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Microsoft ends production of the Xbox One as focus turns to new consoles

GeekWire

The Xbox One, Microsoft’s third model of the Xbox and its entry into the eighth generation of video game consoles, originally debuted in 2013. The Xbox One S was effectively the “baseline” version of the hardware, which replaced the launch edition in 2016.

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IDF 2013 Keynote, Day 1

Scott Lowe

He points out that users can choose between Windows or Android, but of course there is no mention of iOS-based devices. Intel is targeting a sub-$100 system price point for the 2013 holiday season. Of course, all of these devices are transmitting data, and this leads James to a discussion of big data. IDF 2013 Keynote, Day 1.

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VMworld 2013 Day 1 Keynote

Scott Lowe

This is a liveblog of the day 1 keynote for VMworld 2013. ” Of course, it’s not just about today’s apps, but also next-generation apps. Third, application-specific data services must be virtualized and abstracted from the hardware arrays. VMworld 2013 Day 1 Keynote. Martin Casado now takes the stage.

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Three Magic Leap executives are reportedly leaving the company

The Verge

Greco and Vlietstra have both been at the company since 2013; Greco was the company’s VP of hardware before being named CTO in 2020 , and Vlietstra was named COO in 2018. Most of Vlietstra and Lundmark’s responsibilities are reportedly shifting to other executives at Magic Leap.

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Switch hacker Gary W. Bowser given 40-month sentence, owes Nintendo $14.5M

GeekWire

Bowser, of course, shares his surname with the American name for Bowser, the traditional antagonist of the Super Mario Bros. Team Xecuter created modification devices and specialized hardware for use with various video game consoles, for purposes of modifying and occasionally “jailbreaking” them.

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CIOs Discover That Dumb Technology Can’t Always Be Upgraded

The Accidental Successful CIO

The person with the CIO job understands that software has underpinned the internet’s virtual world from inception, of course, and has shown both its potential and vulnerability. But creators of those systems from the outset link the hardware and the software , and engineers test the products with both in mind.

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Nine things we learned from the Epic v. Apple trial

The Verge

Internal emails show Eddy Cue pushing to expand iMessage into a WhatsApp-style messaging platform as early as 2013 — and the issue reemerging in an email to Phil Schiller in 2016. But the most exciting turn came when Xbox boss Lori Wright took the stand , testifying that Microsoft doesn’t make money from Xbox hardware.

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