Microsoft confirms Zune’s death, long live Xbox Music
As of yesterday, the only music available on Microsoft’s digital media platform Zune are funeral procession songs. The technology/gaming giant has confirmed that the...
Microsoft upgrades Xbox Live with 40 entertainment services, live TV, and Kinect voice control
Xbox Live isn’t just an online gaming service anymore. Microsoft is announcing today that the new version of its Xbox Live user interface will...
The shutdown of Microsoft’s Pioneer Studios is an example of failed innovation
Three years ago, Microsoft opened its Pioneer Studios skunkworks operation to create cool new consumer technology experiences. The group was headed by J Allard,...
Xbox Live gets its makeover in advance of Kinect launch
Microsoft has reinvigorated Xbox Live, the online game service launched in 2002, just about every fall. Today, it previewed to some users its latest...
Microsoft's Xbox division posts $172M loss even as slim models start selling
Microsoft‘s Xbox business has been smooth sailing of late, and the lowered cost of production has enabled the company to introduce its new slim...
Is Microsoft’s one-time star J Allard leaving the company?
J Allard was the design brains behind almost everything cool that came out of Redmond in recent years, from the Xbox to the Zune....