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Microsoft unveils Xbox Series X Gaming Console

14Dec By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

Tech

Microsoft unveils Xbox Series X Gaming Console

Microsoft has unveiled a name and look for its new gaming console, the Xbox Series X, promising a still-more immersive experience as it fends off threats from streaming and rival Sony. The US company in June pointed to the technical abilities of its next-generation console when it announced "Project Scarlett", saying the new machine would be four times more powerful than the current Xbox One X, which launched in 2013. In a presentation at The Game Awards 2019, Microsoft showed off the tower-like new console for the first time and also unveiled a new wireless controller. It said older titles would remain compatible with the Series X, while promising a new gaming experience "where worlds are even more lifelike, immersive, responsive and surprising". Pricing is yet to be announced...

9Oct By Gauri SinghNo Comments

Tech

Microsoft May Launch Xbox Game Streaming Service

Microsoft is gearing up to fight with Google and start its own game streaming service, basically, an Xbox game streaming service, designed to bring the console’s titles to a slew of different platforms. The service is the latest offering to offer gamers the promise of cross-platform autonomy. The public trials of the service will be done next year. For now, the company is busily recruiting developers to bring content to the service and testing in private beta. “Cloud game-streaming is a multi-faceted, complex challenge. Unlike other forms of digital entertainment, games are interactive experiences that dynamically change based on player input,” said Microsoft. “In addition to solving latency, other important considerations are supporting the graphical fidelity and framerates that pres...

Twitter Shuts Down Apps for Roku, Xbox and Android TV Devices

24May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

Tech

Twitter Shuts Down Apps for Roku, Xbox and Android TV Devices

Micro-Blogging Site Twitter has announced to shut down its TV apps on Roku, Android TV and Xbox from 24 May. The decision to suspension has come after Twitter has already pulled down apps used by the minority of its userbase including "Twitter for Mac". According to the sources, the suspension has come due to the dismal feedback that users gave because these Twitter apps did not allow them to tweet from their account or fully interact with the Twittersphere in general. However, another leading website posted that Twitter has decided to kill these apps as its platform needs to work with GDPR compliance. On Thursday, May 24, Twitter for Roku, Twitter for Android TV and Twitter for Xbox will no longer be available. To get the full Twitter experience, visit https://t.co/fuPJ...

Microsoft Posts $3.1 Billion in Profit, a Year After Big Loss

21Jul By NitishNo Comments

BUSINESS

Microsoft Posts $3.1 Billion in Profit, a Year After Big Loss

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft said Tuesday it posted a profit of $3.1 billion in the just-ended quarter, swinging into the black a year after hefty charges from writing off mobile phone assets. "This past year was pivotal in both our own transformation and in partnering with our customers who are navigating their own digital transformations," said chief executive Satya Nadella. The profit in the tech giant's fourth fiscal quarter was nearly identical to the loss from a year earlier, when it took charges of more than $7 billion to reflect the lower value of the Nokia mobile phone division it had acquired. Revenue dipped to $20.6 billion from $22.2 billion in the same period a year ago. Overall, the results were better than most forecasts and sparked an after-hours gain of more than 3% f...