Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft patents paid Zune file-sharing… just like we hoped!
Hurrah. Just weeks after writing a ranty column about how Microsoft should encourage Zune owners to share music by paying them a commission if their friends go on to purchase tunes, the company has made a patent application to do just that.
Peter Moore of Microsoft *really* knows how to launch the Halo 3 Xbox 360 console
When Peter Moore, Head of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business division, launched the Halo 3 themed Xbox 360 console at E3 yesterday, I bet he didn’t expect long periods of silence and even laughter when doing so. Poor chap…
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 12-Jul-07: Best music websites, Second Life, Suicide Girls, Blog Anonymity, Disney Studios
– Mashable has created a list of the 90+ best music and audio websites ever (Mashable)
– Each virtual tree planted on Second Chance Trees Island in Second Life will plant one tree in The Real World (3pointD.com)…
Microsoft collaborate with Fiat to produce 'Blue & Me' cars
img style="margin:5px; float: left;"alt="microcar.jpg" src="https://www.techdigest.tv/microcar.jpg" width="281" height="187" /> News has reached our Microsoft-hungry ears – it's been 24 hours since I've heard 'Bill Gates' mentioned, and it was far from pleasant, believe me – and it's mighty pleasing. Even if it does involve Fiat.
Microsoft has announced that they're partnering up with Fiat, who are launching a new range of 500s, being dubbed as 'a technophiles dream car'. The in-car system will utilise a Windows mobile style navigational system, 'Blue & Me', (should be a Pixar film, no?), which will enable voice-activated buttons, Bluetooth connectivity and even USB ports to charge up that HTC Touch with Windows Mobile 6 we're all a-carting these days. Well, wanting to…
Opinion: Can Blu movies make HD exciting?
Jonathan Weinberg writes… IS anyone else bored to tears with the whole Blu-ray v HD-DVD debate. I know I am. Rival film studios and techno firms are falling over themselves to tell us how great their particular new format is,…
What punters can expect from the E3 expo this year
E3, the annual gaming expo held in Santa Monica, is being kicked off this week, and teh internets are rife with speculation. There’s been a few announcements already – namely that far from generous PS3 price cut – but what else can we expect from the gaming expo to end all gaming expos?
From our Sony PlayStation site, PSPSPS.tv –
– July 11th will see the official SCEA E3 press conference (downloadable on the PlayStation Network), and will no doubt contain the new Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer.
– Ninja Gaiden Sigma developer Tecmo has spoken to GameSpot over their dislike of the new E3 format…
Zune and iPod, sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G.
Well, they're doing more than kissing, if I'm honest. It's full on HOT MP3 LOVE ACTION. At least they're both using DRM protection I guess, even if it is two different and mutually exclusive kinds. What worries me is what the love-children of such a union would look like…
Get your Hot Rocks on for Xbox 360
Standard Xbox 360s are heat-sensitive, of course – it’s why you shouldn’t play them in your home sauna. But now Microsoft’s console has got a properly heat-sensitive case too, the Hot Rock, which is made of translucent plastic that changes colour as the console heats up.
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 29-June-2007: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows virus, Beastie Boys, Flickr, EMI, DRM, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows Live Folders
– Virus-creators are getting relevant and timely, by releasing a worm disguised as a leaked copy of the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows novel, due to rear its cloaked head on July 21st. Brilliant things happen to your PC once infected, including the appearance of new Windows users named after characters in the books, and evil threats against J.K. Rowling.
– Proving that the end is nigh, and soon even Michael Moore will be cashing in his chips, the Beastie Boys have – gasp! – created an official Flickr account. Stay tuned for their official Tapatap account!…