Ex Beatles and Steven Spielberg jazz up Microsoft E3 press conference by Eliot Fish in LA Microsoft Xbox has got the 2009 E3 Expo underway with an Xbox media briefing of knockout proportions. Without drifting into too much hyperbole, this was a genuinely superb press event that will surely have…
EA releases a much-anticipated Beatles Rock Band franchise The Beatles: Rock Band will be released worldwide on September 9, as will the release of the entire, original, digitally re-mastered Beatles CD catalogue. Unveiled at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, the game represents the first time fans will be able to experience…
On the day that Microsoft’s Bing search engine is launched, Google lets us know about a new app Last Friday Microsoft held a press conference to let us know about its new search engine, Bing. With the unenviable task of trying to take on the behemoth that is Google, Microsoft…
Microsoft releases new rendition of its search engine Yet another attempt to knock Google off its almost monopolistic share of the search engine market is being attempted, this time by Microsoft with the release of its Bing search engine. Calling the new tool a “decision engine”, it offers a range…
Microsoft’s Xbox hits 30 million console sales Microsoft says sales of its aXbox 360 consoles have passed the 30 million mark globally, putting it firmly behind the Wii, which has 50 million consoles sold, and way ahead of Sony’s PS3 at 20 million. Microsoft also says its Xbox Live network…
…Microsoft points. In Fright of the Bumblebees, scatterbrained inventor Wallace and his crafty canine companion Gromit embark on a new honey enterprise, “From Bee to You.” When demand out-steps supply, Wallace tries to boost his worker bees’ production using a home-brewed growth formula with comically disastrous results. Playing as both…
…June for Xbox 360 and PC at a cost of 800 Microsoft points. It will be available through Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live. Point Lookout will be available on PS3 after the first three DLCs have been released. Mothership Zeta is scheduled for release in late July for…
Rumours have been circulating for a few days that Microsoft might be bringing out its own motion stick Quite a few news outlets have reported that Microsoft has filed a patent for what is being described as a ‘magic wand’ type device that seems will perform the same function as…
A trial version of Microsoft’s My Phone service is now available Showcased at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year, Microsoft has announced that the trial version of its My Phone service for Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 smartphones is now available. So what does this mean for…
…Junkie hope somebody will pay for a pair of sneakers it is selling on ebay with a price tag of USD$2,500. These shoes are not endorsed by Nike (the brand of the shoe) or Microsoft, but the seller is certainly hoping to live off the names of those brands in…
…16 and the next pack is slated for winter 2009. A premium theme and picture pack for Xbox 360, as well as a theme for PS3 are also available. The “Armoured Front” Map pack will be available for 540 Microsoft Points through Microsoft Marketplace and $9.25 through the PlayStation Network….
…– although if Windows 7 turns out to be all that Microsoft are building it up to be, maybe later versions will come with that OS instead. Being a touch typist, I was concerned that the Qwerty keyboard might be a bit small, but in fact it’s quite roomy compared…