Last week we spoke about this year’s top Christmas gadget, a survey suggested that Apple would rule the roost with their iPhone 4 and iPad tablet. The third party survey was taken in October, way before the Kinect was released and before the thought of Christmas had really taken hold. Over the last week we have talked about demand out stripping supply on both the Playstation...
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Over the past week many people have been speculating about the Xbox Kinect and the profit Microsoft is likely to make from its latest gaming creation. However it seems those with concern needn’t of worried as each unit only costs £35 to manufacture. The EETimes report appears to show that the £130 charged in the UK turns quite a profit, however the report does not...
A consumer survey of 3000 UK people has revealed that Apple products will be at the top of more peoples Christmas lists than any other gadget this year. According to the vouchercodes.co.uk survey 37% of the people questioned voted the Apple iPad to be the most desirable gift that they would like to receive. The chart topping iPad was closely followed by the iPhone 4 with...
It seems Microsoft is planning an upgrade to its popular Windows phone 7 after users were left scratching their heads when the firm left cut and paste off its list of functions. A blog post by a Microsoft director revealed that this addition will be made in the next few weeks with many industry experts pencilling in an upgrade date of early 2011. Microsoft has responded...
With all the buzz and praise flying around for Microsoft’s XBOX Kinect we find it shocking how different it could have been if Apple had got hold of the technology first, CultofMac has revealed that Apple was actually offered it before any other brand and basically talked themselves out of a deal by being “a pain in the ass”. For those of you who don’t know the...
Microsoft unveiled what it hopes will be the saviour of its mobile phone and smartphone aspirations today. Having lagged some way behind both Apple and Google in the smartphone wars, Windows Phone 7 is effectively seen as being their last ditch attempt at entering the potentially lucrative market. One of the biggest problems they’ve faced with previous incarnations...
Apple and Google have got a pitch battle for the main smartphone crowd while RIM’s Blackberry smartphones put in a real good show of things when it comes to more business minded people. However, that’s not all that many operating systems and yet the market already seems crowded out with Microsoft struggling to find a way in. Their failure to enter the market...
Microsoft has finally confirmed the details of what could be a major change in the smartphone wars having given full details of the crossover between XBox Live and Windows Mobile 7. If you own a phone that rocks up Windows 7 then you will be able to play XBox Live games directly on your phone. You will be able to bag achievements, play multiplayer, and download some high...
It’s all go in the world of gaming and consoles today. Nintendo sales have been hard hit by the imminent release of Sony’s new Playstation Move and the Microsoft Kinect motion sensing controllers. Nintendo posted a surprising loss in profits for the quarter despite price slashes leading to increased Wii sales. The immediate future is a little on the shaky side...
The new XBox 360 slim hits UK shelves tomorrow having been available in the US for quite a while now. Microsoft is offering something of an upgraded package for current XBox owners with the deafening roar of the old 360 reduced to ltitle more than a whisper and if you’ve ever played the old model then you’ll know that every game is accompanied by an incredible...