GigaomXBMC media center software rebrands as Kodi to free itself from its Xbox roots
XBMC is dead, long live Kodi: The pioneering open source media center project has decided to rename itself. Read more »
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XBMC is dead, long live Kodi: The pioneering open source media center project has decided to rename itself. Read more »
Xbox Entertainment Studios, which was to lead the charge into interactive video and other non-gaming content, will be closed as part of broader Microsoft layoffs. Read more »
Satya Nadella has come out with his own vision statement for Microsoft, one that is distinctly oppositional to the ‘Devices and Services’ worldview that Steve Ballmer first proposed in late 2012… Read more »
Six-second videos on 50-inch screens? It’s gonna happen this year, thanks to a new Vine app for the Xbox One. Read more »
Netflix streaming just got a bit less expensive for Xbox users who now don’t have to pay for an Xbox Live Gold subscription anymore to access the video service. Read more »
Microsoft’s (S MSFT) biggest foray into exclusive content may actually not be all that exclusive: The company is negotiating with Showtime about a partnership for its Steven Spielberg-produced Halo TV show, according to… Read more »
Skype(s msft) group video calling will be free on desktop computers and the Xbox One, said Microsoft in a blog post Monday. Previously, the feature was included as part of Skype Premium,… Read more »
Hulu is adding the capability to cast videos to game consoles to its mobile apps. This makes the company the third major publisher to take multiscreen beyond Chromecast. Read more »
Not a huge surprise, but Scott Guthrie gets the official nod as Cloud and Enterprise chief at Microsoft. Stephen Elop was named EVP of devices and Phil Spencer to head combined… Read more »
Major League Baseball’s MLB.tv launched on Microsoft’s (S MSFT) Xbox One Tuesday, giving users of Microsoft’s new game console a way to watch live baseball games as well as replay full… Read more »