18May2011
Skype set to get as big as MSN Messenger?
Microsoft big dog Bill Gates has said that he had a big part to play behind the scenes of the recent buy out of instant messaging platform Skype. Skype was bought out by Microsoft earlier this month for a staggering $8.5billion, which is the biggest acquisition in the history of the company. You have to admit though, that anything that Microsoft are involved in that comes to that price, Bill
Read More15Jul2010
Microsoft’s ‘Virtual Human’
Microsoft has released their latest innovation - their ‘virtual human’ that reacts to a person's emotions, voice and body movements. He is known as ‘Milo’ and has been designed for use with Microsoft’s new hands-free motion controller called Kinetic. Peter Molyneux is the ‘father’ of this new technology and ‘Milo’ and said he wanted to create a character “that seemed alive,
Read More22Jun2010
The Nintendo 3DS or: How We Learned to Dominate the Gaming World’s Biggest Press Event
This year's Electronic Entertainment Expo is over, and boy has it been a treat. The gaming world's biggest manufacturers converged on this year's event, aiming to capture the attention of gamer press and the public alike with their new hardware, exciting new titles, and future plans. But it wasn't Microsoft or Sony that walked away with the gaming industry's greatest prize, but Nintendo. The
Read More15Jun2010
E3 2010: Microsoft's Slimline Xbox Leaks, Nintendo's New Mobile Console to be Unveiled
The computer entertainment industry's biggest trade show – E3, or the Electronic Entertainment Expo – kicks off tomorrow, with the three-day event showcasing some of the gaming industry's most influential pieces of technology and software. Gaming giant Nintendo is expected to unveil their new 3D mobile gaming console, dubbed the 3DS by gaming commentators, while Microsoft's show is expected
Read More14Jun2010
This Week in Tech: 4 Announcements, Quotes, and Industry Innovations
The last seven days have been a ball for technology fans. Apple's new iPhone 4 saw the light of day in one of the least surprising announcements of the last year. Microsoft's new Kinect gaming system was announced, awaiting a full showcase at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. We've catalogued the most important events in the technology world, ordered and arranged here for
Read More09Jun2010
Google, Apple and Microsoft’s Tablet War: How 3 Devices Could Change the Face of Computing
Samsung recently revealed their Galaxy tablet through Twitter, boasting that the device would be available with a seven-inch screen and Google's Android operating system as standard. It's certainly not the first of the recent flood of tablet computers, but it's undoubtedly one of the most exciting. The Samsung rep responsible for the unveil claimed that the seven-inch model was one of several,
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