Microsoft Changes Terms Of Service To Avoid Future Class-Action Suits

Class-action lawsuits against companies often costs them a big fortune. Tech companies have been facing such lawsuits for quite some time. And now, it seems that they have found a way to counter it. Microsoft is now starting to change its user agreements and terms of service so that users would be legally bound not to file a class-action lawsuit against it.

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Microsoft Bags Victory Against Motorola Over Texting Patent

Microsoft has been pursuing Motorola for quite some time in courts. The reason was that Microsoft alleged Motorola infringed one of its patents by including certain texting features in its smartphones. These features, according to Microsoft, are owned by the company and Motorola should have bought a license to use them. And it seems now that a German court agrees.

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Modern Warfare 3 Collection 2 Is Now Available

Xbox gamers have been eagerly waiting for the Modern Warfare 3 Collection 2 to land for them. And the good news is that it is finally here. Xbox Live users can download it right now. For the non-Premium users, this will cost 1200 MS points. Premium users get access to this content for free, of course.

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Microsoft Releases Kinect For Windows SDK And Runtime Version 1.5

Microsoft has released 1.5 version of the Kinect for Windows runtime and SDK (Software Development Kit). The latest Kinect for Windows has Seated Skeletal Tracking. It can track head, shoulders, and arm skeleton when a person moves. The tracking system is ignoring the leg and hip joints. By using C++, C# or Visual Basic, developers can create applications for the Kinect for Windows SDK. The new Kinect for Windows hardware is now available in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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Microsoft Plans To Launch Interactive NUads

Microsoft’s Kinect sensor has surely changed the realm of tech world in more than one ways. Kinect is one of the best motion-sensor devices that are currently available and while Microsoft initially launched it for its game console, Xbox, the company is now finding newer and better applications for the technology. One of such applications is the NUads.

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EA Announces Five New Features For FIFA 13, Including First Touch Control

Electronic Arts has been making its flagship gaming franchise, FIFA, all the more better over the years. Now, the company has announced that with FIFA 13, which will be landing this summer, it will be offering five new and exciting game-changing features for the users. These features are sure to hugely improve the gameplay for avid FIFA gamers.

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Former Microsoft Executive Says Zune Hardware Was A Mistake

Back in 2006, Microsoft launched a Zune hardware, which was basically a portable media player that was supposed to compete with Apple’s iPod, which by then was a huge hit with the world. Naturally, the music industry didn’t pay much heed to Microsoft’s Zune and in the long run, it turned out to be a failure. Now, Robbie Bach, a former executive at Microsoft who was in charge of Zune, admits what a mistake Zune was and how it could have been better.

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Rockstar Rolls Out The Launch Trailer Of Max Payne 3

Max Payne fans have been eagerly waiting for the next release of the franchise, Max Payne 3. So far, the release of the franchise have been very successful in mesmerizing the gamers with the convoluted, twisted story of Payne, a lot of which has yet to unfold.

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