Yet Again, Microsoft Shows Xbox One Games On A Windows PC System


I am not really a console gamer but I pretty much feel with any console gamer when I see something like this, because it is basically false advertising and a shame. It happened several times in the past that Sony and Microsoft have been using PC systems to show off console titles at game events. Yet it happened again… Microsoft has been caught again while doing it. This time on the recent Gamescom 2014. The blog CentrumHer posted photos today from one of the Xbox One areas at the current Gamescom and you can clearly see the Xbox One cases … Continue reading Yet Again, Microsoft Shows Xbox One Games On A Windows PC System

Late but… Microsoft MS-DOS Is Now Open Source


I really have nice memories when I think about MS-DOS. Not that it is the first operating system I saw but it is an operating system that did escort me through my teenage. I remember when I sold my Amiga computer to get a PC. And at that time I had to learn about MS-DOS and I remind that I later installed the Norton Commander and this tool gave me a much better usability, while managing folders, installations and so on. However, I had to learn MS-DOS commands before and I did so. MS-DOS stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System … Continue reading Late but… Microsoft MS-DOS Is Now Open Source

DirectX 12 Will Hit The Windows Systems Probably In 2015


Microsoft and the partners Nvidia, AMD, Intel and Qualcomm revealed DirectX 12 at the 2014 Game Developers Conference, according to Polygon. The new DirectX version will come with improvements and will be available for all Microsoft platforms like the Microsoft Windows operating systems for usual PC´s but also for Xbox One and Windows Mobile operating systems. The graphics efficiency for modern games will be enhanced as tasks will be better spread across multi-core CPU´s, which will according to them reduce the performance decreases in bottleneck situations. Microsoft states that DirectX 12 will come with better support for multiple GPU´s. Nvidia … Continue reading DirectX 12 Will Hit The Windows Systems Probably In 2015

Microsoft Point System Disestablished Soon


I am usually not that guy who writes much about consoles like Play Station or Xbox but I found an interesting news and it´s worth to mention. As a gamer you might know that a lot of companies and online game stores have something like a point system. That means that they don´t show you your local real currency but instead some of them convert your deposit to points. And many people are aware of the fact that this has only one reason…. confusing you and make you pay more than you usually would do. Yes, I have the balls … Continue reading Microsoft Point System Disestablished Soon

Nokia Phones With Android OS Will Be Shown Soon


This seems to be a good news. Nokia will show off a phone with Android installed soon according to VentureBeat. This would be the first Nokia smart phone with Android pre-installed. The code name for the new device is “Normandy” and the phone will be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress this month on February 24, 2014 in Barcelona. It was not that Nokia had experimented with Android on their mobile phones before Microsoft bought the company. But it seems that Nokia still wants to realize the plans with the Android OS. That the Microsoft-owned company Nokia wants to install … Continue reading Nokia Phones With Android OS Will Be Shown Soon