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Leaked data allegedly from NPD Group suggests that Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One video game console outsold its main rival Sony PlayStation 4 system by staggering 400 thousand units in the U.S. in November. If the situation persists, this holiday season will be won by Microsoft, at least in North America. …

CoolChip Technologies, a startup from Massachusetts, promises a breakthrough in computer cooling by reinventing the way modern cooling systems work. While the tech itself seems to be simple enough and may bring in a lot of benefits, it requires major changes in the way how computer coolers are made. Air-cooling …

Microsoft is preparing a Windows 10 event for the 21st of January, where it will likely show off the most recent advancements to the OS and give us a peek at the upcoming consumer preview, which is rumoured to have new features, such as Cortana, the Windows Phone digital assistant. …

Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced that it will hold a special event in Redmond, Washington on the 21st of January, 2015, where it will reveal more details regarding Windows 10 operating system in general and its capabilities aimed at consumers in particular. The event will be webcast live, so everyone …

While Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4 video game console was outselling Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One for the bigger part of the year, in November the latest gaming system from software giant managed to finally leave its arch-rival behind in terms of sales in both the U.S. and the U.K. But will it become a …

Microsoft now allows customers to add funds to their accounts using Bitcoin, the new payment option was quietly added this week and quickly spotted on Reddit. Microsoft account funds can be used to purchase games, apps, music, movies and TV shows on both the Xbox consoles and Windows devices. Bitcoin …

Apple and IBM have unveiled the first breed of MobileFirst made-for-business apps and supporting cloud services for iPhone and iPad. The new programs bring IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to Apple users in the enterprise. The applications are designed for customers in banking, retail, insurance, financial services, telecommunications and …

Dovetail games has announced its plan to release “Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition” on Steam on 18th December, finally bringing the much loved franchise to Valve's distribution platform, along with some promised DLC next year. Microsoft Flight Simulator X was first released in 2006, and at the time it seemed …

Microsoft's Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity deal may run deeper than we initially thought as it has been confirmed that the company will be publishing the title- providing marketing, funds for the project and distribution support. Unfortunately, the messaging from both companies is still a little unclear, so it …

Following remarks made at the Credit Suisse Technology Conference by Kevin Turner, Microsoft's chief operating officer, there has been some speculation that Windows 10 could be released for free, or at least at a very low price while being backed by some subscription services. Here's what Turner had to say: “We’ve …

Microsoft Corp.’s Windows 10 operating system will eventually power billion of devices, the company revealed this week. Apparently, the new OS will target not only PCs, tablets and smartphones, but also various devices that belong to the Internet-of-Things (IoT) world. While Microsoft did not explicitly confirm it, it looks like …

Microsoft Corp. this week revealed that the launch timeframe of its next-generation Windows 10 operating system had been delayed to “late summer – early fall” of 2015. Previously it was believed that the OS was due in the first half of next year, but due to some reasons the software …

Semi-custom system-on-chips for video-game consoles account for a significant portion of AMD’s sales. Many market observers have been concerned that while SoCs for Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 bring in huge revenue, profit margin of such business may be negligible. While the margins of the SoCs are below …

In the coming quarters Advanced Micro Devices will continue to shift its focus from personal computers to other devices. By the end of 2015 about half of the company’s revenue will come from products that are not related to personal computers, in line with the company’s plans. For many years …

Last night it was discovered that some developers participating in the Xbox Live Indie Games program, weren't being paid on time by Microsoft, for the second time. However, the company has come out to apologize and explain why payments didn't go out as they should have. According to Microsoft, these …

Oculus CEO, Brendan Irbe, has decided to once again explain why the company ended up joining Facebook rather than Microsoft , Sony or even Google. The main reason being to avoid the limitations of a closed platform, which Microsoft and Sony both offer with their consoles. Speaking at the Business …

GlobalFoundries, the world’s second largest contract maker of semiconductors, has leading edge process technologies and advanced fabs. However, in the recent years the company had to significantly alter its plans, which affected its performance and relations with customers. Fortunately, according to AMD, a key client of GF, the problems seem …

The market of wearable computing devices is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years and many observers believe that a lot of consumers will wear more than one of such gadgets. Therefore, it is logical to expect hardware makers to unveil wide families of wearables. For example, a supplier of …

Chinese mobile device manufacturer, Huawei, seems to have fallen out of love with Windows Phone. The company has revealed that it didn't make any profit from its two previous Windows Phone handsets and then went on to boldly claim that “nobody made any money” selling devices running Microsoft's mobile OS. …

If you're one of our younger readers, then Clip Art might be something you heard your parents or older siblings discuss, along with other ancient technologies like game cartridges, Encarta CDs and VHS tapes. It was a time of minimalism and inadequate access to worldwide information. It was a time …

Laptops with touchscreen displays have never really gained popularity because of various reasons. Recently it turned out that the majority of notebook makers and contract manufacturers have ceased to develop mobile PCs in clamshell form-factor with touchscreens and next year such computers will disappear from the market completely. In 2015, …

Microsoft had a pretty good day last Friday, plenty of retailers in both the US and UK were selling Xbox One bundles with significant discounts and it seems to have paid off as the console came out on top, beating the Playstation 4, Wii U and last generation consoles in …

Apple's map and search partnership with Google is set to expire in early 2015, meaning that Safari on iOS devices may be due to get a new default search engine. It won't take long for Apple to line up a replacement though as Yahoo and Microsoft have already met with …

Both Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have promised sub-$100 media tablets based on Intel Atom system-on-chips and Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system in a bid to fight slates powered by ARM application processors and Google Android platform. Apparently, the strategy works and even exceeds expectations. At present a store in …

The head of the Japanese division of Xbox has resigned following the console's poor sales in the country. Microsoft was expecting a struggle in Japan but so far, Xbox One sales have been worse than last generation's Xbox 360 sales, in-fact, last week only 776 consoles were sold in the …

Microsoft Corp. plans to hold a special event for mass media where it will discuss consumer features of Windows 10 operating system in detail. The press event is rumoured to be held in late January. The world’s largest software maker formally announced its next Windows 10 operating system in late …

Microsoft has some good news for the audiophiles of the world, Windows 10 will have native support for FLAC audio files. The primary advantage of a FLAC file over something like an MP3 is that the Free Lossless Audio Codec doesn't lose any data in compression, resulting in higher sound …

Ubisoft late on Wednesday issued a statement admitting major issues with its Assassin’s Creed Unity video game. The company apologised for shipping a title full of bugs and performance issues. As a remedy, Ubisoft will provide an expansion pack for the title free to everyone as well as a free …

Google is going ahead with its plans to end support for the NPAPI protocol in the Chrome browser which will in turn end support for the Microsoft Silverlight plugin. Business critical apps will have until the Autumn of next year to migrate. The Microsoft runtime depends on an ageing protocol …

Rumors have been floating around recently suggesting that Microsoft, Sony and other large tech companies had been hacked after an only group claimed to have leaked the usernames and passwords of 1473 Windows Live accounts and 2131 PlayStation Network accounts. However, these rumors have turned out to be false. The …