by Erik Kain on February 28, 2012
I posted earlier that we’d get an HBO GO app on Xbox 360 just in time for Game of Thrones – April 1st, which is, of course, April Fool’s Day. But before we get to that, I have to ask: Who launches a major app and the second season of a popular television show on [...]
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by Erik Kain on January 8, 2012
The rave reviews for the latest iteration of ‘s Windows Phone aren’t the only reason will do better in the smart phone industry than it did in the MP3 player market. Whereas the Zune never really offered anything substantially different from the iPod and never pushed any real boundaries, ‘s latest push into the mobile [...]
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by Erik Kain on January 8, 2012
‘s Xbox Live would be a great selling point for its Windows Phone but releasing it for iPhone and Android would give them serious market share in the growing mobile gaming industry. Are games from Xbox Live, ‘s online gaming platform, coming to a smartphone near you? A recent job posting from the Redmond based company [...]
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by Erik Kain on December 6, 2011
is releasing an update to its Xbox Live service tonight which will transform the Xbox into a full-on media center. If you own a Kinect, you’ll be able to access movies, music, and streaming services through voice commands. It’s an update that makes the Xbox 360 a powerful home entertainment device, and pushes the ball [...]
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by Erik Kain on November 20, 2011
Halo was among the first games available for the Xbox way back when. Ben Kuchera says Microsoft’s decision to purchase Bungie, the maker of the iconic first-person shooter, “one of the savviest moves in video game history.” The game looked much more advanced than its peers, and showed off the power of the system, even [...]
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