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Microsoft to cut price of Xbox 360 in US

News Microsoft said on Monday it will cut the price of its main Xbox 360 videogame console model by about 13 per cent in the US, hoping to boost sales ahead of the crucial Christmas period. Faced with unexpectedly strong competition from Nintendo's...

7 August 2007, 10:16 > More matches in News

Microsoft Zune (30GB) review

Reviews Earlier this year, the idea of a Microsoft-branded MP3 player was foreign to most consumers. The 30GB Microsoft Zune (brown) next to an 80GB iPod 30GB, a 30GB Toshiba Gigabeat S, and a 30GB Creative Zen Vision:M

Editor's rating   8

Tags: microsoft, windows media player, inbox, windows media

22 November 2006, 16:45 > More matches in Reviews

Microsoft stands firm on Xbox 360 pricing

News Microsoft on Tuesday said it will hold firm on pricing for its Xbox 360 games console, defying widespread expectations that it would respond to a price cut by rival Sony for the PlayStation 3. Instead, Microsoft voiced confidence that a slate of...

Tags: hard drive, dvd player, high definition, console

12 July 2007, 11:01 > More matches in News

Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD drive review

Reviews It's quite amazing to think that the first real HD DVD player to officially go on sale in the UK is an add-on for a games console, and that it costs only £130, but that's what Microsoft and its partner Toshiba have managed to deliver.

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: microsoft, dvd player, menus, console

4 December 2006, 16:31 > More matches in Reviews

Microsoft says Zune will support Vista

News Microsoft has dismissed reports that its Zune digital media player, just launched in the US, is not compatible with the forthcoming Windows Vista operating system. Microsoft's Zune Web site currently only lists Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and...

Tags: microsoft, xp, windows vista, operating system

17 November 2006, 10:00 > More matches in News

Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite review

Reviews Perhaps spooked by the success of Sony's PlayStation 3, despite its delays and hefty price tag, Microsoft has come up with an upgrade to its Xbox 360, less than 18 months after its initial launch. The downside is Microsoft seems to have opted for...

Editor's rating   8.5

Tags: microsoft, hard drive, accessories, xbox

2 May 2007, 11:01 > More matches in Reviews

Microsoft Zune: All the excitement that brown can bring

Crave Unless Microsoft is willing to let other companies join in the fun, your chances of sharing anything will be limited by the number of other Zune owners within a 50m radius. There are plenty of details to come, like price and availability, and...

Tags: microsoft, case, matter, zune

15 September 2006, 15:42 > More matches in Crave

Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000 review

Reviews Like Logitech's QuickCam Pro 9000, the £45 Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000 features a 2-megapixel sensor, but if you use any resolution above 640x480 pixels, the resulting video is choppy. Microsoft, why include this button if we're forced to play 20...

Editor's rating   5

Tags: microsoft, webcam, pixels, recorded

6 February 2008, 15:16 > More matches in Reviews

Microsoft's game division takes $1.89bn hit

News Last July, Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division, promised that his department would be profitable during the company's 2008 fiscal year. He also warned, however, that, like the years before it, the EDD -- as the...

Tags: cent, financial, charge, console

23 July 2007, 11:03 > More matches in News

Microsoft Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000 review

Reviews Not content with simply controlling the software side of your PC experience, Microsoft also wants to be your peripheral provider of choice, offering a variety of mice and keyboards. One of three new laptop mouse models, the £26 Microsoft Wireless...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: microsoft, buttons, laptop, mouse

24 September 2007, 1:00 > More matches in Reviews

Microsoft Xbox review

Reviews Microsoft's Xbox is a Trojan horse. It's clear that, although you don't need a memory card to be able to save games, Microsoft has still figured out ways to make its money back on peripherals. FeaturesWhile Microsoft makes you pay to unlock some...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: microsoft, hard drive, kit, optical

8 December 2004, 23:00 > More matches in Reviews

Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 review

Reviews If you don't have an aversion to split keyboards, the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 can help you keep RSI therapy off your list of things to do this year. Setting up the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 is easy.

Editor's rating   7

Tags: microsoft, natural, split, keys

19 September 2005, 23:47 > More matches in Reviews

Microsoft Xbox 360 review

Reviews The hard drive (included with the £280 Xbox 360 premium bundle, sold separately for the £210 Core System) is 20GB, but we assume significantly larger capacities will become available from Microsoft -- or more likely -- third-party manufacturers.

Editor's rating   8.4

Tags: microsoft, media center, gamers, memory card

21 November 2005, 16:46 > More matches in Reviews

Microsoft reels in Xbox 360 defect

News Microsoft said on Thursday it is giving customers free retrofits to a wireless racing wheel with its Xbox 360 game console after hearing of malfunctions in a wheel component. More than 230,000 of the wheels are in the field, a Microsoft...

24 August 2007, 11:20 > More matches in News

Microsoft Remote Keyboard review

Reviews The £59 Microsoft Remote Keyboard for Windows XP Media Center Edition is a multimedia trinity, combining the best features of a keyboard, a mouse and a remote control in a gorgeous package that looks as stylish next to your flat-screen TV as it...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: microsoft, keys, commands, remote control

1 September 2005, 21:18 > More matches in Reviews