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Microsoft working on next generation Xbox ‘Durango’?
Reports from IGN suggest that Microsoft is working behind the scenes on the next generation of the Xbox console, codenamed ‘Durango’. As per the report, Flextronics recently began the assembly of the console’s hardware at its Austin, Texas branch. This is the same company that put together the original Xbox that debuted in 2001 and continues to [...]
In trouble, Nokia looks to Microsoft for help
Addressing Nokia Oyj employees in January 2011, Chief Executive Stephen Elop – at that point only four months into the job – dramatised the company’s predicament by comparing it to standing on a burning platform. Nearly a year and a half on, and with Nokia’s Lumia mobile phone range failing so far to revive sales, [...]
Microsoft deal with AOL part
AOL’s $1 billion deal to sell and license patents to Microsoft is another in a series of “Antiques Roadshow” moments in the technology world. Faded companies have been rummaging through their assets recently, and some of them have found musty old patents that turn out to be worth a great deal. Patents have become a [...]
South Africa takes TB battle to mine shafts
South Africa is shifting its lines in the battle against tuberculosis to mines, where lung-attacking dust, crowded working conditions and a pan-African workforce make the industry a focal point for spreading the disease. Drug resistant TB strains, associated with cramped urban conditions, are spreading among miners, who have infection rates about three times higher than [...]
app store, Microsoft wields its checkbook
Nowadays, cellphones are all about apps. And Microsoft is so determined to have lots of brand-name apps for its Windows Phone app store that it’s willing to pay for them. All an app developer has to do is sign on the dotted line. After years of struggling in the phone market, Microsoft teamed up with [...]
Nokia Lumia 900 in Europe in Early May
Adjust text size: – Nokia Lumia 900 Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is gearing up for the release of its Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone on various markets around the world, including Europe. The Windows Phone device will arrive on shelves in the United States on April 8th, and should reach other markets around [...]
Skype launches app directory
Free as well as paid applications with Skype telephony integration are listed in the app directory. Paid apps purchase routes to the individual developer’s website.
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango of HTC Omega arrive soon
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update running HTC Omega will also feature a front-facing camera, may have video chat.
Windows Phone 7.5 hits Japan
Officially called Windows Phone 7.5, Mango includes the integrated People Hub where users can check their updates on leading social networks, and they don’t need to launch applications separately.
Microsoft granted patent for Metro UI on the Windows Phone
Microsoft is playing around the new Metro for implementation on different platforms — mobile, tablets, PC and game console.