E3 2011 predictions: Sony vs. Microsoft revisited by analyst
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 29, 2011Filed under: Gaming
With just over a week to go there are bound to be more E3 2011 predictions regarding Sony vs. Microsoft, and the very subject has been revisited by analyst Jesse Divnich. He had been asked who he thought would offer more in the way of exclusives, and it was troubled…
Timing the new Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 release
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: May 28, 2011Filed under: Gaming
Earlier this month we looked at how the next-generation of games consoles could end as we know them today, and if not then the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720, as its known, will be the last of their kind. Since then we’ve seen some official confirmation that the Sony PS4…
AMD’s plans revealed: Desna chips for tablets
By: Chris Maugham | Posted: May 28, 2011Filed under: Portable Computers & Tablets
As you may have already heard, AMD are rumored to be making a move into the highly competitive tablets market. When they first introduced their new E-series and C-series chipsets, they were initially thought to be aimed at notebooks, well now it seems that is not entirely the case. As…
Xbox Live Marketplace is down, maintenance or Xbox 360 hacked?
By: Alan Ng | Posted: May 25, 2011Filed under: Gaming, Xbox 360
Well would you believe it? The PlayStation Store is still down as a result of recent cyber attacks against Sony, and now it has just been confirmed that the Xbox Live Marketplace has ‘somewhat’ gone offline too. Microsoft has already issued a statement on it, but they haven’t given a…
Apps for Windows Phone 7.1 Mango: Equal to iPhone and Android
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 25, 2011Filed under: Apps, Windows Phone Apps
Minutes before Microsoft held their VIP event we reported that Mango would not be called 7.5, instead it would be 7.1. Now that we have had time to look over a few things from the event we are happy to report that apps for Windows Phone 7.1 Mango will be…
Nokia hardware with Window Phone 7.1 Mango update: Consumers Interested?
By: Alan Ng | Posted: May 25, 2011Filed under: Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
We have some important news for those of you who are searching for a new smartphone this year, particularly if you consider yourself to be a Nokia fan at heart. As you may remember, Nokia and Microsoft has a deal in place in which Nokia will build Windows Phone 7…
Windows Phone 7.1 Mango update: New features the focus
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 24, 2011Filed under: Cell Phones, Phone Software
We are now learning that Microsoft will announce the release of Windows Phone 7.1 Mango update, which is to include new APIs in Silverlight during the VIP preview event. We had expected it to be 7.5, but it looks as though Microsoft is only going to change it by one…
Windows 8 release date in 2012 confirmed by Microsoft, preview at D9 2011
By: Alan Ng | Posted: May 24, 2011Filed under: Alternative News
We have some great news all around for Windows fans now, as Microsoft has finally confirmed the existance of Windows 8 as their next operating system release after Windows 7. We all knew it was coming thanks to media leaks, but it’s nice to hear the words come out of…
