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Zune HD comes into the light...
The Zune HD was announced back in May, but things have been a bit quiet since then. Until now that is, with a flurry of official photos of the device leaking early. ...
Windows 7 gets huge pre-order discount!
Windows 7, the latest version of the world’s most popular operating system, is up for pre-order in good old Blighty. And as a reward for ordering it early, Microsoft will give it to you at a massively…
Microsoft preps Spotify rival
If Spotify has got you gushing, then how about the news that Microsoft could be prepping its own music streaming service to rival the likes of Spotify and We7? Well it’s happening folks. The Big M is…
Does Google's OS mean Windows' days are numbered?
Almost all of us that own a PC use Microsoft’s Windows operating system (OS) on a daily basis – but now the software giant has a big rival on the horizon: Google. The search engine and software…
For the good of gaming
The gadget world’s an amusing place. Only here could such an innovative product as Microsoft’s Project Natal cause such a split of opinions. Since Microsoft unveiled it at E3 last week, it’s been…
Sky Player coming to Xbox LIVE!
Second big Microsoft news of the day: the big M has announced a deal with Sky to start streaming Sky Player (Sky’s online TV service) from your TV via Xbox LIVE from this Autumn. ...
Microsoft unveils Bing search engine!
Google? Google schmoogle! Yahoo? Bahoo! Wolfram Alpha? Erm, okay we haven’t got a rhyme for that. Anyway, there’s a new search engine in town, fronted up by the big M itself: Microsoft, and it’s…
Zune HD is real!
You’ve heard us mumbling on about the Zune HD. Many of you didn’t believe it would happen. Well, Microsoft has now confirmed that their next iteration of the Zune (which never actually got a UK…
Microsoft 7 RC: free for a year!
Like the sound of Windows 7? How about getting Windows 7 free for a whole year? Thought you’d like that. Well, the WIndows 7 RC (release candidate) is actually live and ready for you to download right…
Microsoft Vine takes on Twitter and Facebook
You can almost hear Twitter and Facebook spoiling their social networking undercrackers. Why? Because they’re about to get some fresh competition: Microsoft Vine! ...
Microsoft launching new Zune this year
Microsoft’s Zune portable media player may have been eclipsed by the iPod touch, but that hasn’t stopped the Redmond company from biting back. According to the Twitter feed of a Microsoft employee,...
Microsoft unveils cool 'n' curvy laptop stand
Notebook stands – not exactly the sexiest of gadgets, are they? But the latest laptop prop from Microsoft is a cut above the rest, sporting a curvaceous design as well as a fan mounted in the middle…
