Xbox One

Move over, Siri. There’s a new computer-generated personal voice assistant service in town. At least there will be soon if reports from ZDNet are true. Rumor has it that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been working on a rival to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s Siri and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Now, code-...

In just 14 days, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will host an event to unveil the second-generation Surface tablet. The event was confirmed by a Surface-shaped paper invite that's circling the net. While the event's exact location has been blurred by media outlets (likely at Microsoft's request), the...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is still busy trying to clean up what became a series of decisions that left its long-time faithful group of gamers livid and turning their sites on rival, Sony (NYSE: SNE)’s upcoming PlayStation 4. At the GameStop (NYSE: GME) Expo this past weekend, Microsoft took a...

When the Xbox One was unveiled last May, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) spent a great deal of time talking about the console's non-gaming features. Now that Xbox One has a release date -- November 22 in numerous countries around the world -- Microsoft is ready to begin promoting the new gaming machine (...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has had a difficult time hiding the fact it was greatly inspired to make changes after Sony (NYSE: SNE) gained the upper hand with PlayStation 4. Microsoft was not the only company that took cues from its chief competitor, however. It turns out that Sony has been inspired...

Another week, another batch of headlines that are nearly dominated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). From patent filings and trade-in deals to Apple TV and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) sales troubles that were caused by the iPad Mini, Apple stole the spotlight nearly every day this week. The exception is...

Xbox One suppliers are dismissing rumors that Xbox One shipments have been reduced due to the poor yield rates of two key supplies. According to DigiTimes, the Kinect camera module should not cause Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to deliver fewer Xbox One consoles this fall. Newmax, the unconfirmed...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has reportedly lowered the number of Xbox One units that it expects to ship to retailers in 2013. According to a DigiTimes translation of a report by the Chinese-language publication Economic Daily News, only 6.2 million Xbox One units will arrive before the end of the...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer will retire in the next 12 months. The announcement, which was made just 30 minutes before the market open Friday morning, came more than a year after Ballmer reportedly told his colleagues when he planned to retire. At the time, no one knew when he would...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is looking to populate its long-awaited television set with content from Disney (NYSE: DIS), Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX). According to Quartz, Apple has spoken with all three firms about the possibility of obtaining select content. While Netflix (NASDAQ:...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) announced this week that its upcoming game console, PlayStation 4, will be released in North America on November 15. The device will arrive in Europe two weeks later on November 29. Sony did not say when it will release the new machine in Japan (where the company is headquartered...

Surprise, surprise -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) just dominated another week of massive headlines. Between the iOS 7 Gold Master and one analyst's proclamation that the iPhone 5S would be produce the firm's biggest product launch, Apple news has been a hot commodity this week. Sony (NYSE: SNE) made...

If PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have equal demand this fall, Sony's (NYSE: SNE) console could still lead the market. According to DigiTimes, unnamed sources estimate that Sony will ship 10 million PlayStation 4 units in 2013. This estimate is based on mass component orders that are currently...

First Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was expected to add apps (and most notably games) to Apple TV. Then Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) was rumored to be developing its first game console as a counterattack to Apple's efforts. Now Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is rumored to be getting into the market as well....

Consumers have not always been kind to console and handheld manufacturers. While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have earned a degree of loyalty for producing iPhones and iPads, gamers are less likely to stand by their favorite hardware maker. This became evident the moment that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT...