The original Killer Instinct came out over 2 decades ago in 1994. Who would have thought it would end being rebooting itself as one of the first titles to launch on Xbox One. 2013 saw the reboot of Killer Instinct. Originally launched as a free-to-play game, it witnessed content release …
Read More »AirServer brings AirPlay to the Xbox One, at a heafty price
The Xbox One already has built-in support for Miracast and Google Cast – two of the most popular remote-play protocols. AirPlay is what Apple offers – but as always, it usually only works within the Apple ecosystem. AirServer – an app for the Xbox One – brings AirPlay to the …
Read More »Microsoft launches ‘Xbox One S Minecraft Favorites’ bundle, comes with 230 character skins
Minecraft is one of the most successful indie games to have ever been made. Microsoft bought Mojang – the studio behind Minecraft – back in 2014, and ever since then they have been busy building Minecraft for various Microsoft platforms. Promoting the Xbox One S on the back of Minecraft …
Read More »Microsoft removes the Windows 10 upgrade app from Windows 7/8.1
Microsoft installed the ‘Get Windows 10’ app in an update for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 just before the launch of Windows 10. At the time, it was a great way to lift a sizeable chunk of the Windows user base to the latest OS. While Microsoft was being very …
Read More »Gears of War 4 ‘goes gold’ with a trailer and release date, comes free with NVidia’s GTX 1070 and 1080
After years of waiting, Gears of War is finally getting a new installment in the series – and after almost a decade, the PC is getting a new Gears of War game. Gears of War 4 has ‘gone gold’ – the final build of the game has come out of …
Read More »Microsoft might be working on a new cross-platform Skype client
Microsoft seems to have big things planned for Skype. A few days ago Microsoft decided to close the London offices of Skype; now it seems that was only the beginning of what’s to come. When the news broke out about Skype’s London office closure, we suspected it was because Microsoft …
Read More »Lenovo Yoga Book is now up for pre-orders in the U.S.
Lenovo announced the new Yoga Book at IFA last month with a unique design. The 2-in-1 might not come with the best of the internals, but it offers some very interesting features. The Lenovo Yoga Book is a unique product – Lenovo claims the designers took cues from literal books …
Read More »Microsoft launches new Nokia 216 Dual SIM phone in India at $37
Nokia might not be the giant it once was – it still exists as a brand within Microsoft. While Microsoft is planning on selling the Nokia feature phone assets – it hasn’t done that yet, so this might actually be the last feature phone coming out of Nokia under Microsoft. …
Read More »Walk on Mars with Microsoft’s HoloLens at the Kennedy Space Center
Microsoft’s HoloLens is something Microsoft has spared no expense in promoting, and for good reason. The HoloLens has a rather large array of use cases – from helping elevator engineers to making short films, HoloLens has been used for a variety of projects. For the visitors of Kennedy Space Center’s …
Read More »Microsoft announces its third Transparency Center will be in Beijing
Microsoft has announced a new Transparency Center in Beijing, which will open this fall. Two Transparency Centers already are in operation – one in the U.S. and the second in Belgium. Microsoft has been trying to gain the trust of governments all around the world since 2002 – when Bill …
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