It’s getting to the point where there are less of the summer vacation ahead of you than behind, and thoughts tu to back-to-school provisioning. Microsoft has stepped up with some deals to help students start their Surface habit. If you are an eligible students, faculty, or staff at Universities a

Xbox One owners, rejoice! We have official confirmation regarding Spotify now. On This Week on Xbox, Larry Hryb, better known as Major Nelson, showed off “Spotify Music – for Xbox” when he opened the Guide during a tutorial on how to change your Xbox One background. If you watch the left bottom cor

EA is trying to make a comeback in the NBA video game market, which is all sowed up by 2K Games. But in order to compete, the publisher is going to have to come with more than new game modes and advanced graphics. For the first time, NBA Live 18 will feature every WNBA team and player. EA Sports a

Another Windows Phone app is biting the dust as MyTaxi for Windows Phone has a ounced plans to leave the Windows Store in September. The firm has begun emailing users of its app to inform them that from the 1st of September, the app will leave the Store and cease to function. The reason for this s

One of Microsoft’s changes to the Xbox platform with the Xbox One was the creation of a “Home” console. This new “home” console was understood to be your base console, and so users would be able to grant Xbox live Gold to everyone using that console, share games and content with other users on the

Microsoft’s recent addition of eye tracking to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Insider builds has been well received, but the technology does require specific hardware which does not work well physically with laptops and tablets, due to the requirement for the hardware to be mounted on the front of

When Microsoft teased their Windows Mixed Reality headsets we were under the impression the devices would work even on low-end PCs with integrated graphics. Somewhere along the line, the specs morphed to require Core i7 processors and DX12 graphics cards. If you happen to have one of the super-chea

Ubisoft Montreal’s tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege is still going strong, even after over a year and a half after its release. Ubisoft just a ounced today on their official blog that the game had passed a massive milestone of 20 million registered players on all platforms, with 2.3 million of t

Microsoft really wants you to use Groove Music and is offering new users up to 4 months through a variety of means and methods. Now, signing up for Xbox Live Rewards will also bag you 4 free months of free Groove Music. You’ll need to be a first-time Groove user, of course, this allows you to regi

Update: On Microsoft’s training modules, Spotify is listed as available on Xbox One and Windows 10. Additionally, The Verge recieved confirmation from their sources that Spotify was coming to Xbox One. It looks like Spotify is coming to Xbox One. An image appeared on Reddit which was taken by the

Earlier last month, a Groove Music update rolled out for Insiders on the Fast Ring (+Skip Ahead) that added hints at future support for visualisation, now we’re getting a closer look at what else is pla ed (via Thurrott.com). There’s support for visualisations as mentioned above, users can pick b

Microsoft yesterday a ounced the availability of G-Series, H-Series and N-Series VMs in the UK South data region. These VMs will allow developers to run graphics intensive workloads in the UK. Microsoft also highlighted thatthey are the first hyperscale cloud provider to bring graphics processing

Controlling your PC with just your eyes? Not really fantasy – and far more life changing for some people than you might initially think. Also in this weeks’s episode: Edge gets Fluent, Surfaces get more affordable and it looks like Spotify is heading towards the Xbox One. You can check out some of t...

Microsoft yesterday a ounced that they have moved to a new accounting standards for revenue and for leases from July 1, 2017. Microsoft is moving to this new standard to simplify the communication of their financial results. Microsoft has been reporting both non-GAAP and GAAP revenue till now. Wit

Over the past few weeks we’ve seen countless lists been posted on the inte et which feature Xbox One X Enhanced games. Unfortunately, the ones we’ve come across are incomplete. During E3 2017 Microsoft revealed a sizzle reel of Xbox One X Enhanced games and since then many developers have come out

Microsoft earlier a ounced a skip ahead “ring” for Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring in July, allowing them to skip ahead of the current Windows Insider builds, and jump to pre release builds as well as receive early updates to in-box apps like Groove, Mail and so on. On the day it was a ounced,

Thank god it’s Friday and to celebrate Microsoft is offering a selection of movie greats for rental from the Windows Store, including 2017 summer titles such as Matt Damon’s The Great Wall, down from $5.99. See the selection below: Find the collection in the Windows Store here.

Microsoft’s professional-networking site LinkedIn is today launching a new Tinder-style service that matches people who are looking for mentorship in a specific area with potential mentors. For now, LinkedIn has hand-selected a list of potential mentors. This list of mentors will be shown to people

One day, after AIs have cleansed the surface via a massive nuclear strike, they will need somewhere safe to retreat to until the fires die down. That place may be Microsoft’s submerged data centres, powered by fuel cells and the motion of the ocean, co ected by underwater fibre-optic cables in a co

Microsoft’s new Surface Pen is now available for pre-order in Australia and Canada. It is available in 4 different colors (Platinum, Cobalt Blue, Black, and Burgundy) to match the colors of new Surface Pro Signature Type Covers. Now better than ever, the new Surface Pen delivers the most natural wr