With all of the attention that’s paid to Xbox Music on mobile devices (Windows Phone, iOS, Android) and consoles like the Xbox 360 and Xbox One, we sometimes forget there’s Xbox Music on the web.
We also tend to overlook
Ask enConnected for May 2014: Changing Microsoft Accounts & A Possible Xbox Music Family Pass
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
Surface Pro 3 to arrive June 20th for $799
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.
Skype Premium launch day Xbox One trials end next week
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.
Google to buy Twitch
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 Pins ‘Halo 5: Guardians’ Release for 2015
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.
Marques’ Xbox Music Mix for May 16, 2014
I’m sure this playlist can overshadow that little Halo news that Xbox revealed today. It does make a person wonder though: With all that’s been announced lately (Halo, Gold changes, cheaper Xbox One, Sunset Overdrive and whatever else they throw
The Xbox Video End-of-Season Sale is how you get cheap episodes of ‘Scandal’ & more
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.
The Xbox Video End-of-Season Sale is how you get cheap episodes of ‘Scandal’ & more
You’ll Be Able to Watch PBS Without an Xbox Live Subscription Soon
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.
You’ll Be Able to Watch PBS Without an Xbox Live Subscription Soon
Beginning June 9th, The Xbox One Will Be $399
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.