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YouTube wants a slice of the feature film pie
News The executive pointed out that the studios have these discussions all the time and that there's a large host of services that already sell downloads or offer digital rentals, including Amazon, iTunes, Netflix and Microsoft's... [03 Sep 2009]
BBC is taking tech seriously, so give it a break!
Comment It even works on Microsoft's Xbox, for crying out loud! The BBC is a world leader in developing innovative media technology - so cut it some slack, says Tim Ferguson. The BBC is damned if it does and damned if it doesn't... [31 Jul 2009]
Microsoft: Gesture recognition office 'not that far away'
News Microsoft showed Natal at the E3 trade show earlier this year but hasn't said when the Xbox 360 add-on will be commercially available. In an interview earlier this month, Bill Gates told CNET News that Microsoft plans to... [31 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 17.07.09
Round-Up Still, Gates also said Microsoft doesn't just want to bring gesture recognition to the Xbox - it also wants the technology in Windows. This week Bill Gates revealed more details of Project Natal, the gesture recognition... [17 Jul 2009]
Windows to open up to gesture recognition, says Gates
News Microsoft doesn't just want to bring gesture recognition to the Xbox with Project Natal. In an interview with silicon.com sister site CNET News this week, Gates talked about a world in which depth-sensing cameras such as... [15 Jul 2009]
Microsoft Zune takes on Apple with an HD tune
News The software maker also said that at next week's E3 trade show in Los Angeles it will announce details on a new Zune-branded video service for the Xbox that will replace the current Xbox Live marketplace... [27 May 2009]
MSDN Webcast: Introducing Xbox Community Games (Part 2 of 2) (Level 200)
White Paper Ever wanted to create own games for the Xbox 360 - games one could share with the friends or sell? Now one can with Xbox LIVE Community Games, powered by the revolutionary XNA Game Studio toolset and... [01 Apr 2009]
BT slammed over unbundling price hike
News X is for Xbox Carphone Warehouse's broadband supplier, TalkTalk, has attacked a proposed rise in the amount BT charges other internet service providers for installing their equipment in its exchanges. [10 Mar 2009]
Cheap broadband will stop BT going fibre charge crazy
News X is for Xbox Cheap mobile broadband and existing fixed services will keep BT from running a fibre monopoly, according to the communications regulator Ofcom. The watchdog today announced it will be imposing no price... [03 Mar 2009]
Will Microsoft's mobile plan pay off?
News In the earlier interview, Lees acknowledged that Microsoft had fallen somewhat behind by trying to offer software that could run on "the least common denominator" of hardware but said that the next 12 to 18 months would bring a series of... [17 Feb 2009]
Microsoft chasing Apple with branded shops
News The world's largest software company, which also makes the Xbox video game console and the Zune digital music player, did not say how many stores it was looking to open, or when, or which of its products would be on sale. [13 Feb 2009]
Mind the mobile broadband cash gap
News X is for Xbox According to analyst Strand Consult, many operators are selling mobile broadband for around 50 per cent less than it costs to produce such volumes of data. Tough competition has driven prices down faster... [11 Feb 2009]
Broadband Britain: Where's our revolution?
Comment X is for Xbox The interim Digital Britain report sets out a pledge of universal broadband access by 2012 at speeds of up to 2Mbps via fixed and wireless networks. The final word will come in the summer when the full... [30 Jan 2009]
Microsoft's mobile strategy soon to pay off?
News The new approach, while still making money by selling a mobile operating system, places considerable focus on services that help connect the phone to the PC and web as well as devices such as the Xbox. [27 Jan 2009]
Photos: A look inside Microsoft's new retail flagship
Photo In this picture, the product in question is Microsoft's Xbox games console, along with associated software and peripherals, which are all branded with the same lime green colour. Microsoft has taken the wraps off a new... [26 Jan 2009]