Microsoft touts Xbox One as future of entertainment

Xbox One, a next-generation entertainment console that promises to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies and other entertainment.It will go on sale later this year.Don Mattrick, president of its interactive entertainment business, said the company has spent the past four years working on the "all-in-one home entertainment system".The console was ...

First Look New Xbox elegant but much unknown

REDMOND, Wash. — Will gamers want One? After four years of development, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One entertainment console and touted it as an all-in-one solution for playing games, watching TV and doing everything in between. Microsoft wants the Xbox One to be central to your living room and packed the new Xbox with such features as the ability to change TV channels through voice ...

Tech 21 shows Impact Shield screen protector

CTIA gave me the opportunity to see a new screen protector from Tech21. If you haven't heard of the UK-based company, it makes some pretty durable cases for popular smartphones like ...

Apple case seen as possible spur to tax action

WASHINGTON -; Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the ...

Nokia brings LiveSight to Here Maps on Windows Phone 8

CityLens app , LiveSight pulls up nearby locations and displays relevant information like the type of business or attraction, the hours, the address and phone number, and customer ratings. You access LiveSight mode through a dedicated control in the Here interface. Once activated, you'll see the points of interest either overlaid on the standard map or in a mode that resembles ...