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Samsung and Microsoft Partner to Bring The Xbox App to Samsung Gaming Hub on June 30th

Richard Aizlewood10 June 202218 December 2022

by Richard Aizlewood10 June 202218 December 20220448

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world’s leading TV manufacturer for 16 consecutive years, today announced that Xbox is joining Samsung Gaming Hub, a new game...

Miscellaneous News

The First Episode of ‘Halo’ is Free to Watch on YouTube

Winston1 April 20222 April 2022

by Winston1 April 20222 April 20220457

Unfortuntely, it’s only available in the US. Still, I’m sure you’ll be able to use a VPN to fix the issue 😛 Taken from Engadget...

News PC & Computers

Microsoft DirectStorage API Now Available on PC

Richard Aizlewood15 March 2022

by Richard Aizlewood15 March 20220416

Starting today, Windows games can ship with DirectStorage. This public SDK release begins a new era of fast load times and detailed worlds in PC...

News PC & Computers

New UCIe (Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express) Agreed by Intel, AMD, ARM, and Others

Winston2 March 20222 March 2022

by Winston2 March 20222 March 20220500

Intel, along with Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (ASE), AMD, Arm, Google Cloud, Meta, Microsoft Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., have announced...

Gadgets & Toys Miscellaneous News

Oculus Quest 2 AR/VR Shipments Up to 14.19 Million Units in 2022

Winston16 February 202216 February 2022

by Winston16 February 202216 February 20220549

You can buy the the Oculus Quest 2 AR/VR units from Amazon right now! 128GB version at $299 – https://amzn.to/34KzztC 256GB version at $399 –...

Gaming News

Microsoft to Acquire Game Developer and Publisher Activision Blizzard

Richard Aizlewood18 January 202218 December 2022

by Richard Aizlewood18 January 202218 December 20220311

With three billion people actively playing games today, and fueled by a new generation steeped in the joys of interactive entertainment, gaming is now the...

Miscellaneous News

Adidas Commemorative Xbox Sneakers are Now on Sale

Winston23 December 2021

by Winston23 December 20210424

You can buy the Xbox Series X Forum Tech Boost from the Adidas website for $140. Taken from Engadget … Since October, Microsoft and Adidas have been releasing...

Apps & Software News

Microsoft Releases DX12 Support for H264 and H265 Encoding via API Release

Winston13 December 2021

by Winston13 December 20210515

Microsoft today announced the release of H264 and H265 encoding through its DX12 API. The move brings GPU acceleration support for several video applications such...

Miscellaneous News PC & Computers

Japanese Fugaku Supercomputer Still King of TOP500

Winston16 November 2021

by Winston16 November 20210479

The 58th annual edition of the TOP500 saw little change in the Top10. The Microsoft Azure system called Voyager-EUS2 was the only machine to shake...

News PC & Computers

Limited Edition Halo Infinite-Themed RX 6900 XT Graphics Card

Winston22 October 2021

by Winston22 October 20210470

Today, we’re thrilled to share with Halo fans and the PC gaming community at large how we’re taking everything we’ve learned from The Master Chief Collection to...

Apps & Software News

Microsoft Launches Windows 11

Richard Aizlewood5 October 2021

by Richard Aizlewood5 October 20210379

Today marks an exciting milestone in the history of Windows. As the day becomes October 5 in each time zone around the world, availability of...

News Phones & Tablets

Microsoft Surface Duo 2 and the Surface Pro 8 Available on Pre-order

Winston23 September 2021

by Winston23 September 20210315

Some lovely new models from Microsoft … and they’re available on pre-order. Taken from Engadget … Microsoft announced a deluge of new Surface gadgets today and...