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Microsoft to sell Kinect at $150, also sell bundles

Microsoft Corp will sell its new Kinect motion-sensing gaming system for about $150 and also offer it in a package with the Xbox 360 videogame console when sales of the hands-free device start in November, the company said on Tuesday.
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Microsoft pulls plug on Kin phones

Microsoft Corp has pulled the plug on a new generation of smartphones less than three months after the company unveiled the devices in an attempt to catch-up with Apple and Google in the fast-growing mobile market.
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Salesforce sues Microsoft as legal feud escalates

Salesforce.com Inc is suing Microsoft Corp for alleged patent violations, the latest development in a legal battle that began last month when Microsoft accused Salesforce of stealing its intellectual property.
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Game on: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft wage war

Electronics hardware makers on Tuesday showed off snazzy new devices enabling motion-sensing play and 3D effects, intensifying a battle to introduce video-gaming to a new generation of casual users.
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Sony jumps into motion games fray with Move

Sony Corp will launch its motion-controlled gaming system on September 15, getting to market weeks ahead of a rival platform from Microsoft Corp as it makes the jump into one of the hottest trends in gaming.
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Microsoft Kinect arrives Nov 4, battle begins

Microsoft Corp will begin selling its Kinect motion-sensing game system on November 4, before the crucial holiday season, hoping to lure new and casual players to the Xbox and steal a march on rivals Nintendo Co Ltd and Sony Corp.
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Microsoft Kinect arrives November 4th

Microsoft Corp will begin selling its Kinect motion-sensing game system on November 4, before the crucial holiday season, hoping to lure new and casual players to the Xbox and steal a march on rivals Nintendo Co Ltd and Sony Corp.
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Microsoft's Kinect to sell November 4th with 15 games

Microsoft Corp will begin selling its Kinect motion-sensing games system on November 4 ahead of the crucial holiday season, hoping to lure new and casual players to the Xbox and steal a march on rivals Nintendo Co Ltd and Sony Corp.
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Microsoft Xbox will carry live ESPN events

Microsoft Corp has struck a deal with Walt Disney Co's ESPN network to broadcast live sporting events -- for free -- into U.S. living rooms through the Xbox 360 games console, bypassing traditional cable providers.
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Microsoft christens motion-gaming Kinect

Microsoft Corp christening its new motion-sensing game system Kinect, on Sunday offered a sneak peek of upcoming titles it hopes will help draw a new generation of casual players into the 40 million-strong Xbox game console fold.
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Microsoft, Adobe fix security flaws

Microsoft Corp issued one of its biggest security fixes on Tuesday, including a repair to its widely used Excel spreadsheet for flaws that could allow hackers to take control of a user's PC.
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Microsoft fixes security flaws in Excel, Windows

Microsoft Corp issued one of its biggest security fixes on Tuesday, including a repair to its widely used Excel spreadsheet for flaws that could allow hackers to take control of a user's PC.
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Microsoft CEO says changing market not a danger

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said the transition from PCs to smartphones and tablets is a time of potential tumult in the technology industry, but said the software maker will continue to prosper in the changing market.
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Google sets late fall release for Chrome

Google expects to release its Chrome computer operating system in the late fall, a top executive said on Wednesday, as it aims a competitive strike at rival Microsoft's Windows.
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Google phases out Microsoft Windows use: report

Web search group Google Inc is phasing out internal use of rival Microsoft Corp's Windows operating system because of security concerns following a Chinese hacking incident, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

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