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Microsoft's next generation gaming console, dubbed the Xbox 720, will feature major upgrades in hardware and software, including Kinect 2 and AR Glasses, when it is launched ahead of the 2013 holiday season, according to a 56-page document leaked online that has since been removed.

The gaming industry may be focused on the future of gaming consoles, but PCs may be the platform to watch. A recent report from New Scientist says that modern PC graphics cards are 24 times more powerful than those found in Xbox 360 consoles.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, is expected to make a new consumer push by announcing its own Windows Tablet for shipment next quarter, industry analysts said.

Microsoft debuted a live-action Halo 4 trailer during game two of the NBA Finals last night.

A month after the disastrous initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, investment bankers speculate social network site Yammer could be on the block.

It might be time to tell your computer-feeble grandma or your hippie uncle Ned to update their copies of Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Internet Explorer browser from that ancient version they downloaded way back in 1999 and never bothered to update. (Update? What's that?)

Microsoft has just announced that it will not be attending GamesCom or the Tokyo Game Show this year. However, the German video game trade show doesn?t seem to be shaken by the news, as an organizer says the event is still ?on track? according to MCV.

Next-generation consoles such as the Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 won?t be available for a while, but Nintendo is already boasting that the Wii U will support some high-end graphical power.

Dutch navigation software specialist TomTom (Pink: TMOAF) got a major boost this week as Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, said it would collaborate with it on new software for the iPhone 4S family.

Finland-based cell phone manufacturer Nokia announced Thursday that it plans to cut 10,000 jobs globally as part of its revamping measures.

The Windows Phone Developer Summit is approaching, which means that Microsoft may come close to unveiling more information about Windows Phone 8. The event is scheduled to take place on June 20, but details on the new mobile operating system may have already surfaced.

After 28 years, Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), the No. 3 computer company, plans to pay shareholders a small dividend, 8 cents a quarter. Later this year, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, will resume paying dividends after 17 years.

As E3 2012 ends, Microsoft begins to roll out its Xbox 360 update for the spring. Microsoft has not announced what the upgrade will entail, but promises that it will ?prep for future enhancements,? according to the Official Xbox Magazine.

Those e-mails weren?t accidents, nor were the accompanying solicitations for funds and support, a new report by ProPublica found. The process is growing and there?s little place to hide.

That massive pile of cash corporate America has been sitting on for years is shrinking, and the reason it's declining bodes well for the nation's economy.

Apple iOS 6 Software will bring a whole host of updates to Siri in the fall, but the biggest tease during the WWDC keynote on Monday was Eyes Free; a feature that integrates Siri into your car.

Thursday will see a showdown over the near-term future of AOL (NYSE: AOL), the No. 7 website, which in its heyday was American Online, the biggest email provider, as well as a company big enough to swallow Time Warner.

PC gamers have long awaited the release date for ?Diablo 3,? which launched nearly a month ago on May 15. The widely-perceived computer game has been a staple of the PC gaming genre since its inception, and the third installment is said to look even sharper on Apple?s new MacBook Pro featuring Retina display.

China?s Lenovo Group (Pink: LNVGY), the No. 2 PC maker, announced a no-contract broadband service for its ThinkPad Classic and ThinkPad Edge laptops for customers in the U.S. and nine European countries.

For those who weren?t already planning on tuning into the Euro 2012 England vs. France soccer match Monday night, a halftime surprise may change your mind.

Google was targeted for unethical and anti-competitive business practices once again when a non-profit organization working on public interest issues filed a complaint against the search engine giant with the anti-trust body, Competition Commission of India (CCI), Friday. This comes at a time when Google India is already facing a formal probe on a similar complaint filed by an Indian matrimonial site.