Verizon’s Xbox TV service will be made available next month with 26 channels at launch. The FiOS TV application will be made available shortly after Microsoft’s Xbox 360 fall dashboard update goes available on December … read more
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Microsoft reportedly planning to licence Kinect to TV manufacturers
23rd Nov 11 8:13 pm with 33 CommentsMicrosoft is looking to integrate its Kinect motion sensor technology into television sets, according to reports. The software giant is reportedly in the early stages of discussions with TV hardware manufacturers to licence its Kinect … read more
ARM sees next-generation Windows inside TVs and cars
30th May 11 3:52 pm with 22 CommentsARM believes Microsoft’s adoption of its chips will see Windows expand into cars and TVs. Microsoft revealed its plans for Windows ARM support in January. Windows chief, Steven Sinofsky, took to the stage at the … read more
Windows Phone 7 featured in U.S. TV show Castle
3rd May 11 11:10 am with 9 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows Phone 7 marketing team has been hard at work once again this week. Windows Phone 7 showed up on U.S. TV show Castle over the weekend, appearing around four times according to WPCentral. … read more
Windows Live Messenger makes an appearance in Rules of Engagement
3rd Apr 11 1:04 pm with 7 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows Live Messenger made an appearance in the TV show Rules of Engagement this week. The software giant’s Windows Live Messenger service appeared on a number of occasions during the latest episode aired on … read more
Microsoft tried to Woo Conan O’Brien for Xbox LIVE subscription TV service
7th Feb 11 2:05 pm with 6 CommentsMicrosoft tried to woo Conan O’Brien into an Xbox LIVE subscription TV service according to the executive producer of O’Brien’s talk show. Jeff Ross, executive of “Conan” spoke to Gamasutra recently and confirmed that Conan … read more
Bing ‘shakes’ its weight around in new TV commercial
3rd Feb 11 11:45 pm with 4 CommentsMicrosoft’s latest Bing commercial features a comic look at a day of Bing searching. Entitled “Bing is beautiful”, the latest commercial comes just a day after the company’s public spat with search engine giants Google. … read more
New advert for Windows Phone 7 features Bing voice recognition
14th Dec 10 4:09 pm with 3 CommentsMicrosoft’s latest Windows Phone 7 commercial features Bing to show off the voice features of Windows Phone. The “Really” commercial marked Microsoft’s re-entry into the smart-phone market with its Windows Phone 7 operating system in … read more
Windows Phone “Really” commercial voted in top 5 of 2010 by TIME
13th Dec 10 8:03 am with 5 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows Phone “Really” commercial has been voted as one of the best TV commercials of 2010. The “Really” commercial marked Microsoft’s re-entry into the smart-phone market with its Windows Phone 7 operating system in … read more
Microsoft in talks with media companies over new TV service for Xbox
29th Nov 10 1:48 pm with 2 CommentsMicrosoft is reportedly in talks with several media companies to license TV networks for a new online pay-TV subscription service. Microsoft plans to offer the new service through devices such as the Xbox according to … read more