Latest Microsoft Hardware Stories
The leading provider of premium digital audio, Audible Inc., an Amazon.com Inc. subsidiary (Nasdaq: AMZN), today announced a new technology integration and marketing agreement with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to extend AudibleReady capabilities to the Zune family of digital media players. Available today, the new Zune 3.0 update will be compatible with the Audible service and will include Audible support. Microsoft will be adding AudibleReady functionality to existing Zune devices via a...
REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today unleashed the SideWinder X8 Mouse, offering wireless freedom with wired performance with a 2.4GHz wireless connection that is built for lag-free play. The latest SideWinder mouse features an innovative play-and-charge system to ensure a nonstop gaming experience -- up to 30 hours of active gaming on a single charge -- with no need to stop the game to change batteries. The SideWinder X8 Mouse is a top performer thanks to...
LEIPZIG, Germany, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, Microsoft Hardware debuted the SideWinder X6 Keyboard -- the most versatile gaming keyboard on the market with the first-ever switchable key pad that can be attached to the left or right side of the keyboard for ultimate flexibility. To round out the SideWinder line, the Hardware team is also announcing the SideWinder X5 Mouse, a fast, powerful gaming mouse designed to give mainstream...
Microsoft Corp. is turning to Hollywood to give its Zune portable media player a competitive advantage against Apple's iPod.  In recent months, Microsoft executives have entered discussions with production companies and talent agencies to exclusively license original video programming for Zune.   Although the company dismissed rumors that the device, which has struggled to gain widespread market adoption, would follow iPod in adding communications capabilities, Microsoft said...
Wizzard (AMEX: WZE), announced today that international recording artist, celebrity spokesperson, television host and humanitarian Heather Schmid will debut her new video podcast, Goddess Inc-Cast, through her collaboration with Wizzard Media, the world's leading podcasting network. This series releases new episodes every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and will be found in iTunes or on www.wizzard.tv. Goddess Inc-Cast includes behind the scenes access to Heather recording new music at...
Federated Media Publishing (FM), Microsoft Corp. and Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival today announced CrowdFire, an online and onsite destination where music, culture and technology enthusiasts participate in a massive, crowdsourced act of digital media creation. -- Online at http://www.crowdfire.com -- Onsite at Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival (http://www.sfoutsidelands.com), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco on August 22-24 The CrowdFire experience begins with an online...
Aastra Telecom has launched AastraLink RPTM, a Microsoft Response PointT phone system designed specifically for small businesses that have up to 50 employees. According to the company, the AastraLink RP phone system is comprised of the RP 500 base unit which hosts the Response Point system software, the RP 540 gateway with four analog telephone ports, and a choice of three Aastra Response Point IP phone models. Setting up features such as auto-discovery and auto-configuration, or changing...
HOUSTON, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008, Microsoft Corp. announced that Response Point Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now generally available. SP1 is a significant feature update to Microsoft Response Point, easy-to-use and -manage phone system software designed for small businesses with one to 50 employees. Current Response Point customers and partners in the U.S. and Canada can download SP1 for free at...
Microsoft(R) Corp. has selected Junction Networks as a preferred SIP trunking and gateway service provider for its Microsoft Response Point(TM) small business phone system. The Response Point Service Pack 1, generally available today, will feature services from Junction Networks pre-configured for simple account activation and maintenance. "Small-business people who want their PBX in-house and IP-based have another important decision to make in VoIP service providers," said Rob Wolpov,...
Wizzard Media (AMEX: WZE), the world's largest podcasting network, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Spike TV to use Wizzard's LibsynPRO 2.0 service to host a podcast in support of Spike's new original series, "Factory." The agreement also includes a Spike TV ad campaign to run on the Wizzard Media Network in support of the podcast and television series. The Spike TV "Factory" podcast (www.wizzard.tv/factory) will consist of bonus footage from the series, which...
