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Get this One Dollar, 90-Day Xbox Game Pass Deal While the Gettin’ is Good

Microsoft has a deal going on right now for people who haven’t yet tried Xbox Game Pass. You can sign up for 90 days of service for just a buck. Yep, one simoleon, one donut, one single.

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Rumored Xbox All Access Gives You Console, Online, and Game Pass

The biggest downside to game consoles like the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X is the cost. Modern consoles and their games are very expensive making it hard for lots of gamers to afford. A new report is going around that Microsoft is ready to launch something called Xbox All Access that will put everything you need and want for gaming into one package deal.

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Xbox One X (Scorpio) Price, Launch Date and Specs Announced

Microsoft showed up at E3 2017 armed with its latest weapon in the console gaming wars. Formerly codenamed Xbox Scorpio, Microsoft claims that the Xbox One X is the most powerful console system ever, and certainly in terms of raw specifications, it sounds like it.

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First Xbox One Tech Series Controller Looks Great

If you don’t like the Xbox One’s stock controllers, maybe it’s time to see what else is out there. You could certainly use a more stylish gamepad. The latest offering from Microsoft is the new Tech series, and the first in this line looks pretty tactical and cool.

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The Official Xbox Onesie Is a Real Thing

If you play on your Xbox One all day and night, then wake up and play some more! Microsoft has something just for you. It’s called the Xbox Onesie, an adult-sized pair of zip-up pajamas with an Xbox-theme.

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Microsoft Surface Pro Gets NFL Team Keyboard Covers

Regular viewers of NFL games will immediately know that teams have been using Microsoft’s Surface tablets to track plays, take notes, and communicate during games. For fans of football and tablet computing, Microsoft has announced a series of covers which add functionality and let you show your team pride.

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Microsoft and Legendary to Bring Interactive Movie Characters to HoloLens

Can you imagine how immersive an experience it will be to watch movies in virtual reality? It will be like you are in the movie. We aren’t quite there yet, but augmented reality could also offer up some fun and entertaining movie experiences.

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Xbox One S Laptop: Xbook One S

While many of you are still waiting for your Xbox One S, someone has already turned his Xbox One S into a laptop. That didn’t take long at all. Expert modder Ed Zarick calls his build the Xbook One S.

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Game of Thrones Xbox One Giveaway: Winning Is Coming

Check out this beautiful Xbox One. This isn’t your typical boring game console that sits in your entertainment center ignored, except to turn it on and play your games. This is a console worth waging war over.

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Xbox One Slim 40% Smaller Than the Xbox One, Adds 4K HDR Support

Less than a day before E3 2016 Microsoft’s press conference, an image of the Xbox One Slim (aka Xbox One S) showed up on NeoGAF, and now it’s officially been confirmed. It definitely looks like it will be worth buying.

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Microsoft Holoportation Augmented Reality Chat App: Hatsune, Me, You

Microsoft’s Interactive 3D Technologies group recently showed us an example of how HoloLens and 3D scanning technology could revolutionize long distance communication. The group’s Holoportation concept is a supercharged version of video chat, letting you see the other party in life-size 3D in real time.

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Microsoft HoloLens Developer Edition: Worlds Collide

Microsoft is now taking applications from software developers for the HoloLens Developer Edition, the beta version of its augmented reality computer. Yes, computer. The HoloLens doesn’t need to be connected to a PC to work because it is itself a Windows 10 computer.

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Need a Laptop for College? Here’s our Top Picks for 2016

We get it – four years is a long time to have the same laptop, especially with all the upgrades and new models available today. If you need a new college laptop (or even your first), it’s important to pick a great computer that will last as long as you need it to…and that can handle your unique workload.

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Microsoft’s Project Natick Tests Viability of Underwater Datacenters: Messages in Bottles

Thanks (or no thanks) to Microsoft, someday we could have clouds under the sea. The software giant recently shared details on what it calls Project Natick, an experiment about constructing and operating an underwater datacenter. The datacenter in these images is Project Natick’s prototype Leona Philpot, named after a character in the Halo universe.

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Snoop Dogg Wants to Know What the F**k is Bill Gates Is Doin’

I’m a fan of Snoop Dogg and while I like some of his music, it’s mostly for his zero f**ks given attitude. Snoop is apparently a gamer and he is tired of all Bill Gates’ bullsh*t.

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Review: Microsoft Band Smartwatch and Fitness Tracker

For the longest time, I thought of Microsoft primarily as a software company. But over the last couple of years, they’ve released some really good hardware that can keep up with the best players in the market.

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Get this One Dollar, 90-Day Xbox Game Pass Deal While the Gettin’ is Good

Rumored Xbox All Access Gives You Console, Online, and Game Pass

Xbox One X (Scorpio) Price, Launch Date and Specs Announced

First Xbox One Tech Series Controller Looks Great

The Official Xbox Onesie Is a Real Thing

Microsoft Surface Pro Gets NFL Team Keyboard Covers

Microsoft and Legendary to Bring Interactive Movie Characters to HoloLens

Xbox One S Laptop: Xbook One S

Game of Thrones Xbox One Giveaway: Winning Is Coming

Xbox One Slim 40% Smaller Than the Xbox One, Adds 4K HDR Support

Microsoft Holoportation Augmented Reality Chat App: Hatsune, Me, You

Microsoft HoloLens Developer Edition: Worlds Collide

Need a Laptop for College? Here’s our Top Picks for 2016

Microsoft’s Project Natick Tests Viability of Underwater Datacenters: Messages in Bottles

Snoop Dogg Wants to Know What the F**k is Bill Gates Is Doin’

Review: Microsoft Band Smartwatch and Fitness Tracker

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