For those who have been waiting for a low cost way of installing homebrew Windows Phone 7 apps on their smartphones, the wait could be finally coming to an end.
According to a press release published earlier today, Microsoft has closed and finalized its acquisition of Skype for $8.5 billion with approval from both company’s board of directors and regulation committees from around the world.
Microsoft is now accepting applications from potential beta testers for its fall Xbox 360 Dashboard update, according to reports.
It's a move that's been on the cards for some time now, but Microsoft has finally confirmed the death of the Zune HD, with the company instead set to focus entirely on Windows Phone as their sole mobile and video strategy.
Microsoft has been showing off the latest additions to its Xbox 360 gaming system over the last couple of days, and the more they show, the more it appears to be on its way to being less a gaming system, and more an entertainment device.
Demoed officially earlier this year at E3, the Metro-style Xbox 360 Dashboard Update for 2011 has been caught being browsed through in a leaked video which you can watch after the jump!
Microsoft has shown off the deep integration between Windows Phone 7.5 and its Xbox Kinect once more, this time at the recent HTC Radar launch in Hong Kong.
Microsoft and Samsung have signed a cross-licensing patent deal which will allow both companies to share patents for use in products, Redmond Pie has learned.
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango has started to roll out for everyone as we speak, but there’s one problem: You have to wait for a considerable period of time before the said update hits your Windows Phone powered handset. How about we turn the tables and hook you up with Mango right now? Complete instructions after the break.
A Developer Preview of Windows 8 was put up for download by Microsoft a couple of weeks ago after the company demoed the OS on a variety of devices, including a Samsung tablet at their BUILD 2011 conference. Since then, we’ve published plenty of guides to aid you in your testing of the upcoming OS and today we’ll talk about how you can actually make your own Developer Preview tablet.
