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Microsoft Injects Interactivity, Content into New Xbox Entertainment Platform
6/15/10 at 8:52 AM by Andrew Burger
Microsoft unveiled the newest version of its Xbox gaming platform and continued its march towards positioning the Xbox as a home entertainment gateway. The latest version of Xbox, revealed yesterday in Los Angeles at the E3 Expo, includes a new remote ...
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New Microsoft KIN Cellphones: Hit or Miss?
4/13/10 at 12:17 PM by Joan Engebretson
Verizon Wireless and Vodafone will be the exclusive carriers for two new social network-centric cellphones developed by Microsoft. The new KIN ONE and KIN TWO phones, manufactured by Sharp, have built in cameras and QWERTY keypads--with KIN TWO having a larger ...
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Xbox Over-the-Top Video Role Gaining Momentum
1/18/10 at 11:48 PM by Bernie Arnason
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console has long been eyed as a perfect over-the-top video vehicle. Xbox LIVE, its online entertainment portal for the Xbox 360 console, is now in 20 million homes. Compare that to Comcast, the nation’s largest cable MSO, ...
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MBO and 180Squared Partner for IPTV Cloud
11/4/09 at 12:41 PM by Telecompetitor
PLEASANTON, Calif. & MANNFORD, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, MBOi (Interactive), a video solution provided by MBO Video LLC, and 180SQUARED unveiled the world’s first IPTV Managed Cloud Service called Cirrus Managed Cloud Solutions. The Cirrus solution is built with 180SQUARED’s v.Unison solution set, which enables a shared installation of an IPTV Middleware platform among multiple entities, while maintaining a secure, autonomous environment ...
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Why Microsoft Needs to Buy RIM
10/8/09 at 9:24 AM by Bernie Arnason
The battle for mobile operating systems dominance is on, and the odd man out may be Windows Mobile (WiMo). The news this week has been dominated by Google’s Android platform. Once again, Microsoft’s nemesis, Google, is stealing some thunder from a core Microsoft ...
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Surewest Mediaroom Move: Precursor to Middleware Battle?
7/29/09 at 12:50 AM by Bernie Arnason
SureWest announced a move to Microsoft’s Mediaroom middleware platform for their IPTV service. SureWest previously used Minerva middleware. They are also expanding their IPTV footprint in their Sacramento, California market by an additional 25,000 homes using ...
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XBox Delivers One Million Netflix Activations
2/5/09 at 2:37 PM by Telecompetitor  Pretty much an instant hit among video gamers when it first hit store shelves in 2001, Microsoft’s Xbox has become the centerpiece of the Redmond, Washington software giant’s efforts to be a force in streaming digital entertainment. One million Xbox LIVE Gold members have downloaded and activated its pioneering Xbox LIVE application from Netflix, a milestone reached in less than three months, Microsoft announced ...
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Updated: Microsoft Set to Launch iPhone Rival – Zune Phone?
12/14/08 at 10:12 PM by Telecompetitor  The latest news is that Microsoft will not be launching a Zune phone at CES. Brian Seitz, Group Manager of Zune told the Gizmodo blog last week that the Zune phone rumors aren't true. "No Zune phone at CES," was the exact quote. Our original post last week highlighted the ongoing rumor about a pending Zune phone launch.
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Microsoft Set to Launch iPhone Rival – Zune Phone?
12/10/08 at 8:14 PM by Telecompetitor Let the official pre-Consumer Electronics Show rumor mill begin. The biggest one so far is that Microsoft will launch a rival to the iPhone – the Zune phone - at the January 2009 event. The new mobile device is rumored to be based on the Zune digital media player, with elements of the Danger Sidekick cell phone. Microsoft purchased Danger ...
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Microsoft Eyeing RIM/BlackBerry?
10/14/08 at 9:22 AM by Telecompetitor  With the tumultuous fall in the global financial markets, stock prices of prized telecom companies are looking relatively cheap these days. RIM, the maker of the venerable BlackBerry, has fallen from a high of $150/share, to a recent trading range of $55 - $70/share. That precipitous decline is fueling rumors that Microsoft may make a bid for RIM. Light Reading’s ...
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