Since November, Microsoft has sold more than 8 million Kinect motion-control systems for the Xbox 360 video game console.
That’s a pretty staggering number for a brand new $149 product. Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer revealed the number today during …
Amidst the hoopla surrounding Google TV and Apple TV, Microsoft has been oddly quiet. Now we have an idea of what the software giant is up to: It’s apparently in talks with media companies to license TV networks for a …
The holiday selling season is about to kick off and, slow economy or not, tech gadgets are going to be high on the wish list for a lot of us. At VentureBeat, we like gifts that work, that are fun, …
Welcome to the app economy. Next stop, video game consoles.
A new advertisement by Microsoft suggests that applications running on its proprietary Silverlight framework are headed to the XBox 360 — a feature that’s certainly been a long time coming.…
It looks like rumors of a cheaper Hulu Plus subscription, the video streaming site’s premium offering, were true after all. Hulu announced the official launch of Hulu Plus today at $7.99 a month — two bucks cheaper than the $9.99 …
Would you pay $600 (and an extra $25 a month) to have a video conferencing option for your living room television? Cisco, traditionally a supplier of enterprise video conferencing and networking hardware, is hoping you’ll say yes and pick up …
The comparisons between Microsoft’s Kinect body-gesture motion-control system and the cool gesture-controlled computer in the 2002 sci fi movie Minority Report are getting old, but I can’t help but think of that film when looking at developer Florian Echtler’s multitouch …
Microsoft launched its long-awaited Kinect motion-control system tonight at midnight Eastern time with a huge dance party in Times Square.
Hundreds of professional dancers were bumping and grinding in honor of Kinect’s big game, Dance Central from MTV. The launch …
Microsoft said today that fans spend more than 1 billion hours on Xbox Live content every month.
The 25 million Xbox Live members spend an average of more than 40 hours a month viewing Xbox Live content, including playing online …
Microsoft reported today that Xbox 360 video game console sales are up 38 percent compared to a year ago. The company said in its earnings call that it sold more than 2.8 million consoles in the quarter. But the Xbox …
If you haven’t heard of Microsoft’s Kinect yet, it will no doubt be hammered into your head over the next few weeks as the software giant is gearing up to spend over $500 million to market the Xbox 360 motion-controlling …
Nintendo announced today that Wii owners can now watch Netflix streaming video without the need for a Watch Instantly disc.
Instead, Wii owners can download the free Netflix application from the Wii Shop Channel, and install the service directly on …
The battle for the best Netflix experience in your living room rages on. Sony announced today that Playstation 3 owners will no longer need to use a disc to access Netflix’s streaming service starting October 18, and the console’s Netflix …
In 2007, Bill Gates announced with great fanfare at the Consumer Electronics Show that you would be able to use your Xbox 360 as a set-top box of the company’s Microsoft TV IPTV platform.
That meant that phone companies such …
Microsoft today revealed that it’s promoting three executives to serve as the presidents of its Office, mobile, and interactive entertainment divisions.
Several Microsoft veterans departed this year. Robbie Bach, who managed Microsoft’s move into PC and console gaming, announced plans …
Not that this comes as a huge surprise, but it looks like owners of Roku’s streaming video box may soon have access to content from Hulu, according to two of Hulu’s content partners who spoke to Dan Rayburn from Business …
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:
Researchers make artificial skin from nanowires so a robot can unload your dishwasher — The rise of the machines …
Microsoft’s XBox 360 finally claimed the top sales spot for August, and now the company has high hopes for its Kinect motion-sensing controller for the console. It’s estimating it will sell 3 million Kinect controllers by the end of this …
Gamers who thought they were making a smart move by picking up Microsoft’s entry-level Xbox 360, which retails for $199 and comes with 4GB of memory, faced a nasty dose of reality yesterday when they found themselves unable to access …
Apple’s Steve Jobs is an expert at disrupting other companies’ businesses. Just look at what the iPhone did to Nokia and Motorola, two leaders of the cell phone business who are now trying to chase Apple.
What would happen if …
