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Ray Ozzie from Microsoft did the honors today at the Professional Developers Conference 2008 (PDC2008) to unveil their cloud computing service dubbed as Windows Azure. Azure as Microsoft puts it, adopts a software plus service model which means that it will enable the developers to host their applications created on Visual Studio and .NET framework [...]

 
Nintendo has done it again. NPD Group did the honors of revealing the sales figure of all the gaming hardware selling in US. With Wii and DS combined, they managed to sell about 1.2 million units, which is far ahead then all the combined hardware sales of Microsoft and Sony.
Here is the total number [...]

 
Microsoft is playing hardball to DHL who had the responsibility to ship their Xbox 360s. DHL has been sued by the Redmond giant seeking in excess of $2 million in damages after a train derailment which happened in October last year. A total of 21,600 Xbox consoles were damaged in that incident and the case [...]

 
Microsoft has gone ahead and announced the Xbox 360 price cut for the European region. The Arcade version will now sell for EUR 179.99 while the Pro and Elite versions will go for EUR 239.99 and EUR 299.99 respectively.
The new prices go into effect from September 19. As most of the countries have been [...]

 
Microsoft is dropping another BlueTrack enabled mouse in the market just after the recently announced Explorer and Mini Explorer mouse. The SideWinder X8 comes to offer gamers the benefit to use their mouse on any surface giving them a tracking range from 250 to 4,000 dpi. It runs on 2.4GHz band giving the mouse a [...]

 
The things which we knew a couple of months before, Microsoft acknowledged it officially yesterday. The crescent moon shaped mouse dubbed as Arc mouse has a unique folding method to make it highly portable. The 2.4GHz receiver discreetly hides on the back of the mouse when not in use. Battery indicator is present on the [...]

 
Microsoft has developed a new tracking solution for mouse which is touted to be a step ahead than optical or laser tracking. It’s a proprietary technology called as BlueTrack which helps the mouse to work on any surface except clear glass or mirrored surfaces. The first product to feature this tracking technology will be Microsoft’s [...]

 
The Redmond giant has finally announced the new Zunes running the 3.0 software before all the retailers jump in and start selling. The features like Buy from FM, Channels, Mixview and Personal Picks have also been confirmed. 16GB/120GB Zunes will be available from September 16 at a price of $199 and $249.99 respectively.

 
Eagle-eyed Zunerama unearths first picture of 8GB Zune with a blue hue. The 8GB version was gracing itself on Fry’s homepage. The new Zune brings a new set of features along with it like Buy from FM, Device to Cloud, Games and so on. Full set of features are as follows:
Buy from FM
Listen to your [...]

 
After making a guest appearance at the FCC hall, 120GB Zune and flash based 16GB Zune appears on someone’s desk to be photographed. The blurry photos reveal the body as well as a glimpse of the UI. 120GB Zune definitely looks attractive with glossy black finish on the face and black matte on the [...]