Tired of flapping your wings arms and gyrating your hips in front of your TV and instead want to kick back and relax? Well, if you can cut out the “relax” and kicked back feet parts, Microsoft has something you might find pretty damn nifty. According to sources of the Verge, Microsoft is currently working on a special version of Internet Explorer 9 designed specifically for the TV screen via Xbox Live + Kinnect. Browsing the web will reportedly be done via a...
Call yourself a car lover? Then you probably have a soft spot for Top Gear (British version), the best car enthusiasts show ever. At the same time, if you happen to spend a few hours each week lapping around Forza’s many miles of digital track you’re probably wishing you could blend the two together. Enter the Top Gear expansion pack for Forza 4. On May 1st, Microsoft will release their Top Gear racing pack bringing with it 10 new cars. 1977 AMC Pacer...
In what shouldn’t be considered all that surprising given Microsoft’s hard stance on Xbox Live account hacking, famed hacker “Conflipper” found a warning message buried deep within Windows Phone 7 OS files. The message: This phone has been banned from Xbox LIVE for violating the Xbox LIVE Terms of Use. To protect the Xbox LIVE service and its members, Microsoft does not provide details about phone bans. There is no recourse for Terms of Use...
I haven’t seen the AppWall in person, but that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy its splendor and beautiful eye candy without venturing to California to get a taste. Introducing: The AppWall Screensaver. Created by Polish developer, ” Peter Tuszynski ” (iApp), the AppWall is a pretty damn good copy of Apple’s AppWall that they’ve shown off at WWDC in the past. Though, unlike Apple’s “real” version, AppWall isn’t...
Our worst Xbox Live fears have just come true: Microsoft killed 1 vs. 100 Live! The first 2 seasons were pretty popular I thought. But apparently it just wasn’t enough. Supposedly, money and mismanagement were the two main reasons Microsoft put the kibosh on the game. In the end, 1 vs. 100 Live simply didn’t make Microsoft enough money. At the same time, the project and game development was passed between various employees over the last couple of years,...
