Confirmed: Microsoft to reduce Xbox One DRM and Online Requirements</h1> <article> <h1>Confirmed: Microsoft to reduce Xbox One DRM and Online Requirements</h1> <p>Zac — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:36:06 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p> <p>It seems someone at Microsoft has had a change in heart, as today the company have announced that it's planning to reduce Xbox One DRM and Online Requirement features, claiming that they have been listening to the feedback from the Xbox Community.</p> <p>Microsoft have made it official that the Xbox One will now play disk's much like the Xbox 360, which means you can buy, sell, trade, share games with friends. The console will also no longer require a 24-hour online check.</p></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Office 365 lets you easily use your custom domain via GoDaddy</h1> <p>Ron — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:19:22 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p> <p>For those of you who administer an Office 365 subscription and have a GoDaddy.com registered domain name, you can now easily update your DNS records via Office 365 with ease. Microsoft has provided a video tutorial on how to do this with ease.</p></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Insurance company in Guatemala sues Microsoft for bringing armed cops during piracy raid</h1> <p>Ron — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:05:51 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p> <p>An insurance company in Guatemala is suing the software giant after Microsoft allegedly brought along armed police officers during a software piracy raid. The company, Seguros Universales, alleges that Microsoft did this during a raid back in April of 2012.</p></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Microsoft pays a visit to NBC Late Night to showcase the Xbox One</h1> <p>Ron — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:47:27 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p> <p>Last night, Microsoft's Phil Spencer, whos the Corporate VP of Microsoft Studios, paid a visit to NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to showcase the new Xbox One, talk about its new features, and even demonstrate two games.</p></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Microsoft defends Xbox One $499 price point, claims to be 'over-delivering value'</h1> <p>Ron — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:03:20 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p> <p>Microsoft has been on the defensive for its new Xbox One entertainment console, ever since Sony revealed its PS4 gaming console. In a recent interview, Microsoft's Xbox boss Don Mattrick defended the Xbox One's $499 price point claiming that the software giant was "over-delivering" value compared to other choices.</p></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>The Xbox One isn't all that bad (editorial)</h1> <p>Zac — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:59:05 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p> <p>With the recent unveiling of both Xbox One and PlayStation 4, gamers across the world have shared their thoughts on both consoles and it appears Sony have the upper hand. Amazon did a recent poll which ended with the PS4 winning with 95% of the vote. Right now, the console war isn't looking good for Microsoft, and I can't help but wonder why?</p></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Socl gets updated with four new 'creation experiences' including animated GIF creation</h1> <p>Ron — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:50:32 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p> <p>Microsoft So.cl, which launched back in 2011 as an experimental social networking site, is receiving four new "creation experiences" as part of an update today. One of those "creation experiences" involves the ability to create animated GIFs.</p></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>BLINK camera app for Windows Phone 8 updated with several cool new features</h1> <p>Ron — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:26:56 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p> <p>Microsoft has rolled out an update to its BLINK camera app for Windows Phone 8, adding several cool new features and bumping the version number to 2.0. What exactly is BLINK? BLINK allows you to capture a burst of images before your camera shutters and continues to capture the pictures after you have taken the shot, to allow you to pick the best picture.</p></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Microsoft shows off Windows 8 in-app advertising prototypes, launches Ad Pano</h1> <p>Ron — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:12:05 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p> <p>Microsoft posed the question, can a team of creatives and technologists co-create a series of new and unique advertising experiences using Microsoft technology? Microsoft believes this is indeed possible and is now showcasing a few Windows 8 in-app ads that have gone live. On top of which, Microsoft is also launched a new ad format for Windows 8.</p></div></div></div> </article> <article> <h1>Microsoft's Xbox 360 dominates PS3 and Wii yet again for 29 consecutive months</h1> <p>Ron — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:10:30 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p> <p>Microsoft's Xbox 360 entertainment console remains the top-selling gaming console in the United States for yet another month, marking 29 consecutive months of success for the company. This trend of dominance continues over the console's main competitors, the Nintendo Wii and Sony PS3. With the announcement of a new Xbox 360 E, Microsoft hopes to continue this trend.</p></div></div></div> </article> </main></body></html>