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Microsoft Changes Its Mind on Xbox One’s Used Games and Always-Online Policies
Microsoft has backtracked on how the Xbox One will handle used games and offline play, following weeks of backlash.
Office on the iPhone: It’s Real and It’s Here
Microsoft's long-rumored iOS office suite turns about to be a bonus for Office 365 subscribers.
Xbox One’s ‘Future-Proof’ Digital Strategy Isn’t Unique to Xbox One
Is Microsoft's Xbox One digital strategy as forward-looking as the company claims?
Xbox One: November Launch, $499 Price Tag
Microsoft ripped the band-aid off during its press conference at E3 2013.
How Sony May Have Won E3 with the PlayStation 4
At its E3 2013 presser, Sony aims, shoots and scores.
Xbox One at E3: Same Old Games vs. Scary New World
Microsoft's problem is that Xbox One is built for games-as-services, even though single-player, offline games are very much alive and well.
At E3, Sony Gives the People What They Want
The Playstation 4 will cost $399 when it launches this holiday season, with no new restrictions on used games.
Microsoft’s Xbox One Used Games Policies Are Clear as Mud
Microsoft's clarified used games policies have pros and cons -- but mostly cons.
Microsoft’s Xbox One Access Requirements Create an Odd Double Standard
You can watch movies offline indefinitely, but games require 24-hour checkups.
Microsoft Office Included Free on Small Windows Tablets — But It Isn’t Really for Tablets
Small Windows 8 slates will have a tough time competing on price with other cheap tablets. To compensate, Microsoft will include a free copy of Office Home and...
Windows 8 Users: Here’s What’s Coming in the First Big Update
Do you use Windows 8? You're about to get an update to Windows 8.1.
InfoWorld Reboots Windows 8
Introducing Windows Red, a next-generation Windows concept designed to please Windows 8 naysayers.
Microsoft’s Free Keyboard Cover Makes Surface RT Whole
A limited-time offer finally makes the most interesting part of Microsoft's tablet part of the standard package.
The PlayStation 4 is ‘First and Foremost a Video Game Console.’ So?
PR messaging aside, there's much evidence that the PlayStation 4 is clearly the gamer's console, while the Xbox One is not.
Microsoft Previews Windows 8.1′s Changes (Yes, the Start Button Is Back — Sort of)
The first major Windows 8 update is mostly focused on refinements to the operating system's radically new interface.
Xbox One Raises the Burden of Privacy Safeguards: 5 Questions for Microsoft
Xbox One will be Microsoft's eyes and ears in your home, but that only increases its burden to safeguard our privacy.
Xbox One Revealed: Microsoft Emphasizes TV over Games
With Xbox One, Microsoft's moving to secure its place as your living room's de facto media hub -- with or without games.
Microsoft Reveals Xbox One, Next-Generation Gaming
Microsoft revealed the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash.
The Xbox One Is All-New — But Familiar, Too
While the Xbox One is all-new from a technology standpoint, it also feels like a continuance of the ideas that Microsoft has been adding to the Xbox 360 since...
Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft: One Platform Will Not Rule Them All
There are narratives circling the technology industry that are wearing out their welcome. The primary one is the narrative that there can only be one winner.
