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Microsoft Kin Discontinued For The New Windows 7 Phone?

Agatha Vyland — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:38:41 +0000

Microsoft has discontinoued its phone called Kin, barely 48 days since its launch and reports now state that Microsoft is probably spending time on it’s Windows Mobile 7 phone.

Reports say that the major drawback for the product was in spite of the fact that the phone came with a social networking device, it was not very user friendly. The user could not reply to people or retweet on the device.

Besides that a shocking flaw was that it did not come with a calender in it.

The problem was reportedly sent across to Microsoft, but the issue was too much and could not be fixed.

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Microsoft’s Kinect For Xbox 360 Launched At E3 2010 Convention In Los Angeles

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:22:27 +0000

Asia Bizz: Microsoft’s Kinect For Xbox 360 Launched At E3 2010 Convention In Los Angeles

The E3 2010 video game convention in Los Angeles, California, saw the launch of Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360 and Sony’s Playstation, competing directly with the much coveted Nintendo Wii.

Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360

Reports state that Microsoft revealed their Project Natal, also better known as “Kinect”, and unveiled some of the great featured of this highly acclaimed device.

So what’s so great about Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360? Here are some of the main features of the new Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360:

Main focus is on the camera – It comes with a color VGA Motion Camera: 640×480 pixel resolution
The Depth Camera: 640×480 pixel resolution
It is compatible with all Xbox 360 models
It comes with 4 microphones supporting single speaker voice recognition
A surprise feature – body recognition technology

According to UK Today News: “New reports state that Amazon has made pre-orders for the Microsoft Kinect system available and the price tag for Kinect will be $149.99.”

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Microsoft To Shut Down Xbox Live on April 14 2010

Agatha Vyland — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:41:04 +0000

Microsoft will be putting an end to the Xbox live service for the original Xbox on April 14 2010.

The internet giant had launched the original Xbox live service at the same time it launched its original Xbox gaming console in 2002. The Xbox live was one of the first successful online gaming services available to the world.

Microsoft had announced earlier this year, that it would be shutting down the first ever successful online gaming service for consoles on April 14 2010.

This move will make way for a a more exciting future for the Xbox 360. One major benefit of the shutting down of the original Xbox will be that the 100 friends cap will be removed from the service.

So long Xbox Live!

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Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7’s App Story

Carla — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:45:06 +0000

Microsoft announced details regarding Windows Phone 7 Series’ application store, software development kit and user interface.

The Silverlight and XNA programming environments will play major roles for third-party software developers. Microsoft previewed the software toolkits at its MIX developer conference this morning.

Windows Phone 7 Series is Microsoft’s reboot of its mobile platform previously named Windows Mobile. Though Windows Mobile established an early lead as the smartphone operating system of choice, the platform last year suffered significant losses in market share in the mobile OS space, while Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android platform continued to see healthy growth.

With Windows Phone 7 Series, Microsoft is attempting to regain its mobile groove by offering a brand new user interface that integrates applications and multimedia into “Hubs” (i.e., software experiences organized into main categories) as well as a tidier platform for third-party developers to create and serve apps.

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Facebook removes banner ads of Microsoft from its site

Agatha Vyland — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:37:58 +0000

Facebook took full control of display ads on the world most popular social networking website, cutting short an exclusive deal that had allowed Microsoft Corp to manage part of that business.

However, Microsoft — the exclusive provider of Web search on Facebook — will continue to sell text-based search ads on the website as the partners extended the arrangement beyond 2011, when it had been due to expire. Microsoft invested $240 million in Facebook for a 1.6 percent stake in the company in October 2007.

Microsoft also said it will further integrate its Bing search engine into Facebook while expanding its reach beyond the United States.

“Ad formats that feature social actions perform better and provide a better user experience since they are more consistent with the look and feel of Facebook, ”This combination of targeting and social relevance is the primary driver behind the shift in strategy.”

Facebook, which lets users connect and share information with friends online, has emerged as one of the Internet’’s most popular destinations and is increasingly challenging the Web’s established powerhouses like Yahoo Inc and Google Inc.

Source- Reuters

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