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Xbox One X Pre-Orders Sell Out In Record Time

Roma Christian August 28, 2017 No Comments

After opening pre-orders just over a week ago, Microsoft has announced that its Xbox One X is the fastest selling Xbox pre-order in history. Microsoft hasn’t provided exact numbers on…

Microsoft In Talks For Xbox & PlayStation Users To ‘CrossPlay’

Roma Christian August 28, 2017 No Comments

Recent reports have revealed discussions about a revolutionary deal between Microsoft and Sony, which could result in Xbox and PlayStation users playing against each other online. The feature is said…

Microsoft Hit With 5% Tax Hike After ATO Deal

Roma Christian August 22, 2017 No Comments

Under a new agreement with the Australian Tax Office (ATO) Microsoft has been hit with a 5% tax increase – paying 20%, up from 15% – for every dollar of profit…

AI Milestone: Microsoft Voice Transcription Beats Humans

Roma Christian August 22, 2017 No Comments

In October last year, Microsoft revealed voice recognition technology which could transcribe the words of a phone call just as well as a trained human transcriber. Professionals hit a 5.9%…

Microsoft Invests in Cloud Via Start-Up Buy

Roma Christian August 16, 2017 No Comments

Microsoft has purchased cloud computing start-up, Cycle Computing, for an undisclosed sum. The company states the acquisition will enable customers to “use High-Performance Computing (HPC) and other Big Computing capabilities”…

Intel & Microsoft To Bring Bitcoin Tech To Businesses

Roma Christian August 15, 2017 No Comments

Intel and Microsoft are partnering together to bring blockchain – the technology behind bitcoin cryptocurrency – to businesses. Claimed to be a first-of-its-kind innovation, the technology is all conditional on…

Microsoft Responds To Surface “Complete Dud” Claims

David Richards August 15, 2017 No Comments

Plagued with Surface reliability issues Microsoft is now facing problems with retailers in Australia, who are now recommending products from Acer, Lenovo and Dell over the Microsoft made notebooks. A…

Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Headsets Now On Sale

Jon Bragg August 2, 2017 No Comments

Microsoft has begun selling Windows Mixed Reality headsets through its online store. Windows Mixed Reality Developer Edition headsets manufactured by Acer and HP are now on sale through the US Microsoft…

Microsoft Insists Paint Is “Here To Stay”

Fergus Halliday July 25, 2017 No Comments

Following on from earlier this reports that Microsoft was moving to discontinue development and eventually scrap the program, the company have come out and insisted that MS Paint is here…

Microsoft Moves To Lay One Of Its Oldest Programs To Rest

Fergus Halliday July 24, 2017 No Comments

Microsoft has signalled that it plans to end support for Microsoft Paint, ending 32 years of support for the image-creation program. A support document now lists the program as ‘Depreciated’,…