News & Reviews: Microsoft
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Jul 17, 2020
Microsoft has been relatively tight-lipped when it comes to its games streaming platform - Project xCloud. But in the latest official post by Head of Xbox Phil Spencer, the launch window for the service was finally revealed. Project xCloud is expected to launch later in September 2020.
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Jul 12, 2020
TechNave NewsBytes 2020 #16 - Samsung, realme, Huawei, Honor, Digi, Xiaomi, AMD, Lazada, Garmin Tacx, Kaspersky, HP Inc, Microsoft, LG, Grab, MDEC and more
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Jul 03, 2020
Now that Sony has unveiled the PlayStation 5 (PS5) and Microsoft the Xbox Series X, many have started to speculate on the price of the next-gen console. For example, it's believed that the PS5 will be priced at 499 Euros (~RM2406) or 399 Euros (~RM1924) for the variant without a Blu-ray drive. While people may be relieved that it's may not be priced higher, but some experts believe that prices of games could increase instead.
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Jun 25, 2020
Rumours of a smaller next-gen console from Microsoft has been around for some time. Allegedly, the console bearing the codename 'Lockhart' was said to be a less powerful variant of the Xbox Series X that lacks the Blu-ray drive. Earlier today, a new hint of the console's existence was leaked online.
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Jun 24, 2020
When it comes to an anti-virus program, Windows Defender is often shelved to the back replaced by more favourable anti-virus programs (Avast, Avira, and others). While that may sound like a sad situation, the team behind the program probably aren't affected at all and they are excited to showcase a public preview of Microsoft Defense ATP for Android phones.
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Jun 23, 2020
One thing that came from the last few months of having to stay indoors is the increase in people going online everywhere. But it seems that wasn't enough to save the streaming platform Mixer. The company has announced that it will be shutting down and allowing its partners to move on to Facebook Gaming.
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Jun 21, 2020
Big fans of CD Projeck Red (CDPR) were recently disappointed when the developer announced that its next big game was being delayed. The release date of Cyberpunk 2077 has been moved to 19 November 2020, making this the second time it's been delayed. But it's not all bad news, as this delay could coincide with the launch of next-gen consoles.
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Jun 16, 2020
Personal financing can be done through many methods. However, have you ever wondered that you can just connect your bank account to a platform that gives you real-time updates on your earnings and expenses? Now, you might actually be able to do that with a platform that you're familiar with and it's Microsoft Excel. Microsoft is launching a new feature called 'Money in Excel' to help you track transactions and account information by securely connecting to your bank, credit card, investment, or loan accounts.
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Jun 15, 2020
One thing that we can learn from the pandemic is technology does play a vital role in our lives, especially when it comes to education. Due to the crisis, the e-learning platform has become one of the essentials for educators and students to interact. By acknowledging that, the Ministry of Education has worked with three big tech companies including Google, Microsoft, and Apple on developing a digital learning platform.
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Jun 09, 2020
Minecraft Dungeons, which is a top-down Action RPG Dungeon Crawler by Mojang, Xbox Games Studio, and Double Eleven is now officially on the Microsoft Store starting from the price of RM78. There’s also the Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition where you can get additional content such as a Hero Cape, two player skins, a chicken pet, as well as downloadable content as soon as they are available at RM116.
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