Microsoft’s Path to Health Goes Through Software

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Microsoft's path to health is intimately connected to software technology. The Redmond company's strategy is illustrated in the bonanza of acquisitions that have been adding technology assets to its healthcare portfolio. Microsoft has already demonstrated its commitment to building a comprehensive health platform via the acquisitions of Azyxxi and Medstory, ...

An Arcade Gamer’s Dream Come True - Xbox 360 Arcade Controllers

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Just as we've finished discussing about the Limited Edition Ozzy Osbourne AG RiffMaster Guitar Controller, this was the first thing we stumbled upon: Xbox 360 Arcade Controllers. The screenshots we've made available below speak for themselves, as this is, in the simplest possible way of putting it, an arcade gamer's ...

MSN Messenger Illegally Bundled in Windows?

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

I can bet the Redmond-based giant didn't expect this. Digito.com, the creator of Soft Messenger, an instant messaging application which came out in 1998, sued Microsoft requiring no less than W30 billion in damages. According to Digital Chosunilbo, a US dollar equals no less than W918, so I believe it ...

Xbox 360 Explodes Fueled by the Halo Effect

Friday, October 19th, 2007

The release of what Microsoft referred to as a global entertainment phenomenon has managed to explode sales of its Xbox 360 consoles. The combined market performances of Halo 3 and Nintendo's Wii console have contributed to a 75% jump in sales of video gaming hardware and software in the U.S. ...

Introducing Listas

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Listas is a new project from Microsoft Live Labs. The Redmond company is hard at work developing a wide range of prototype concepts and incubation technologies under the Live Labs umbrella, including: Deepfish, Photosynth and Seadragon. In this context, Listas is but the latest addition to the collection of Microsoft ...

Windows XP SP3 Gets a Taste of Windows Vista

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Microsoft evolved the beta for the third and final service pack for Windows XP from build 3180 to 3205, and opened access to the Preview version of the refresh to all Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 Beta testers. Still, while the Redmond company initially stated that ...