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News.blog: Hands-on with Zune software

News It's free from Microsoft's Zune Web site. Microsoft still hasn't got 99 cents out of me, or 79 points, or whatever. Overall, the software is quite reminiscent of Windows Media Player 11, which is not surprising since Zune's software is based on...

15 November 2006, 9:48

'Watchdog' tackles Xbox 360 complaints

News A Microsoft representative did not appear on the show, although presenter Nicky Campbell read out the following statement that the company had sent to them: "Most people who have an Xbox 360 have an outstanding experience and there's no common fault.

15 February 2007, 11:10

Xbox 360 Elite gets European release date

News Jeff Bell, Microsoft corporate vice president, has revealed at the company's E3 Media and Business Summit press conference that the black, souped-up version of the Xbox 360, the 360 Elite, has finally been confirmed for Europe.

11 July 2007, 12:27

News.blog: Letting your Xbox 360 loose on a blog

News If you'd like to give your Xbox 360 a little bit of personality, and creating your own games doesn't do it for you, maybe you should consider letting your video game console start a blog. Really! Washington Post writer Mike Musgrove has detailed...

1 September 2006, 11:38

News.blog: Updated Xbox 360 chips slated for autumn

News No, those new Xbox 360 Elites that were released in the US last weekend do not contain the new 65nm chips that Microsoft promised. Production on those new silicon wafers is only starting this month, so they won't be finding their way into consoles...

2 May 2007, 11:18

E3 slogan: 'Everyone's a gamer'

News Sony Computer Entertainment America hyped its upcoming SingStar game, an American Idol-style game with online features that the company describes as "MySpace meets iTunes", and Microsoft set up an entire 'Social Fun' suite in Santa Monica's...

16 July 2007, 10:59

Xbox 360 price drops in UK

News Microsoft UK has revealed that UK consumers will be paying less for the Microsoft also announced that Xbox 360 Elite, which launches in the UK this Friday, will have an 'estimated' retail price of HDMI port, and comes with a black finish, which...

20 August 2007, 11:01

Xbox 360 gets video on demand in Europe

News Almost exactly a year after the Xbox Live Video Marketplace service launched in the US, Microsoft has announced that the video-on-demand service will open for UK, Canadian and some European consumers on 11 December.

Tags: microsoft, service, definition, points

5 December 2007, 9:01

Images: Microsoft Office, then and now

News Then: Grey pull-down menus Microsoft's ambitious update to its Office suite has done away with the familiar, grey menu of features and pull-down menus shown here in Word 2003. Now: No more File Office 2007 eliminates the File menu, and places many...

25 January 2007, 10:47

Microsoft sketches out Windows 7

News Microsoft is planning to ship its next major version of Windows -- known internally as version '7' -- within roughly three years, CNET.co.uk's sister site News.com has learned. While the company provided few details, Windows 7, the next client...

23 July 2007, 10:07

Microsoft buys Swiss Net phone company

News Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has acquired a small company that specializes in voice communication over the Web, the second acquisition it's made in that market in recent months. The purchase of Media-streams.com, a 23-employee firm...

3 November 2005, 9:09

Microsoft may borrow to fund Yahoo bid

News Microsoft said Monday it may borrow money for the first time in its history to fund a portion of its $44.6bn (£22.7bn) unsolicited offer for At the same meeting, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said the offer for Yahoo was generous and he...

Tags: board, stock, yahoo, windows vista

5 February 2008, 9:19

Microsoft drops 360 HD DVD price

News While Microsoft quickly reiterated its support for HD DVD after Warner Bros announced it was backing Blu-ray exclusively last month, the company has now made a move which sends mixed messages about its backing of the format.

Tags: hd, sales, xbox, consumer

7 February 2008, 9:13

Microsoft waits out HD DVD end

News Microsoft does not expect sales of its Xbox 360 game console to suffer if Toshiba discontinues HD DVD technology, Microsoft said in a statement on Monday. The Microsoft statement pledged that Xbox 360 customers would continue to be able to consume...

Tags: definition, dvds, blu, blu ray

19 February 2008, 10:21

Microsoft releases latest WMP 11 beta

News The total number of stores offered by WMP 11 is 14, Microsoft said in a statement. The upgrade of the jukebox is important to Microsoft's plan for unseating Apple as top dog in digital music. WMP 11 has received favourable reviews and critics have...

1 September 2006, 10:39