Next-gen Xbox will be six times more powerful

It’s hardly surprising to learn that Microsoft would be working on the next-gen Xbox(currently baptized by the press as “Xbox 720”). With a life cycle of almost 7 years, the Xbox 360 it’s obviously reaching the end of the line, although Microsoft’s executives expected it to last ...
26 Jan 2012 - 125 reads

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Apple to reveal two new iPad versions next month

In spite of several rumors pointing to a potential March release, DigiTimes is reporting that Apple would be unveiling its next-generation iPad in the upcoming/resurrected MacWorld/iWorld conference. The sources for the information are Apple’s supply chain partners, which say that not one but two versio...
30 Dec 2011 - 103 reads

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Xbox 360 wants to become the key component of your living room

Seeing Microsoft struggle in multiple fronts seems interesting, to say the least. It’s obvious that the Redmond giant is looking for the next big thing, although not all of its strategies are safe bets. Social networking might seem off and Skype is now facing harsher competition but there is one thing t...
06 Dec 2011 - 101 reads

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Microsoft Announces Funding For the Best Business Ideas for Kinect

Ever since it was first released, Kinect has been source of inspiration for all kinds of developers, always coming up with new ways to use Microsoft s motion sensor device. There have been a number of hacks taking advantage of the gadget to help gamers and non-gamers alike, something that the company called "...
29 Nov 2011 - 123 reads

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Microsoft working on a PC-specific Kinect

Not long ago, Microsoft announced the release of a Kinect SDK for commercial applications , that will be made available early next year. With the launch of such tools, the Redmond company would be looking to spread Kinect’s capabilities to as many technological fields as possible. But apparently the co...
24 Nov 2011 - 94 reads

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Siri hack proves that it could run in other devices

When Apple released the iPhone 4S a month ago, one of the main reasons users were encouraged to buy it was the inclusion of Siri. For those of you living under a rock or in Tibet for the last weeks, this app is a personal assistant that allows iPhone users to ask questions, ask for recommendations or even mak...
17 Nov 2011 - 92 reads

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iPad 3: a recycled iPad 2 or a brand new device?

With the iPhone 4S already among us, it’s time for us to focus on some other device to play the speculation game. And which gadget is more appealing for that than Apple’s own iPad? There are several topics to discuss here, from the iPad 3’s release date to the screen and processor it’l...
17 Nov 2011 - 78 reads

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Nokia’s Windows Phones finally unveiled

Almost 8 months after the official announcement, the fruits of the relationship between Nokia and Microsoft are ripe and ready to hit the market. The Finnish company has finally revealed two of its newest products, which will be the first to integrate Microsoft’s Windows Phone mobile operating system in...
17 Nov 2011 - 106 reads

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Will the iPad 3 be among us next March?

Although one of the most fast-selling devices of all time and one of the most critically acclaimed gadgets nowadays, it seems that the iPad isn’t receiving as much buzz as it used to. Perhaps the launch of the iPhone 4S has eclipsed it but that seems odd, given that we’re getting to that time of t...
28 Oct 2011 - 87 reads

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