• You can preview the coolest product Microsoft has unveiled this year – here's how

  Microsoft has unveiled a lot of cool products this year but for our money the coolest one is the new Skype Translator software that will interpret what someone is saying in real time and offer you a translation into your preferred language right on your screen. If it works as well as Microsoft…

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• Redesigning the Xbox One for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  Call of Duty fans are well-familiar with the slick look and feel of the Xbox One , but the console and controller are getting a custom look for the debut of Advanced Warfare. But can the exo-suited experience of blowing shit up in a near future war-zone really translate to a console? Read more...

• Video: Microsoft fires shots at Apple yet again in its latest ad

  Microsoft is back to its old tricks again. The company still seems to be holding a grudge from back in the days of Apple's "I'm a Mac" ad campaign, and it targets Apple every chance it gets in its various advertisements and marketing efforts. Last week, Microsoft informed us that its cheap…

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• Skype's Translator preview goes live for Windows 8.1 users

  We first heard about Skype's Translator feature back in May, and that it should arrive before the end of the year. Well, in keeping with that timeline, the video-chatting outfit opened up a preview for Windows 8.1 devices. As its moniker suggests,...

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• Here's how the Xbox One could become cheaper than the PS4 – permanently

  In Microsoft's latest attempt to bolster Xbox One sales, the price of the console has dropped $50 for the holiday season, but this is only a temporary fix to a problem that won't go away any time soon. The fact of the matter is that the PlayStation 4 install base is significantly larger than…

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• Microsoft Ventures founder exits, forms gaming group: Unikrn

  We've spoken about Rahul Sood before. He joined Microsoft back in 2010, making it official in 2011. Back then this man was asked, as he puts it, "to join Microsoft with the mission to create or be part of something amazing." He did that, it's done, and he's leaving the company…

• Microsoft seeks testers for Skype Translator preview

  Microsoft is taking signups for its real-time video translation service, which will be available in limited preview form before the end of the year.

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