[ad_1] First, this isn’t the console streaming that Microsoft promised players at E3 2019. In theory, that service will allow folks to stream games from their own Xboxes to their mobile devices, essentially giving each player a personal xCloud server. It’s a feature that sets xCloud apart from its streaming competitors, most notably Google Stadia. […]
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Windows 10 is used on over 900 million devices
[ad_1] #Windows10 is on more than 900M devices! Thanks to our customers, we added more new Windows 10 devices in the last 12 months than ever before. From PCs to HoloLens to Xbox to Surface Hub, Windows continues to power innovation—with more to come next week! https://t.co/G3CRdkFoPT pic.twitter.com/38fKk50IEH — Yusuf Mehdi (@yusuf_i_mehdi) September 24, 2019 […]
Being better than being best
[ad_1] Google is putting its sizeable pocketbook where its mouth is, announcing this week that it would invest a whopping $2 billion (.006 percent of its net worth) in renewable energy infrastructure throughout the US, South America and Europe. You know, the thing governments are supposed to be in charge of, at least when they’re […]
Microsoft invites more people to test very rough Xbox features
[ad_1] You’ve had to be part of a very exclusive club to try Xbox One features in their rawest form — so exclusive the criteria has been “closely guarded,” Microsoft said. Now, though, the company is loosening its restrictions ever so slightly. The Xbox Insider unit is inviting more people to join the Alpha Skip […]
‘Minecraft’ adds a character creator option
[ad_1] The option is only available through Xbox One, Windows 10 and Android for now. It’ll hit Minecraft Earth and Bedrock versions of the game, including Nintendo Switch and iOS, once the beta is over. You’ll still be able to use custom skins on Windows 10 and mobile. The customization option is a nice addition, […]
Microsoft employees protest climate change ‘complicity’ in open letter
[ad_1] The group wants the tech giant to end its contracts with fossil fuel companies, cut contributions to any lobbyists or politicans who deny climate and to commit to zero emissions by 2030, the year climate change is predicted to cause irreparable damage to the planet. “If we want to make real impact, all of […]
Microsoft plans to bring broadband to 9 million more Americans
[ad_1] The measure is part of the Microsoft Airband Initiative, which aims to narrow the digital divide by expanding rural broadband access to more than 3 million people by mid-2022. The Federal Communications Commission estimates upwards of 21 million Americans don’t have broadband access, Microsoft, meanwhile, believes around 29 million people in the aforementioned states […]
‘Minecraft’ now has 112 million players per month
[ad_1] Chiang described it partly as a virtue of the creative game’s evergreen status — it’s a title that people “keep coming back to.” You may fire up Fortnite or other games that take the spotlight, but there’s a real chance you’ll return to building homes and tunnels in Minecraft after that. Other factors are […]
‘Gears 5’ will add new modes and maps in its first six months
[ad_1] The winter season, like others, will kick off with a “major” update that can include new competitive multiplayer modes, maps, features, characters, Escape Hives and Map Builder tiles. There may be “more,” the developers added. You can also assume there will be Tours of Duty that let you accrue cosmetics through achievements. These kinds […]
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 3 may come in a 15-inch model
[ad_1] There may be more shakeups at the media gathering. The Verge expects an AMD-powered Surface Laptop 3 (the first AMD-based Surface of any kind) at the event, although it’s not certain if the new chip option would be available in the 15-inch system, the 13.5-inch variant or both. The October 2nd presentation could have […]