Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’

Playing Half-Life 2 On Microsoft’s Project Natal

Playing Half-Life 2 On Microsoft's Project Natal

You’ve seen the Geometry Wars demo, now watch someone play Half-Life 2 on Microsoft’s Project

Natal. Due to it being an early prototype, the “control scheme seems simultaneously intuitive and awkward.” Video after the break.

Source: TechEBlog


Windows Mobile and Xbox Live coming together, according to Microsoft job ad

Windows Mobile and Xbox Live coming together, according to Microsoft job ad

The hints were already pretty strong on this one, but now Microsoft has come right out and said it, albeit in a job posting — the Xbox Live gaming platform is extending beyond the console and specifically onto WinMo phones. Seeking a Principal Program Manager who would be responsible for bringing “Xbox Live enabled games [...]


The Definition of Evil: Microsoft’s Search Wars Hurt Us All

The Definition of Evil: Microsoft's Search Wars Hurt Us All

Microsoft may pay Murdoch to delist from Google. If it happens, it sets a bad precedent. Imagine if all the world’s content is exclusive to some engines and we have to search them all to find what we want? Hell!
This started when Microsoft and Google paid for access to Twitter’s millions of tweets and Bing [...]


Project Natal launching in November 2010, priced for ‘impulse buy’?

Project Natal launching in November 2010, priced for 'impulse buy'?

A supposed leak from closed-door Microsoft meetings in the UK has made its way to MCV, who has all sorts of new details on Project Natal’s launch next year. Rumor is that the device will be released worldwide in November 2010 (we’ve heard “late next year” before), with 5 million camera units ready for day [...]


Microsoft recovers ‘most, if not all’ Sidekick customer data

Microsoft recovers 'most, if not all' Sidekick customer data

This article I found is just straight clowning.  Oh well, if you still have a sidekick… FEEL BETTER!  Microsoft’s got you back.

Steve Ballmer must have busted out his secret stash of magic dust, as Microsoft has just come out with the announcement that it has recovered “most, if not all, customer data” that was lost [...]


OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7: The Final Countdown

OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7: The Final Countdown

I’m planning to build a new computer and I am debating whether to build a PC or a MAC.  I found this article off of gizmodo and thought it was an interesting read.

It’s easier than ever to pit Windows 7 and OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard head-to-head: They’re launching soon, both within a month of [...]


Marvel Gets Disney-Owned: Tech News

Disney buys Marvel
Well, fanboys, we regret to inform you that your favorite badass Marvel characters are about to be Disney-fied, meaning Wolverine will become the Big Bad Wolf, Rogue is scheduled to become Little Red Riding Hood, and the Hulk will become Dumbo. Not really, but Disney did agree to acquire Marvel Entertainment today in [...]