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Xbox Music: Free Music for Windows 8 Users

15th of October 2012 04:01 GMT

Microsoft announced the release of its Xbox Music service earlier today, but the company has also confirmed that this product would be released on Windows 8 and Windows RT Pcs and tablets on October 26. Besides the top feature that will allow users to listen to free music online, Xbox Music will also sport purchase ...

Microsoft Confirms That Mitt Romney Clearly Won the 2012 Presidential Debates

8th of October 2012 13:51 GMT

Microsoft confirmed a couple of days ago that it conducted a survey on the Xbox Live network just after the first presidential debate was over, but the company today released some very interesting statistics concerning users’ opinions. Mitt Romney was indeed the clear winner of the debate, Xbox Live users said...

Microsoft’s Presidential Debates: Gamers Polled over Obama and Romney

5th of October 2012 07:55 GMT

Gamers connected to the Xbox Live service on Wednesday night were invited by Microsoft to a poll in order to determine the real winner of the first political debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Microsoft hasn’t yet released the survey results, but Scientific American writes that gamers were asked a to...

Microsoft Reinvents Advertising with NUads on Xbox LIVE

15th of June 2012 10:45 GMT

On Thursday, Microsoft announced the launch of NUads on Xbox LIVE, a new, interactive way of delivering ads to users. Through NUads, Microsoft is transforming the standard 30-second TV spots into an experience that actively involves users, and which is based on the voice and gesture controls of Kinect for Xbox 360....

Microsoft Brings Bing on Xbox to 12 New Countries

5th of June 2012 10:01 GMT

Redmond-based software giant Microsoft has big plans for its Xbox console moving forth and has just announced a new set of enhancements brought to it that confirms this. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, the company announced the availability of new entertainment experiences for Xbox users, inclu...