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Microsoft’s Plan To Get The Girls Is Simple

Steve Ballmer, head honcho at Microsoft, argues that Kinect for the Xbox 360 is the way to get 15-year-old girls cursing up a storm on Xbox Live in a new interview with USA Today.


November 8, 2010

The Future Of Kinect: How Microsoft Plans To Put A Video Game Controller In Everything

Microsoft is spending half a billion dollars to make sure that when you hear the word Kinect you think “the future of video games.” But Microsoft believes that the real potential for the voice recognition, motion-based technology is how they plan to use it with cell phones, computers and perhaps in the military and health industries.


March 7, 2010
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Microsoft CEO Hints At New Forms, Options For Xbox 360

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was supposed to be talking about cloud computing on Thursday, but an offhand remark during a Q&A session hinted that additional “form factors” for the Xbox 360, with price points to suit them, are being considered.


January 7, 2010
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CES 2010 Keynote Starring Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer

Microsoft will kick off CES 2010 with its annual opening keynote, delivered by the energetic Steve Ballmer and presumably with the aide of a few high ranking Microsoft executives. We’re there live, waiting for Project Natal and Xbox Game Room news.


October 23, 2009
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Microsoft: No Blu-ray Accessories Coming To Xbox 360

Despite what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have implied, the company has “no plans” to bring Blu-ray playing accessories to the Xbox 360, according to a statement from the company.


October 22, 2009
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Ballmer: You’ll Be Able To Get Blu-ray Drives As Accessories

In the format wars, Microsoft supported HD DVD in the battle against Sony’s Blu-ray. The company even released an HD DVD player for the Xbox 360. But, HD DVD lost. Blu-ray won.


June 22, 2009
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Microsoft Boss Apologizes For Poorly Chosen Words

Late last week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer stated that the new Xbox with a “natural interface” would be arriving in 2010. Microsoft spent the rest of the week putting out fires, saying that Ballmer was mistaken.


June 19, 2009
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Report: Microsoft’s Ballmer Says New Xbox Arriving In 2010

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at the Executive’s Club of Chicago today, informing attendees that a new Xbox 360 will arrive in 2010, one equipped with a “natural interface” and built-in camera. Sound familiar?


May 8, 2009
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Microsoft Head: Pay Attention To Next Month’s Xbox Announcements

Microsoft honcho and screamer Steve Ballmer gave a speech today in Dallas as a guest of the Dallas Regional Chamber to deliver a speech at the Dallas Convention centre.


February 17, 2009
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Crap Economy Will Affect Microsoft

Times are hard. For you, for me and especially major international corporations like Xbox 360 maker Microsoft.