Xbox 720?
Posted: February 8, 2012 Filed under: Hardware, News | Tags: 2012, 2013, 3D, ComAround, DirectX, HD 6670, IGN, launch date, Microsoft, next Xbox, Nintendo's, Radeon HD 6670, six times as powerful, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 720 1 Comment »IGN sources have stated that the manufacture of the next Xbox is estimated to begin in late 2012, with a launch date set for late October/November 2013.
So, how will the next generation of Xbox differ from its predecessor?
Rumour has it that it’ll be six times as powerful, with a Radeon HD 6670 under the bonnet. HD 6670 has outputs for several displays, DirectX 11, 1080p HD out and 3D as well. This also means that this new games console from Microsoft will have 20% better performance than Nintendo’s future “Wii U”.
What the next Xbox will be called, when a launch date will be confirmed and what it’ll cost are all unknowns as yet.
Windows 8 – “The riskiest product ever”
Posted: December 21, 2011 Filed under: News, Software | Tags: Android, app, app market, apps, beta, ComAround, developer, download, graphical interface OS, HTML5, interface, iOS, Javascript, Microsoft, Windows, windows 8, Windows store Leave a comment »The above statement is quoted from Steve Ballmer himself and this could of course be true, Windows 8 is a pretty risky product. Windows 8 is the biggest step that Microsoft has taken in more than 20 years. What I am referring to is of course the step that they did in early 90s by pushing out DOS in favor for the more graphical interface OS, Windows.
The Windows Store
Microsoft has finally learned its lesson in how to make their product more appealing. In the Upcoming Windows 8, the key component will be the Windows store. The windows store will launch in late February together with the first beta release of Windows 8. Price range for Windows store apps will range from $1.49 to $999.99.
How will Microsoft get into the app market?
The Android platform has around 247 million users while iOS has around 152 million users. Even if we sum up all these users together they will not reach Microsoft’s whopping 500 million user base.
This is good news for us developers since Microsoft has really simplified the way apps will work in Windows 8. We will be able to build apps in HTML5 and Javascript, or if you’re not into that fancy web typish development, you can go hardcore C++ or choose between the Microsoft languages C# or Visual Basic.
Microsoft is also establishing a very attractive business model to lure in would-be developers by offering them a 70-30 split. Once an app has reached $25,000 in revenue, the split shifts up to a 80-20 split which is really nice.
Another difference with apps downloaded from Windows store compared to Android and iOS is that as a developer, instead of building a lite version you can release a time limited demo version of your app that is a full version app with all the features but for a limited amount of days.
I am really excited to see how Windows 8 and Windows store will evolve the upcoming months and I will continue to cover windows 8 and Windows store related topics, so subscribe to our feed.
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