Microsoft Claims Xbox 360 Is King
2012-05-30T14:25:02Z

Mehdi attributes the platform's success to the fact that they are constantly adding new software and features to the Xbox platform. This claim is interesting, since the response to the announcement on GI's website about the new Amazon Instant ...

Reports: Xbox Smart Glass at E3, perhaps mobile app as well
2012-06-02T07:11:58Z

The device, currently known as the Xbox Smart Glass, is said to bring a number of new interactivity possibilities to the aging console. Other reports have the software giant foregoing a hardware peripheral in favor of a software solution that ...

Skype for Xbox to Include In-Game Integration
2012-05-28T08:36:39Z

No details on when the app will become available have been unveiled so far, but it will certainly take a while before the Redmond-based software giant puts its things in order. In preparation for the launch of Skype for Xbox, the company is also expected ...

Microsoft Xbox 720 to use Skype tips job post
2012-05-26T17:35:53Z

It suggests that Skype will be an integral part of the next Xbox. Microsoft purchased Skype last year in one of the biggest technology acquisitions of its kind, and ever since the software giant has worked to integrate the voice-over IP platform into ...

Skype for Xbox 360 unlikely until 2013
2012-05-28T23:52:54Z

Skype is said to be coming for the Xbox 360, but the crucial detail is when ... and that the shortcoming would be addressed in a future version of the software. Microsoft is firmly committed to the acquisition, though, with 400 new job openings ...

How Kinect Spawned a Commercial Ecosystem
2012-06-01T16:10:02Z

To use a Kinect with a computer instead of an Xbox, Watson needed a driver (basically a bit of software) that did not exist. He joined a small, far-flung, highly dedicated and technically sophisticated community effort dubbed OpenKinect ...

In less than two years, Microsoft's Kinect popularity grows
2012-05-31T14:09:31Z

When Microsoft Corp. introduced its Kinect system for its Xbox in November 2010 ... Last year, Microsoft released a software development kit for academics and enthusiasts to access and work with the core Kinect technology, TechFlash reported.

Amazon takes Instant Video service to the Xbox 360
2012-05-29T23:15:56Z

Amazon Prime customers can already view instant videos on their computers and other devices, such as Roku. Anthony Bay, Amazon's vice president for video, said in the release that the Xbox 360 app was one of the most requested features from customers.

ITC judge recommends banning Xbox imports
2012-05-23T05:50:46Z

Motorola retaliated with its own countersuit, claiming infringement of 16 of its patents by Microsoft's PC and server software, Windows Mobile and Xbox products. Earlier this month, Motorola won an injunction in Germany that would allow Motorola ...

Amazon Instant Video Now Available on Xbox 360, with Access to 'Your Video Library' and Prime Instant Video
2012-05-29T17:32:20Z

SEATTLE, May 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- --Prime members can instantly stream more than 17,000 movies and TV episodes to their Xbox 360 console with shows ... Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes ...

Job ad points to Xbox 720 with Skype
2012-05-29T11:55:53Z

It suggests that Skype will be an integral part of the next Xbox. Microsoft purchased Skype last year in one of the biggest technology acquisitions of its kind, and ever since the software giant has worked to integrate the voice-over IP platform ...

Doom 3 BFG Edition Announced for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, Includes Previous Games
2012-05-31T15:13:57Z

Doom fans can finally rejoice, as Bethesda and id Software have confirmed that a very special Doom 3 BFG Edition is coming this fall onto the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms. It includes not just a remastered version of Doom 3 and its Resurrection of Evil ...

Doom 3 remastered with BFG Edition for PC, Xbox 360, PS3
2012-05-30T14:25:02Z

it's now being remastered for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 ... Yes, head-mounted displays, a pet passion of id Software's rendermancer John Carmack. "DOOM 3 was enthusiastically embraced by gamers worldwide at its release," Carmack said in today's ...

New Doom 3 For Xbox 360 And PlayStation 3 Supports Head-Mounted Displays
2012-05-30T20:37:15Z

A Doom 3 BFG Edition is coming to the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 later this year with ... Technical Director at id Software. Today, the full experience has been enhanced and extended to be better than ever, and is delivered across all the platforms ...

Zen Studios' CastleStorm marching onto Xbox Live Arcade this year
2012-05-30T22:03:09Z

About Zen Studios Zen Studios is a global producer and digital publisher of interactive entertainment software for all leading game platforms including Microsoft Xbox 360 r , PlayStation r 3 computer entertainment system, PSP r (PlayStation ...

Britain re-enters space race - with a satellite stuck together from bits of an Xbox and an Android smartphone
2012-05-31T09:30:21Z

Microsoft probably didn t have this in mind when they created the Xbox - but British researchers are to use ... grocery runs for other vessels in orbit by bringing them new computers or spare batteries, or doing other routine maintenance.