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Windows Phone 7 Series – has Microsoft pulled it off?

February 15, 2010February 15, 2010 Doug Groves Microsoft, Windows Phone, WP7S, Xbox Live, Zune6 Comments

Probably the most anticipated event at Mobile World Congress has finally passed, and with it, Microsoft has announced a whole new direction with it’s mobile platform, which has been rebranded Windows Phone 7 Series. Although WP7S devices aren’t expected to start shipping until near the end of the year, the folks at Redmond have definitely taken a ground up approach with the new OS, UI and hardware. Microsoft will be much more strict on the minimum hardware specs, which is a good thing, since in the past there were some…

WindowsPhone – what Microsoft needs to do at Mobile World Congress

February 12, 2010February 14, 2010 Doug Groves HTC, Microsoft, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Xbox Live, Zune3 Comments

We rarely delve into outright speculation here at rgbHeadquarters, but over the past month or two, there have been a number of rumours regarding what is going to be a major update to the Windows Mobile platform with version 7, and the rebranding to Windows Phone. With Mobile World Congress starting next week, those rumours have increased, and many have solidified somewhat. What to expect from Microsoft at MWC is largely dependent on what they need to fix, and a little reading of the tea leaves.

Xbox Live going 360 exclusive

February 5, 2010 Doug Groves Microsoft, x10, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, xbox original0 comment

According to a letter today from Marc Whitten, GM of Xbox Live, the original Xbox is definitely looking at it’s sunset months, at least when it comes to online gaming. Support for the original Xbox on the Live service will end on April 15th, 2010. This includes both original titles compatible with the 360 and the downloadable Xbox Originals games. This doesn’t affect the single player experience, as it affects the multiplayer gaming aspect. The largest groups of people to be affected are fans of Halo 2 and Counter Strike….

Free Xbox LIVE Weekends – who needs eHarmony?

November 20, 2009November 20, 2009 Doug Groves Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live1 Comment

The Xbox LIVE Dashboard update has been launched, adding Facebook, Twitter, HD instant streaming via the Zune Marketplace and more. To give more people a taste of it, the Xbox LIVE team is taking a page out of the eHarmomy playbook, and is running free-weekend promos, which start today in many regions, while Europe starts on November 25th. As for the update itself, the main interface remains the same, and the additions are for the most part well done. The real stand outs have to be the Facebook app which…

Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Preview Reopens

October 14, 2009October 14, 2009 Doug Groves Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live0 comment

As it’s done in the past, Microsoft has opened up a new round of previews for the latest Dashboard update. The new Dashboard integrates Facebook, Twitter, Zune and other goodness, and by all accounts the Facebook interface alone is worth the (admittedly low) price of admission. To get in on the preview, which starts in about a week, you just have to fill out a short survey giving them an idea of how your gaming rig is set up (wired vs. wireless, HDTV or SDTV etc). You’ll also need a…

Episode 016 – Movie Madness

June 1, 2009June 2, 2009 Doug Groves star trek, tcaf 2009, terminator, Xbox Live, Zombies7 Comments

It’s a big show this time around as we review Terminator Salvation, Star Trek and Wolverine as well as talk about some of the other upcoming summer releases. In gaming, we look at Plants vs Zombies and 1 vs 100 on Xbox, and discuss the preview of Bioshock 2. There’s also a lot of comic news, including TCAF 2009 (the Toronto Comic Arts Festival), and a rundown of some great new web comics by Paul, via Warren Ellis’ call out for submissions to the White Chapel forums.

Windows Mobile 7 hardware specs?

May 12, 2009September 14, 2009 Doug Groves multitouch, tegra, Windows Mobile, Xbox Live, Zune7 Comments

We don’t engage in too much speculation here at rgbFilter headquarters (all right we do, we don’t generally post about it though), but over the past few months, there’s been a lot of talk about Microsoft’s Project Pink, which could be a Zune phone, or a software/services platform for future Windows Mobile devices. Heck, some rumours have even floated about Xbox Live integration including gaming. In any case, it appears that the minimum specs for Windows Mobile 7 have been leaked by none other than Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet,…

Wanna Be THE Hitman? It’ll Cost You.

February 11, 2009April 17, 2009 Doug Groves console, Xbox 360, Xbox Live5 Comments