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Dec. 3, 2012

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No Injunction in Microsoft/Motorola Patent Suit

A US District Judge in Seattle has dismissed a request by Motorola Mobility that sought to ban the sale of Microsoft’s Windows and Xbox products. The dismissal is part of a broader patent battle that won’t be decided by the court until next year....More
Nov. 28, 2012

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Xbox 360 Owned Black Friday Weekend, Microsoft Says

On the heels of Nintendo’s announcement about selling 400,000 Wii U video game consoles in the device’s first week of availability, Microsoft made a blockbuster announcement of its own. It sold 750,000 Xbox 360 consoles over the Black Friday weekend, demolishing the Wii U number....More
Nov. 27, 2012

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Good Old Games on Windows 8 3

Good Old Games, or GOG.com, was a tip of the week on Windows Weekly years ago: The service offers older PC-based video games at very low prices and bereft of the horrific DRM schemes that have been ruining PC gaming from within for years. But another benefit of GOG is that they work to make these older games run well on modern Windows versions. And now the service is explicitly supporting Windows 8....More
Nov. 27, 2012

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Nintendo Wii U Sells Out in First Week with Over 400,000 Units Sold

Nintendo kicked off the next generation of video game consoles with a sellout: Its new Wii U console has sold all 400,000 units that were delivered to stores, and the firm says it could have sold more if they were available. Nintendo also sold 300,000 previous generation Wii consoles and over 500,000 portable gaming machines in the past week, for a total of 1.2 million hardware devices in one week....More
Nov. 16, 2012

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Earns $500 Million in One Day … But is it Any Good? 9

The latest entry in the lucrative “Call of Duty” series, “Black Ops 2,” earned an incredible $500 million in its first 24 hours, Activision reported. That’s over twice as much as the Xbox 360 exclusive “Halo 4,” but more important it’s also a significant gain over last year’s “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,” which earned a then-record $400 on opening day....More
Nov. 13, 2012

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What I Use: November 2012 8

Some big changes over the past few months. Two Surface tablets, the final version of Windows Server 2012 Essentials, and the HTC Windows Phone 8X round out the new stuff, and I’ve streamlined media consumption. And let’s not forget Black Ops 2!...More
Nov. 9, 2012

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WinInfo Short Takes: November 9, 2012

An often irreverent look at this week's other news, including an end to a massive, multi-city, multi-event road trip, a relaunch of the SuperSite complete with a mobile site and comments, a reassessment of Microsoft’s coolness with consumers, Nokia Lumia and HTC Windows Phone handsets on sale in the US, the launch of Halo 4 and a call for a multiplayer-only version, Twitter’s unintentional mass password reset requests, and the Samsung Galaxy SIII’s oh-so-temporary moment atop the smart phone best-seller lists....More
Nov. 9, 2012

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Video Game Market Continues Its Downward Spiral

Microsoft is again celebrating another number one finish in the video game console wars, this time for October, its 20th consecutive month in that spot. But the Xbox 360 continues to reign over a seriously diminished market: According to the researchers at NPD, video game sales fell a whopping 25 percent year over year in that month, with hardware sales plunging an even worse 37 percent....More
Oct. 23, 2012

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Xbox 360 Feature Focus: My Pins

Taking a cue from Windows Phone and Windows 8, the new Xbox 360 Dashboard supports pinning frequently-used content to a special area of the home screen. It’s not quite as full-featured as the similar feature on other systems, but it’s a nice improvement over pinning in the previous Dashboard....More
Oct. 22, 2012

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Xbox 360 Feature Focus: Internet Explorer 2

Rather than a write a review of the new Fall 2012 Dashboard Update for the Xbox 360, I thought it would make more sense to discuss each of the new features in this release individually. First up is Internet Explorer, a port of Microsoft’s web browser to its best-selling entertainment console....More
Oct. 18, 2012

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Zune Web Site Goes Dark, Microsoft Answers Some Xbox Music Questions 10

Visitors to the Zune web site are in for a surprise: It’s gone. Instead, you’re transferred to a partner support page on Xbox.com that explains the transition from Zune Music to Xbox Music....More
Oct. 16, 2012

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Microsoft Begins Delivering Dashboard Update for Xbox 360 2

Microsoft revealed today that it has begun delivering the Fall 2012 Dashboard Update to Xbox 360 users. I’ve been testing this update on my primary Xbox 360 for a few months a will have a more complete write-up soon, but here’s a peek at what’s coming your way....More
Oct. 15, 2012

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Microsoft Clarifies Some Xbox Music Changes 10

In the wake of Microsoft’s announcement about the Tuesday launch of Xbox Music, readers have questions. Lots of questions. And while I’m still waiting for Microsoft to even respond to my queries, the firm sent out an email to current Zune Music Pass subscribers that does indeed answer some of the questions....More
Oct. 5, 2012

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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Part 1

Microsoft has created a 90-minute live action Halo movie and is releasing it in 15 minute segments on You Tube. The full movie will be available for purchase in December, but why wait? Based on the first part, this is going to be pretty cool....More
Aug. 30, 2012

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With Xbox Music Coming, Microsoft Cuts Zune Features 9

With its coming Xbox Music and Xbox Video services looming, Microsoft this week alerted Zune users via email about a couple of music-related features that will be dropped as that latter brand is put out to pasture. Among the walking dead are Mixview and channel playlists, Zune HD apps, and music videos....More
Aug. 23, 2012

