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Microsoft Corp.’s Windows 10 operating system will eventually power billion of devices, the company revealed this week. Apparently, the new OS will target not only PCs, tablets and smartphones, but also various devices that belong to the Internet-of-Things (IoT) world. While Microsoft did not explicitly confirm it, it looks like …

Microsoft Corp. this week revealed that the launch timeframe of its next-generation Windows 10 operating system had been delayed to “late summer – early fall” of 2015. Previously it was believed that the OS was due in the first half of next year, but due to some reasons the software …

In the coming quarters Advanced Micro Devices will continue to shift its focus from personal computers to other devices. By the end of 2015 about half of the company’s revenue will come from products that are not related to personal computers, in line with the company’s plans. For many years …

GlobalFoundries, the world’s second largest contract maker of semiconductors, has leading edge process technologies and advanced fabs. However, in the recent years the company had to significantly alter its plans, which affected its performance and relations with customers. Fortunately, according to AMD, a key client of GF, the problems seem …

The market of wearable computing devices is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years and many observers believe that a lot of consumers will wear more than one of such gadgets. Therefore, it is logical to expect hardware makers to unveil wide families of wearables. For example, a supplier of …

Microsoft had a pretty good day last Friday, plenty of retailers in both the US and UK were selling Xbox One bundles with significant discounts and it seems to have paid off as the console came out on top, beating the Playstation 4, Wii U and last generation consoles in …

The head of the Japanese division of Xbox has resigned following the console's poor sales in the country. Microsoft was expecting a struggle in Japan but so far, Xbox One sales have been worse than last generation's Xbox 360 sales, in-fact, last week only 776 consoles were sold in the …

Microsoft Corp. plans to hold a special event for mass media where it will discuss consumer features of Windows 10 operating system in detail. The press event is rumoured to be held in late January. The world’s largest software maker formally announced its next Windows 10 operating system in late …

UK retailer, GAME, is set to launch special console bundles for Black Friday, including an Xbox One with four games and a Wii U with Super Smash Bros, Super Mario U and an Amiibo. There are strong rumors of a Playstation 4 bundle as well, although that one has yet …

Ubisoft late on Wednesday issued a statement admitting major issues with its Assassin’s Creed Unity video game. The company apologised for shipping a title full of bugs and performance issues. As a remedy, Ubisoft will provide an expansion pack for the title free to everyone as well as a free …

Namco Bandai has revealed that From Software's latest game in the ‘Souls series', Dark Souls II, will be re-releasing next year with all of the DLC and an updated DirectX 11 graphics engine for the PS4, Xbox One, PC and interestingly enough, the last generation consoles as well, although the …

Microsoft is off to a good start this holiday season, the company recently announced that it is steadily catching up to the PS4, having managed to sell 10 million units worldwide and adoption looks to be increasing here in the UK, with sales finally toppling 1 million units to customers. …

If you were one of those that just simply had to have Microsoft's new console back at the end of 2013 – despite its PR gaffs – or any time in-fact in its first year of sale, the software giant will be sending you some rewards to say thank you …

Ever since Phil Spencer took charge of the Xbox division and made crucial changes to the console and its pricing, the sales gap between the PS4 and Xbox One has been closing up. Microsoft has also had its fair share of exclusives launch this year with the Halo Master Chief …

We've seen several Xbox One exclusives come to the PC so far and it looks like there are even more to come as Amazon France prematurely launched listings for PC versions of both Sunset Overdrive and Forza Horizon 2, with Windows 7 or 8 listed as available platforms. The Sunset …

Microsoft Corp. on Monday became the world’s second most valuable company after Apple since capitalization of Exxon Mobil Corp. dropped as a result of decreasing oil price in the recent months. Microsoft Corp. has not been particularly successful on many markets in the recent years. The company’s mobile platforms – …

Microsoft Corp. late on Wednesday said that the life-to-date (LTD) shipments of its Xbox One video game console are about to surpass 10 million units. As expected, sales of XB1 are significantly behind those of Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4, which is shipments have set multiple records for Sony. “As we …

Halo developer, 343 Industries, is planning on rolling out a number of server updates today to help fix The Master Chief Collection's broken matchmaking system. The four in one Halo package launched on the Xbox One earlier this week but unfortunately, the multiplayer side of things didn't get off to …

Unfortunately it doesn't look like you will ever be able to play Diablo III with friends on other platforms and console players also won't be getting Seasonal heroes according to Blizzard. Diablo III lead designer, Kevin Martens said that cross-platform play is “definitely not possible at this point with this …

In preparation for the Halo Master Chief Collection going on sale tomorrow for Xbox One, the Halo team will be having a launch party tonight in London's BFI IMAX to celebrate. It's going to be big and it's going to be loud, but with a pedigree like the Halo franchise, you'd expect …

The head of Microsoft's Xbox division, Phil Spencer, has teased future plans for PC gaming on Windows based machines, which are set to be revealed in 2015, stressing the fact that he remains committed to PC gaming, despite Microsoft's heavy focus on the Xbox console. Talking on Major Nelson's podcast, …

AMD has apparently created a smaller and more cost-effective 20nm version of the processor found inside the Xbox One, opening the door for a slimmer and cheaper version of the console. During the last generation of consoles, we saw Microsoft release a re-designed Xbox 360 a few years in to the …

Sony has announced that it has managed to sell 13.5 million Playstation 4 consoles to consumers since launch, 3.3 million of those were sold over the third quarter, ending on the 30th of September. This is a step up from Q2, during which, Sony managed to sell 2.7 million consoles. …

Ed Zarick, the man who built laptop versions of Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4, this week demonstrated Xbook Duo, a notebook-like device that integrates both Xbox 360 and Xbox One video game consoles. The unique Xbook Duo system integrates components from both Xbox One and Xbox 360 and does …

Rockstar has revealed a list of exclusive items and missions/activities to be included in the long awaited PC, Xbox One and PS4 versions of Grand Theft Auto V, although this new content will only be available to returning players, meaning those of you who had the willpower to hold out …

Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced a temporary $50 price-cut on its Xbox One video game console. The new price will initially be effective only in the U.S., but potentially the company could offer something similar in other regions as well. From the 2nd of November, 2014, through the 3rd of …

If you signed up for the Evolve ‘Big Alpha' then you're going to need to make sure that your PC can actually run it, so TurtleRock Studios has released the system requirements alongside a few other details about the game and its progression system. Chances are you PC can run …

Sledgehammer Games co-founder, Glen Schofield, has spoken out about the recent Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare leak and he's not particularly happy about it. The game was apparently stolen and then streamed live via Twitch, showing off a bunch of unannounced details ahead of the game's official release next week. The …

Microsoft has finally released some Xbox One sales figures, showing that the company managed to ship 2.4 million Xbox consoles to retailers during the third quarter of this year, which ended on the 30th of September. The company's statement appeared to suggest that it had sold 2.4 million to consumers …

In the recent months Ubisoft and some other video game developers have received a lot of criticism for decisions to lock their games at 30 frames per second on all platforms. During a recent question and answer session with students in a college a game architect from Ubisoft implied that …