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Minecraft on Xbox 360: Price established with release

Minecraft on Xbox 360: Price established with release

By: | Posted: March 23, 2012
Filed under: Gaming, Xbox 360

Last year had been filled with details for Minecraft on Xbox 360, which saw fans delight at the release on iOS, Android and PC late in 2011 but console owners couldn’t wait for their taste of a classic cube construction game. Within the last couple of days it has been…

Microsoft eases tight hold on free BBC iPlayer for Xbox 360

Microsoft eases tight hold on free BBC iPlayer for Xbox 360

By: | Posted: March 15, 2012
Filed under: Gaming, Xbox 360

It has been a long time coming, but we’re pleased to say that there is some good news at last for Xbox 360 owners. The BBC iPlayer app will be available to download soon and it will also be a free download as well. There were fears that this may…

New rumors hint no Xbox 720 backwards compatibility

New rumors hint no Xbox 720 backwards compatibility

By: | Posted: March 9, 2012
Filed under: Gaming

In the last few months we have seen a number of rumors and speculation regarding Microsoft’s plans for the next version of the Xbox games console. There have been a number of different specs believed to be coming that have included PVRs and used games not being supported. Today we…

Windows 8 consumer preview goes live, dual-boot recommended

Windows 8 consumer preview goes live, dual-boot recommended

By: | Posted: March 4, 2012
Filed under: Computers, Featured News and Reviews, Software

Recently Microsoft launched the official Windows 8 Consumer Preview and we’ve noticed that many people are keen to try it out, however there are wrong and right ways of going about this, today we will show you our prefer method – dual-booting. If you have a spare laptop which you…

Xbox 720 may have been discussed in London

Xbox 720 may have been discussed in London

By: | Posted: February 29, 2012
Filed under: Gaming

We are continuing to see a variety of rumors and speculation emerging about the next game consoles from Microsoft and Sony. Whether its job listings or new patents awarded to the companies that may lead to new features for future devices, it seems work is well underway. Today we can…

Lower WP7 spec requirements showcased with Lumia 610

Lower WP7 spec requirements showcased with Lumia 610

By: | Posted: February 27, 2012
Filed under: Cell Phones, Phone Software

Since Windows Phone 7 smartphones first started emerging in late 2010 it would be fair to say that Microsoft’s mobile operating system has came on leaps and bounds. Well, recently during Nokia’s MWC 2012 keynote a couple of bombshells were dropped in regards to the future of the OS. It…

3D for Xbox 720 will get Sony’s attention

3D for Xbox 720 will get Sony’s attention

By: | Posted: February 17, 2012
Filed under: Gaming

The speculation of new gaming hardware continues to emerge with various rumors surfacing on an almost daily fashion. The majority of them could easily prove to be false but some are likely to be accurate, as with the amount of people possibly involved in any new product, leaks are bound…

Xbox 720 should use next-gen style name

Xbox 720 should use next-gen style name

By: | Posted: February 16, 2012
Filed under: Gaming, Xbox 360

We have had a few names thrown around in relation to Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox successor and now we have another name to throw into the hat. This week there are wide reports that the console dubbed ’720′ will be codenamed ‘Durango’ by Microsoft. To bring you up to speed on…