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Microsoft Unveils a New Corporate Logo

At the grand opening of its new retail store in Boston, Massachusetts, Microsoft announced a new corporate logo, marking the first time in 25 years that the software giant has made such a change. The new logo is based on that for the Microsoft Store and features the same simple lines and opaque colors used in the logos for Windows 8, Windows Phone, Office 2013, and the Xbox....More
Aug. 22, 2012

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Coming Soon: Xbox 360 Essentials Pack

Microsoft will soon begin selling an Xbox 360 Essentials Pack that bundles together three popular hardware devices into a single, less expensive package. So if you know someone who needs a new wireless controller, HDMI cable, and Xbox Media Remote, this may be a great choice for a gift this holiday season....More
Jul. 11, 2012

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Amazon Takes on Xbox LIVE with New GameCircle Service 8

Following in the footsteps of Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE, Amazon this week announced a new set of video game services for its Kindle Fire tablet. Called GameCircle, it is to the Kindle Fire what Apple Game Center is to iOS: An Xbox LIVE rip-off, with achievements, leaderboards, and many other features Xbox, Windows, and Windows Phone gamers have enjoyed for years....More
Jul. 5, 2012

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Xbox Tip: Rent or Buy HD Movies 6

If Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has an Achilles Heel, it’s that most of its amazing entertainment services also require an Xbox LIVE Gold account, an additional $60 fee each year that makes this video game console a bit less enticing as a living room set-top box. But even users of the free Xbox LIVE account can take advantage of a few useful entertainment services. And the big one is the ability to rent and buy HD movies....More
Jul. 4, 2012

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2012: A Cloud Odyssey - From Live Mesh to SkyDrive 4

For years, I’ve used and recommended Microsoft’s Live Mesh service as the ideal way for Windows users to sync folders between PCs and the cloud. But with Microsoft deeply integrating SkyDrive into Windows 8, Windows Phone, and, eventually, the Xbox, I’ve begun transitioning from Live Mesh to SkyDrive. Here’s what you gain—and what you lose—by doing so, and some tips for making the transition....More
Jul. 2, 2012

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Xbox Tip: Pin Music Favorites

If you’re familiar with Windows Phone and Windows 8, you know that the music apps on those platforms provide a way to “pin” favorite artists, albums, songs, and other items to the Start screen. But you may not know that the Music app on the Xbox 360 provides this same functionality. Here’s how it works....More
Jun. 21, 2012

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Microsoft Releases SDK for Xbox SmartGlass

Microsoft today released the Xbox SmartGlass Software Development Kit (SDK) for developers, providing them with the free tools and information they need to create Xbox 360 games that can interact with Activities, the “second screen” experiences via the SmartGlass mobile app on Windows 8/RT, Windows Phone 8, iOS (iPhone and iPad), and Android....More
Jun. 18, 2012

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Next Generation Xbox Preview 1

An amazingly plausible 56-page PowerPoint presentation leaked over the weekend, giving what appears to be a comprehensive peek at Microsoft’s next generation Xbox video game console. According to this document, Microsoft will ship the next Xbox in 2013 at a price of $299 and will include an improved version of the Kinect motion sensor and voice control technology....More
Jun. 13, 2012

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Microsoft Delivers My Xbox LIVE App for Android, iOS 1

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has released the My Xbox LIVE app for Google’s Android mobile OS and has updated the existing iPhone/iPod touch and iPad apps to support new features. This app could be considered a precursor to the coming SmartGlass app for both platforms, as it includes a few features that are available in the Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone and Windows 8....More
Jun. 6, 2012

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Microsoft Touts Coming Xbox LIVE Features for Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Xbox 360 1

Xbox LIVE may have started off as a way to bring Halo multiplayer features to other games, but it’s evolved past its video game roots into one of the most popular entertainment subscription services in the world. In the wake of this week’s E3 revelations, Microsoft explains how Xbox LIVE is expanding its offerings on the Xbox 360, Windows 8, and Windows Phone 8, in the process confirming some news you read about here first....More

No Injunction in Microsoft/Motorola Patent Suit

Xbox 360 Owned Black Friday Weekend, Microsoft Says

Good Old Games on Windows 8 3

Nintendo Wii U Sells Out in First Week with Over 400,000 Units Sold

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Earns $500 Million in One Day … But is it Any Good? 9

What I Use: November 2012 8

WinInfo Short Takes: November 9, 2012

Video Game Market Continues Its Downward Spiral

Xbox 360 Feature Focus: My Pins

Xbox 360 Feature Focus: Internet Explorer 2

Zune Web Site Goes Dark, Microsoft Answers Some Xbox Music Questions 10

Microsoft Begins Delivering Dashboard Update for Xbox 360 2

Microsoft Clarifies Some Xbox Music Changes 10

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Part 1

With Xbox Music Coming, Microsoft Cuts Zune Features 9

Microsoft Unveils a New Corporate Logo

Coming Soon: Xbox 360 Essentials Pack

Amazon Takes on Xbox LIVE with New GameCircle Service 8

Xbox Tip: Rent or Buy HD Movies 6

2012: A Cloud Odyssey - From Live Mesh to SkyDrive 4

Xbox Tip: Pin Music Favorites

Microsoft Releases SDK for Xbox SmartGlass

Next Generation Xbox Preview 1

Microsoft Delivers My Xbox LIVE App for Android, iOS 1

Microsoft Touts Coming Xbox LIVE Features for Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Xbox 360 1

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