NEWS: Pioneer reveals "extraordinary" 2008 AV receiver range

Tags: blu-ray, hd player, cinema sound, pioneer, microsoft, home cinema, hdtv, digital media, apple, 1080, Tagged: 04 June 2008
As we've already seen with the launches of its new Blu-ray and flatscreen ranges, modesty doesn't seem to be in Pioneer's current mindset. The confidence extends to the company's four new home cinema receivers - the SC-LX81, SC-LX71, VSX-LX51 and VSX-1018AH -...

Microsoft denies Xbox 360 Blu-ray reports yet again

Tags: hd-dvd, blu-ray, microsoft, hd gaming, Tagged: 20 May 2008
Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment We're beginning to lose count of how many times we've been around this carousel, but just in case you thought yet another rumor would bring the Blu-ray-infused Xbox 360 any closer to reality, Microsoft's out to put the kibosh on your...

Cannon PC to offer up dual / quad-CableCARD Media Center rigs

Tags: microsoft, home cinema, digital media, Tagged: 14 June 2008
Filed under: Desktops, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs Your options are fairly limited when scouring the market for a twin-CableCARD HTPC, but thanks to a new partnership between Cannon PC and Microsoft, yet another rival will be jousting for your business. Here soon, the out...

Xbox Microsoft - HD DVD News

Tags: hd-dvd, microsoft, Tagged: 27 June 2008
Xbox Microsoft from the HD DVD News store.

Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 30 - HD DVD News

Tags: hd-dvd, microsoft, Tagged: 21 May 2008
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 30 from the HD DVD News store.

Xbox 360 Blu-ray console shipping by September?

Tags: blu-ray, microsoft, Tagged: 20 May 2008
Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home EntertainmentFor all of Microsoft's denial, the Xbox 360 Blu-ray console rumors just will not die. In fact, they are getting more and more specific. The Chinese language Economic Daily News is reporting that Pegatron, an OEM subsidiary of ASUS, has...

Gates Bids Teary Farewell to Microsoft

Tags: microsoft, Tagged: 28 June 2008
Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft, the software maker he built into the world's most valuable technology company based on the ambitious goal of placing a computer on every desk and in every home.

Intel Gives Lukewarm Reception to Vista

Tags: microsoft, Tagged: 28 June 2008
Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker and decades-long business partner of Microsoft Corp, has no immediate plans to roll out the software giant's Windows Vista operating system to all its employees.

Microsoft telescope puts universe on your desktop

Tags: microsoft, Tagged: 29 May 2008
Microsoft has released the WorldWide Telescope, which allows stargazers to view the universe from the comfort of their own computer, using high-resolution telescopic images

News.blog: Windows 7 gets multi-touch

Tags: microsoft, Tagged: 29 May 2008
As previously hinted, Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it will add multi-touch interface to Windows 7, writes News.com blogger Ina Fried

Microsoft to Add ODF Support to Office

Tags: microsoft, Tagged: 22 May 2008
Microsoft said on Wednesday that starting some time next year it will make it easier for users of an open-source rival to work with Microsoft Office.

EU Judge Surprised by Size of Microsoft Fine

Tags: microsoft, Tagged: 22 May 2008
The judge who signed a landmark European antitrust ruling against Microsoft said on Thursday he was surprised by the large size of a record 899 million euro ($1.42 billion) fine imposed by the EU executive against the software company after he had retired.

EU to Investigate Microsoft's ODF Decision

Tags: microsoft, Tagged: 22 May 2008
The EU executive said on Thursday it would investigate if steps announced by Microsoft to make it easier for users of an open-source rival to work with Microsoft Office give consumers greater choice.

Microsoft putting moves on Facebook?

Tags: microsoft, Tagged: 11 May 2008
Wall Street Journal reported yesterday' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>Microsoft gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after the software giant's failed takeover attempt of Yahoo!, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday