Dave Cutler and the Xbox 720′s Cloud Integration
Posted by Mark on July 3, 2012 in News
The Xbox 720 is nearing, along with the coincidental(?) release dates of Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface. With all three exhibiting the Metro interface and integrating cloud computing within their operation, it’s no surprise that Dave Cutler (of DEC VMS and Windows Azure fame) has joined the Xbox team to work on the 720 – [...]
Microsoft Releases Tablet: Microsoft Surface
Posted by Mark on June 18, 2012 in News
At Hollywood’s Milk Studio, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer just released Microsoft’s tablet, Microsoft Surface (the name of an existing technology being extended by Windows 8 to the mobile market). It does not include any collaboration by Barnes and Noble, quelling those rumors, and is Windows 8-based running software very similar to what existing Microsoft Surface products [...]