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  Microsoft recruits Siri to bad-mouth the iPad in new Windows 8 tablet ad

  By Tom Warren on May 22, 2013 08:01 pm + 703 comments

  Whatever era you call it, post-PC or simply PC plus, the Mac vs. PC war has ignited once again Continue reading…

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  Microsoft updates YouTube Windows Phone app on the day Google demanded it be removed

  By Tom Warren on May 22, 2013 04:35 pm + 319 comments

  Microsoft is updating its Windows Phone YouTube app today. In a statement to The Verge, the company Continue reading…

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  Microsoft's Xbox head: 'If you’re backwards compatible, you’re really backwards'

  By Adi Robertson on May 22, 2013 02:28 pm + 329 comments

  Some Xbox 360 owners are dismayed that their collection of current-generation games won't work on Continue reading…

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  Microsoft teases Internet Explorer 11 WebGL support on Vine

  By Tom Warren on May 22, 2013 01:31 pm + 35 comments

  Recently leaked copies of Windows 8.1, which includes Internet Explorer 11, have suggested that Continue reading…

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  Unlike PlayStation 4, prospects for indie games on Xbox One are murky

  By Andrew Webster on May 22, 2013 10:45 am + 248 comments

  With both its current and next-generation PlayStation platforms, Sony is making a concerted effort Continue reading…

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  'Ryse' teased as an Xbox One exclusive with Kinect integration, details at E3

  By Tom Warren on May 22, 2013 09:24 am + 36 comments

  Microsoft didn't reveal all of the planned launch titles for its Xbox One this week. Crytek says Continue reading…

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  Xbox One confusion: Microsoft leaves used games and 'always-online' requirement unclear

  By Tom Warren on May 22, 2013 08:00 am + 440 comments

  Microsoft's Xbox One announcement focused on hardware, entertainment, and gaming, but a Continue reading…

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  Xbox One lets households share one Xbox Live Gold subscription across multiple accounts

  By Tom Warren on May 22, 2013 03:57 am + 30 comments

  Earlier this year, Microsoft discontinued its Xbox Live Gold Family Pack, an option for families to Continue reading…

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  HTC in disarray: staff departures, 'disastrous' First, and production problems cloud company's future

  By Chris Ziegler on May 21, 2013 10:44 pm + 844 comments

  HTC CEO Peter Chou The Verge has learned that HTC's Chief Product Officer, Kouji Kodera, left the Continue reading…

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  Microsoft's new Kinect will be coming to Windows

  By Bryan Bishop on May 21, 2013 09:43 pm + 61 comments

  Along with the Xbox One, Microsoft also announced a new Kinect today — and it appears the updated Continue reading…