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While some classic cars are being restored into Concours-winning beauties, many of them end up spending their retirement in damp barns and junkyards. This 1965 Chevrolet Impala spent more than 30 years in storage but, unlike most of its siblings, it came out in one piece and looking fine.

Microsoft to shut down Azure Blockchain Service

The platform is no longer accepting new members ahead of its closure in September

Amazon, Microsoft won $50m in military contracts after Google's Project Maven exit, report

The two tech giants reportedly took on contracts that helped the military to identify objects from drone footage

Bike Racing Games And How They Evolved

MotoRace USA or Zippy Race Road Rash Suzuka 8 Hours XGIII: Extreme G Racing Tourist Trophy Mario Kart WII Burnout Paradise Bike racing games have always been a huge draw for enthusiasts not just in India but across the ...

Microsoft buys AI firm Nuance Communications for $19.7 billion

Microsoft has announced a “definitive agreement” to acquire artificial intelligence (AI) speech recognition firm Nuance Communications for $19.7 billion (£14.3 billion). The deal is intended to close later in the year with Nuance boss Mark Benjamin remaining as CEO but reporting to Microsoft's executive vice president ...

HP reveals Microsoft licensing management service for SMBs

The company wants to make it easier for small businesses to manage their cloud-based subscriptions

Microsoft now has a managed service for adding chat tools to existing apps

The Azure Communications Service lets developers add chat functionality ‘in minutes using a few lines of code’

Microsoft wants to make Azure your AI destination

Developers get more tools to build AI in the cloud and at the edge, plus Microsoft 365 customisation

Microsoft's AI-powering database of celebrity faces has been taken down

The collection of millions of images has been linked with unethical projects in China

How is mistake-prone Microsoft still worth so much money?

Cortana looks like an irrelevant sideshow compared to Alexa and Siri

Laguna Seca Expected To Get Much-Needed Resurface Soon

This is accompanied by a good number of refinements to other parts of the circuit, too.

Alienware’s Cloudless Game Streaming Concept Brings The Past To The Future

Alienware Alienware is kicking off CES 2022 with Concept Nyx, a cloud gaming prototype that has nothing to do with the cloud. Really, it’s a local streaming tool that beams up to four games from your PC to other ...

PlayStation may still get some Call of Duty games after Microsoft takeover

Amid the news that Microsoft wants to buy Activision Blizzard, one topic that’s been generating a lot of interest is the future of Call of Duty, one of the biggest gaming franchises around. With this acquisition in the pipeline, ...

Microsoft sending out Xbox Series X restock invitations — but there's a catch

Check your inbox for an invitation to buy an Xbox Series X (Image credit: Future) If you’re still hunting for Xbox Series X restocks and have a Microsoft Store account, then you might want to check your email inbox because ...

Microsoft just made an Xbox Game Pass promise to give Sony sleepless nights

You’ve probably already noticed this, but Microsoft has been on something of a buying spree in recent years. It seems like every few months Microsoft was announcing some big new acquisition, culminating with the purchase of ZeniMax Media and ...

Now there’s a Destiny toaster to go with your Xbox Series X mini-fridge

It seems that Microsoft isn’t the only company getting into the appliance game. Bungie is joining Microsoft in rolling out an appliance of its own, today opening up pre-orders for the official Destiny toaster. Destiny fans were promised that ...

Xbox Series X|S Dolby Vision testing goes live, but only for a select few

Some Xbox Insiders who happen to have an Xbox Series X or S console on hand have quite the surprise waiting for them. Microsoft has revealed that Dolby Vision HDR is now available to certain Xbox Insiders, giving them ...

Microsoft just made multiplayer free in a bunch of games

Microsoft has been charging for multiplayer through Xbox Live Gold since the days of the Xbox 360, but today it’s making a major change to the way that works. Earlier in the year, in response to pushback over a ...

PS Plus June 2021 free games include Star Wars: Squadrons

Sony has revealed the free games its PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive in June, including one that will only be available to customers who have the PlayStation 5 console. The new offerings will lead to another strong month of ...

Here’s the first trailer for Bethesda’s Starfield Xbox exclusive

Most of us probably assumed that this was going to be a big E3 for Microsoft, and while the show is just getting underway, the company opened its reveal event with a bang. Rather than Xbox boss Phil Spencer ...

Developer reveals an Easter egg from the original Xbox

The very first Xbox console from Microsoft debuted in 2001. A developer who worked on that original console has now revealed an Easter egg that has remained hidden for nearly two decades. The developer who revealed the Easter egg ...

Forza Horizon 5 detailed with opening gameplay video, cover cars, and new controller

While we went into today’s Gamescom Xbox Showcase mostly in the dark, it was a foregone conclusion that we’d see more from Forza Horizon 5. Unquestionably one of the biggest Xbox releases of the year, Forza Horizon 5 was ...

PlayStation Xbox Game Pass rival reportedly in the works

There’s no denying that Microsoft has something big on its hands with Xbox Game Pass, and people have been waiting to see if Sony will create some kind of Game Pass competitor of its own. While Sony does offer ...

LG Joins the PC Gaming Market with First UltraGear Laptop

LG is entering the gaming laptop market with the LG UltraGear 17G90Q, which is a high-end Windows machine launching next year. When you think of PC manufacturers, the likes of Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Samsung Lenovo, Apple, and even Microsoft ...

Xbox preview brings big updates to Twitch streaming and cloud gaming

Microsoft has launched a new Xbox Preview, and it’s a big one. For starters, the new preview going live today adds Twitch integration to the Xbox dashboard. While users have always been able to stream using the Twitch Xbox ...

Forza Horizon 5 First Impressions: Viva Mexico

After being revealed at E3 2021, Forza Horizon 5 is here, and it’s taking us to Mexico. Forza Horizon 5 is one of Microsoft’s biggest launches of the year, and in fact, were it not for Halo Infinite, it ...

Microsoft’s virtual Xbox museum is a very detailed stroll down memory lane

If you haven’t heard by now, the Xbox brand turned 20 this year. With anniversary livestreams, controllers, and even a surprise Halo Infinite multiplayer release, we’re not sure how you could have missed the news, but that’s neither here ...

Halo Infinite dev ‘looking at’ battle pass progression after player feedback

Halo Infinite‘s multiplayer launched into beta earlier this week, and while the game itself has seemingly been well-received by players, there are some aspects that players take issue with. Perhaps the biggest is battle pass progression, something that’s been ...

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