Microsoft

According to multiple reports, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 remains the best selling videogame console on the market in the U.S. With a year-over-year sales increase of 28%, the Xbox 360 beats every current-generation console in growth. Adding to Microsoft’s success is the best-selling game accessory the Kinect. Read the full article at slashgear.com Continue Reading →

Microsoft is working on a system that would add a NFC chip to phones with the Windows Phone 7 OS, bringing mobile payment to all its devices. Since Nokia will be running Windows Phone 7, the system would bring mobile payment to millions. Will tapping your phone at the checkout soon become the norm? Mobile Continue Reading →

The SEC has charged IBM with bribing officials from South Korea and China to win contracts for computer equipment. Charges of the slush fund were not confirmed or denied by IBM, but a $10 million court settlement was made. The bribes were used to pay for travel, entertainment and accommodations for said officials. Read the Continue Reading →

Microsoft announced that its Xbox 360 accessory, the Kinect, has sold 10 million units. The motion-sensing controller set the Guinness World Record for consumer electronics sales in a 60-day period, surpassing Apple’s products. 8 million of the 10 million Kinect’s sold were purchased during last year’s holiday season. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110310_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Microsoft announced that its Xbox 360 accessory, the Kinect, has sold 10 million units. The motion-sensing controller set the Guinness World Record for consumer electronics sales in a 60-day period, surpassing Apple’s products. 8 million of the 10 million Kinect’s sold were purchased during last year’s holiday Continue Reading →

Bloomberg reports that Microsoft is paying Nokia $1 billion to develop Windows Phone handsets. Nokia will pay Microsoft royalties for each phone using Windows and allows both companies to lower costs. Will the boost to Windows’ platform be worth $1 billion in the long run? We’ll see. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110308_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A recent study reveals that the Verizon iPhone 4 suffers significantly lower data download speeds than its AT&T counterpart. While AT&T had a much better data connection, Verizon’s iPhone still wins when it comes to voice quality. Which carrier you choose will come down to how you Continue Reading →

In the past I have written that as a futurist, it sometimes feels like I live in a state of déjà vu. I spend a lot of time researching and looking into the future to develop the forecasts and trends that I write and speak about. I experience them, see them, and have varying degrees Continue Reading →

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Microsoft released a Windows software development kit for the Kinect. Enthusiasts have already been modifying the Kinect for all sorts of creative uses and Microsoft hopes the dev kit will make it easier. Encouraging people to play with these modifications can only mean that the Kinect will work with your PC sooner than later. Read Continue Reading →