased this year…

Microsoft Snaps Up Game Makers Obsidian And InXile

Computer Daily News November 13, 2018 No Comments

Microsoft looks to be preparing to make a serious return to PC gaming after announcing it’s acquiring not one but two PC-centric developers, Obsidian and InXile. InXile was founded by…

Microsoft Store “Sucks” Claims Gamers, Gaming Boss Agrees

David Richards November 13, 2018 No Comments

Microsoft’s Store “sucks” according to users with Phil Spencer, Head of Gaming at Microsoft admitting to major problems with the online retail operation, that is stripping revenue from bricks and…

Xbox Keyboard and Mouse Support Starts Next Week with Fortnite

Orlaith Costello November 12, 2018 No Comments

Microsoft’s Xbox One console will officially be supporting mouse and keyboard inputs starting on November 14, the company said at its XO18 event. Microsoft announced Xbox One keyboard and mouse support back in September,…

Microsoft Azure Chooses Xilinx Chips Over Intel Altera

Orlaith Costello October 31, 2018 No Comments

Microsoft Azure has selected Xilinx, a manufacturer of programmable chips, to work on its cloud unit, replacing Intel Altera who previously had exclusive rights in that area, in more than…

GitHub Sold to Microsoft for US$7.5 Billion

Orlaith Costello October 29, 2018 No Comments

Microsoft’s purchase of GitHub for US$7.5 billion has now officially gone through and GitHub is part of the Microsoft family. The open-source software company GitHub will continue to remain independent while…

Microsoft Release Q1 Earnings With Cloud And Gaming Growth

Orlaith Costello October 25, 2018 No Comments

Microsoft has released their Q1 earnings, reporting $29.1 billion revenue and net income of $8.8 billion. This is a 19% increase in revenue and 34% increase in net income to…

Surface Takes On MacBook

Computer Daily News October 23, 2018 No Comments

Microsoft’s Surface brand has climbed to fifth place in the US sales charts for the most recent quarter. According to figures from researcher Gartner, the top spot was earned by…

Microsoft Co-Founder Dies At 65 After Cancer Battle

Roma Christian October 16, 2018 No Comments

Microsoft has confirmed Co-Founder, Paul Allen (65) passed away on Monday afternoon, following complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Chief Executive, Satya Nadella, has reminisced on Mr Allen’s “quiet and persistent way”,…

HP PC’s ‘Bricked’ By Latest Windows 10 Update

David Richards October 14, 2018 No Comments

The latest Microsoft update for Windows 10 users has turned into a nightmare for the big US software Company, with users finding their hard drives wiped when they rebooted and…