Microsoft's mobile mantra: small but 'big' Windows

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Microsoft readies PC Kinect support

ZDNet UK (blog) - Jack Clark - 10 Jan, 2011
From datacentres down to USB keys, if it involves storage, I'll be looking at it. ...

CES 2011 roundup: tablet strategies, chip strategies, 3D TV, smart TV, and MIAs

The Guardian (blog) - 10 Jan, 2011
Samsung's CES booth was especially big - and impressive. Photo by joanna8555 on Flickr. Some rights reserved The stands have been broken down, ...

Microsoft's mobile mantra: small but 'big' Windows

Seattle Times - 10 Jan, 2011
Here at the Consumer Electronics Show, you can see every TV set, iPhone accessory and cellphone ever imagined. LAS VEGAS â€" Here at the Consumer Electronics ...

Microsoft's Xbox Kinect beyond hackers, hobbyists

San Francisco Chronicle - Casey Newton - 10 Jan, 2011
UC Berkeley graduate student Patrick Bouffard hooks up a Kinect to a robot helicopter and experiments with using it to help the copter detect and avoid ...

Fun 'n' games converge with movies, devices

Business Standard - Leslie D'Monte - 10 Jan, 2011
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, goes the saying. But the stakes are very high, and it's hard work pleasing youngsters. ...

'Kinect' for PCs being developed

BBC News - Mark Ward - ‎Jan 9, 2011‎
The chips that power the motion-capture system in Microsoft's Kinect are being put in a gadget ...

Microsoft's Ballmer: Kinect Coming to PCs 'In The Right Time'

PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - ‎Jan 8, 2011‎
LAS VEGAS - Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer this week hinted that Kinect for the Xbox 360 might one day be available on PCs. ...

Microsoft: Kinect Hacks Are 'Cool'

Forbes (blog) - Oliver Chiang - ‎Jan 8, 2011‎
At CES on Friday, I had a chance to escape the chaotic show floor and sit down with Microsoft product manager David Dennis, to talk about ...

Ballmer: Kinect support headed to PCs, in time

CNET - Josh Lowensohn - ‎Jan 7, 2011‎
What do you do with a gadget that's sold 8 million units in 60 days? You make it work on a platform that's larger than the 50 million ...

On Windows Phone 7's upcoming speed boost

CNET (blog) - Josh Lowensohn - ‎Jan 7, 2011‎
LAS VEGAS--Despite not announcing any new phone hardware during its CES keynote speech, Microsoft paid special attention to its Windows ...

Microsoft Confirms That Kinect PC Support Is Coming

MTV.com (blog) - ‎Jan 7, 2011‎
Barely a day goes by anymore without you seeing some video of a bizarre, new Kinect PC hack on your video gaming news website of choice. ...

Next version of Windows Phone 7 --- Microsoft says not much will be new

Computerworld (blog) - ‎Jan 7, 2011‎
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 blog has details about what will be new in its smartphone operating system update --- and there's not much. ...

Microsoft Will Support Kinect on PC, Ballmer Says

Wired News (blog) - Chris Kohler - ‎Jan 7, 2011‎
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talked about new uses for Kinect at his CES keynote on Wednesday. Microsoft says it will eventually bring its ...

Microsoft foresees roles for Surface 2, Xbox, Kinect in healthcare

ZDNet (blog) - Mary Jo Foley - ‎Jan 7, 2011‎
Microsoft's healthcare leaders already are thinking about how the newly announced Surface 2, Xbox, ...

The Xbox And Kinect Are The Future Of TV... Except Microsoft Will Figure Out A ...

San Francisco Chronicle - Dan Frommer - ‎Jan 7, 2011‎
Microsoft's Xbox 360 and its slick new motion-sensing Kinect gadget could very well represent the future of how people watch TV: Zipping from channel to ...

Microsoft's Ballmer hints at PC support for Kinect

BBC News - ‎Jan 7, 2011‎
Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer has hinted to the BBC that he will formally support PC use of the Kinect motion controller in the near ...

CDMA Windows Phone 7 Devices, Cut and Paste on the Way

PC World - Nancy Gohring - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
Microsoft has seen early hardware designs for CDMA Windows Phone 7 devices but isn't saying anything more than that the final ...

Analysts on Microsoft: Kinect Is Cool, But What About Mobile?

Wall Street Journal (blog) - Jennifer Valentino-DeVries - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer played it safe in Wednesday's opening keynote for the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, ...

Microsoft's 'year like no other' with success of Xbox and Kinect

Irish Times - Ciara O'Brien - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
WITH THE public opening of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas about to get under way, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer took to the stage to ...

Kinect Support Coming To Netflix, Hulu Plus

MTV.com (blog) - Adam Rosenberg - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
The announcement of Microsoft's Kinect peripheral for the Xbox 360 brought with it the promise of a "Minority Report"-like future in which you can simply ...

Ballmer Is Open To Idea Of Major Phone Acquisition (MSFT, RIMM, NOK)

San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer sat down with CNBC today for an interview and according to a transcript posted on the site, he's open to the idea of a big ...

Microsoft's Ballmer Sidesteps Questions About RIM, Nokia Acquisitions

Wall Street Journal (blog) - Shira Ovide - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
Steve Ballmer, fresh off his keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show, sat down for a grilling with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo. ...

Five reasons Microsoft shouldn't use Windows for tablets

Computerworld (blog) - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
Steve Ballmer made clear in his keynote speech at CES that Windows is Microsoft's operating system of choice for tablets. That may well doom Microsoft in ...

Kinect hacks unleash your inner superhero (and other things)

msnbc.com - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
Stay up to speed with news and reviews on video games for the PC, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, iPhone, iPad, Droid, Facebook and more. ...

Ballmer's CES 2011 Keynote Sets the Table

PC Magazine - Lance Ulanoff - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
No major flashes, flourishes or celebrities, just evidence of progress and some big changes to come. Last year, I finally came to terms with the fact that a ...

TechBytes: Microsoft Touts Updated Xbox Kinect at CES

ABC News - Brett Levy, Tina Trinh - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
Microsoft opened the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. CEO Steve Ballmer took to the stage for his keynote speech ...

CES: What's Next for Microsoft?

TIME - Doug Aamoth - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivered a keynote address on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, ...

Microsoft breaks with Intel as it readies challenge to iPad

Montreal Gazette - Bill Rigby - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gives his keynote speech at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show January 5, ...

Xbox 360 Kinect to merge online chat with avatar action

Independent - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
Microsoft announced a new way to interact with friends as part of the CES 2011 opening keynote, January 5: on-screen avatars that mimic users' body language ...

Microsoft's Ballmer: Kinect Makes Living 'Full' Life From Your Couch Possible

NPR (blog) - Marilyn Geewax - ‎Jan 6, 2011‎
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer kicked off the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Thursday ...

 

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