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Xbox backlash grows as developer claims ‘they don’t care’

Ryan Daws — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:17:37 +0000

Enotria: The Last Song, a Soulslike game inspired by Italian folklore, is set to release on 17th September for PS5 and PC. However, Xbox players will have to wait – perhaps indefinitely – due to platform submission issues and what the developer claims is a lack of support from Microsoft. Jacky Greco, CEO of Jyamma... Read more »

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Judge dismisses majority of GitHub Copilot copyright claims

Ryan Daws — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:12:57 +0000

A judge has dismissed the majority of claims in a copyright lawsuit filed by developers against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI. The lawsuit was initiated by a group of developers in 2022 and originally made 22 claims against the companies, alleging copyright violations related to the AI-powered GitHub Copilot coding assistant. Judge Jon Tigar’s ruling, unsealed... Read more »

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Microsoft faces new EU antitrust charges over Teams

Muhammad Zulhusni — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:53:40 +0000

The European Commission has accused Microsoft of illegally tying its chat and video app Teams with its popular Office package. The recent antitrust complaint made by rival Slack (now owned by Salesforce) might result in a hefty fine for Microsoft if it is found guilty of these alleged antitrust breaches. The company faces a fine... Read more »

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Microsoft unveils DirectSR to unify super resolution technologies

Ryan Daws — Thu, 30 May 2024 13:15:58 +0000

Microsoft has announced the preview release of DirectSR, a new API designed to standardise super resolution (SR) support in Direct3D 12 titles. The company has collaborated with AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA to build this API, enabling developers to seamlessly leverage their in-market upscaling technologies through a common set of inputs and outputs. DirectSR aims to... Read more »

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Portugália Airlines and The Gang launch first immersive e-learning hub on Microsoft Mesh

Duncan MacRae — Wed, 22 May 2024 10:35:54 +0000

Portugália Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of TAP Air Portugal, has partnered with The Gang, a developer studio specialising in creating bespoke digital experiences, to launch the first immersive e-learning hub on Microsoft Mesh, a cloud-based platform for collaboration in the digital world. The new education hub is designed to enhance and streamline Portugália Airlines’... Read more »

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Microsoft to launch web-based mobile app store in July

Ryan Daws — Fri, 10 May 2024 12:05:00 +0000

At the Bloomberg Technology Summit, Microsoft’s President of Xbox, Sarah Bond, declared that the company is set to launch its new mobile store this July. This long-discussed move aims to establish an alternative to dominant marketplaces like the App Store and Play Store. Unlike traditional approaches, Microsoft plans to roll out its mobile game store... Read more »

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Microsoft and IBM release MS-DOS 4.00 source code

Ryan Daws — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:04:57 +0000

In a celebration of innovation and preserving computing history, Microsoft has released the source code for MS-DOS 4.00 in partnership with IBM. The release – available under the permissive MIT license – includes the operating system’s source code, binary files, and original documentation. The decision to open source MS-DOS 4.00 stems from recent correspondence between... Read more »

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Microsoft’s latest Agility SDK packs cutting-edge graphics features

Ryan Daws — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:56:59 +0000

Microsoft has released the latest version of its Agility SDK, packed with innovative graphics features that will be showcased at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2024. The SDK 1.613.0 introduces Work Graphs, Shader Model 6.8, GPU Upload Heaps, and several other enhancements aimed at empowering game developers to create more efficient, flexible, and creative experiences.... Read more »

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Microsoft offers ‘Arm Advisory Service’ for developers

Ryan Daws — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:55:16 +0000

To bolster the development of native software for Arm-powered PCs, Microsoft has unveiled its “Arm Advisory Service for developers”. The new initiative aims to ensure app compatibility for Windows on Arm, a version specifically designed for the processor architecture. Microsoft’s announcement comes in response to research from analyst firm Counterpoint which predicts a substantial rise... Read more »

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Bing Chat will be available to third-party browser developers

Ryan Daws — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:18:19 +0000

Microsoft has unveiled plans to make Bing Chat available to developers of third-party web browsers. “With so many new, useful features now a part of Bing, we’re excited to announce you can start experiencing the new AI-powered Bing in third-party browsers on web and mobile soon,” Microsoft wrote in a blog post. Bing Chat, which... Read more »

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