Just last month we were all diving into the wonderful world that is Xbox Music. The service that Zune spawned – you know, sort of – is steadily improving even, if it seems that progress only is marginal. With that in mind, we decided it would be a good idea to explore the depths of whatever questions you guys might have for this edition of Ask enConnected. We wanted to get the lay of the land, free of themed editions and silos.
Ask enConnected for May 2014: Changing Microsoft Accounts & A Possible Xbox Music Family Pass
Microsoft may have only entered the PC hardware space back in 2012, but since doing so it's stayed committed to ensuring that Windows users have premium device that can compete against the MacBook Air's size and build quality. Today the company announced a new weapon, the Surface Pro 3. 
Users who picked up Microsoft's Xbox One console receive six month's of Skype's Premium, allowing them to place video and audio calls through the console and their other devices absolutely free. Unfortunately for users who purchased the console on launch day, that trial will end starting next week. 
Xbox One and PlayStation 4 users who make a habit of providing friends and family with a livestream of their play sessions should prepare for huge changes. Citing inside sources, it's Variety's belief that Google is preparing to announce a buyout of Twitch, the game streaming video service, for $1 billion in cash. 
Microsoft says that Xbox One owners can expect the next major Halo release, Halo 5: Guardians, to make its way to the console in the fall of 2015. Get those trigger fingers ready. 
It's unlikely that anyone heavily into television can claim to have seen all the hit television shows that debuted this fall. The networks put on a decent show this year, delivering something for just about everyone. CBS decided it'd do the decent thing and introduce Mom, a comedy that has the Allison Janney we knew from The West Wing saying all the wrong things. Then there was Marvel's Agents of Shield, a peace-offering to convince young hip comic book loving taste makers to tune into ABC week after week. The folks at Xbox Video haven't forgotten and that's why they're giving the fall slate of shows their due in the Xbox Video End of Season Sale. 
Users excited about watching movies and television shows through apps like Netflix on their Xbox One have reason for celebration this Tuesday night. Today, Microsoft formally announced that it'll no longer require Xbox One and Xbox 360 users to have an Xbox Live Gold subscription to use both console's entertainment apps. 
With the Electronic Entertainment Expo coming next month, it was only a matter of time before Microsoft decided to pull out all the stops to boost sales of the Xbox One. Today, the company fired its opening salvo against Sony and its PS4. Starting June 9th users will be able to pick up a version of the Xbox One without its Kinect 2 sensor for just $399. 
Microsoft has plans to drop Hulu and Netflix from behind the Xbox Live Gold pay wall, at least that is if recent reports paint an accurate picture of the company's plans for this year Electronic Entertainment Expo.