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Microsoft 365 Services Down Globally For Hours: Company Says 'Rolled Back A Network Change'
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 - 6:49am | 852Read More...Microsoft Corporation’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) multiple 365 services, including Teams, Outlook and Xbox Live, were down worldwide. The tech giant has now “identified a potential networking issue.” What Happened: On Wednesday, several Microsoft 365 users took to Twitter to complain...
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How Microsoft Could Build The 'Netflix Of Gaming'
Friday, June 8, 2018 - 12:48pm | 637Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) has long been in the gaming business — the company began developing the original Xbox console in 1998. Microsoft’s share of the console market has slipped in recent years though and the landscape is set to change dramatically, but investors with an...
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The Resurrection Of Guitar Hero: Here's What It Means For Investors
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 2:44pm | 287Read More...Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) on Tuesday announced a multi-platform launch of a new "Guitar Hero" game, one of its strongest franchises from 2007 to 2010 before falling off sharply and being suspending in 2011. In a report published Wednesday, Brean Capital analyst Todd Mitchell said...
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PlayStation Now's $20 Monthly Fee Could Be A 'Bargain'
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 3:14pm | 502Read More...Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) will charge $20 per month for an all-you-can-eat version of its streaming game service, PlayStation Now. The service (which will also be offered at $45 for a three-month commitment) features more than 100 PlayStation 3 games, including "Uncharted: Drake's...
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Microsoft's First Xbox TV Series Slated For 1H 2014
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 4:11pm | 1028Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to launch its first Xbox TV shows during the first half of 2014. According to Variety, Entertainment and Digital Media President Nancy Tellem said that she hopes the company can "put something up" in the first or second quarter. Speaking at Variety's Dealmakers...
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Xbox One Accidentally Shipped Early By Target
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 12:36pm | 690Read More...Target.com (NYSE: TGT) has accidentally shipped Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) new gaming machine, Xbox One, to at least two lucky customers -- and possibly 148 more. The console is not scheduled to be released before November 22, but a so-called "systems error" caused Target ship the device...
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Microsoft Tweaks Xbox One Before Launch (MSFT)
Friday, August 2, 2013 - 2:51pm | 427Read More...Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) new game console received a boost of extra power this week. According to IGN, the company has confirmed that Xbox One's clock speed has been increased from 800 MHz to 853 MHz. Xbox One product chief Marc Whitten joined Larry Hryb (AKA Major Nelson), the Director of...
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Will Microsoft Lure Cable Giants to Xbox One Before PlayStation 4 and Apple TV? (MSFT, AAPL)
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 12:22pm | 830Read More...When consumers look at the $200 starting price of Xbox 360, they may ask themselves, "What am I paying for?" The answer to that question is critical to the future of Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) next console, Xbox One. At $499, it is the company's most expensive gaming device (not including the...
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Is Apple Making a PlayStation 4 Killer?
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 12:51pm | 1175Read More...Apple wants to beat Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo at their own game. According to MCV (via The Next Web) the iPhone maker has hired a man who spent seven years leading the marketing efforts for Xbox Live: Robin Burrowes. This is not the first game-related appointment made by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)....
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Netflix CEO Apologizes for Price Hike, But is it Too Little, Too Late?
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 9:05am | 924Read More...Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings just found the worst way to weather a storm: by apologizing to consumers just before announcing another mistake. To his credit, Hastings must be scrambling right now. After infuriating consumers with an unnecessary and arrogantly promoted price hike, the...
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Tron: Evolution Draws Upon Its Inner Prince Of Persia (DIS)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 3:08pm | 573Read More...Part Prince of Persia, part motorcycle combat game, Tron: Evolution is a prequel to the new Disney (NYSE: DIS) film, Tron: Legacy. Developed by Propaganda Games, Tron: Evolution eagerly embraces the dark appearance of the new motion picture. Black walls and an even blacker sky are brightened only...
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Google And Microsoft Can't Seem To Find The Innovation
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 3:35pm | 708Read More...When I wrote about Apple, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) perennial upgrades earlier this week, I anticipated a few complaints from Apple fans who are content with the company's current strategy. What I did not expect was that people would assume my comments stemmed from my love for Google, Inc. (NASDAQ:...
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Can the Windows Phone 7 Handsets Stand Up to Apple's iPhone?
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 2:39pm | 615Read More...Everywhere you go, consumers can be seen using their smartphones to make calls, to send text messages, to answer e-mails, to surf the Web, and to play video games. But more often than not, these consumers aren't using just any smartphone available – they're using an iPhone. Over the last few years...
