
Microsoft kills off Xbox 360
360 comes a full circle
Microsoft has announced it is finally killing off its popular Xbox 360 video game console which has been in the shops for 11 years.

Direct X bloke creates Twitter storm
Games developers are moaning wage-slaves
Microsoft DirectX’s co-creator Alex St. John has kicked over a hornets next by claiming that game development employees are "wage-slaves" who have "embraced a cultural of victimology".

Microsoft denies the Oculus rift delays are its fault
Xbox One control pad not to blame
Software giant Microsoft has moved to deny a daft internet rumour that it was responsible for the ongoing Oculus Rift supply issues.

Microsoft developing laptop powered by a phone
Windows 10 phone in Continuum mode
Microsoft is developing a laptop that runs off a Windows 10-powered phone in Continuum mode.

Microsoft tries to make BSOD friendlier
Lipstick on a pig
Software giant Microsoft is working to make Windows' infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) a little friendlier, adding a quick-response code (QR code) which can be scanned with a smartphone or tablet.

Windows 10 pop-up invades Japanese bill-boards
Call Godzilla
Microsoft’s continued obsession with forcing users to upgrade to Windows 10 is starting to break things.

Microsoft puts Ubuntu on Windows
Hell has frozen over
Microsoft has announced a partnership with Canonical which means it is possible to install Canonical's Ubuntu on Windows 10.

Microsoft open sources its Chatbot software
Now you can make your own racist friend
Software giant Microsoft has open-sourced its chatbot framework allowing developers to build their own versions of Redmond's disastrous Twitter bot experiment.

HoloLens might look cool but it overheats
Microsoft still has work to do
Microsoft's HoloLens system is pretty cool, but unfortunately it could turn you into a flaming Michael Jackson, according to one developer.

Intel inside Samsung devices
Slowly edging its way back into mobile
Chipzilla famously missed the mobile boom, but it appears the outfit is slowly edging its way back. Not only is it counting Asus as its chum it seems to be making friends with Samsung.