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Tales In Tech History: The Xbox & Microsoft’s Big Gaming Adventure
In November 2001 Microsoft introduced its Xbox console which, despite some hiccups, remains the main competitor to Sony's PlayStation
Microsoft Outage Affects Skype, OneDrive, Office 365 And More
It's Microsoft's turn as yet another cloud outage spreads across the UK and US
Criminals Target Windows Live ID Accounts
New scam uses Windows Live ID as bait to catch personal information stored in user profiles on services like Xbox LIVE, Zune, Hotmail, Outlook, MSN, Messenger and OneDrive.
Xbox Live Downed By Lizard Squad
The Lizard Squad hacking group has again targeted Microsoft's online gaming service, taking it offline for hours
Sony Restores PlayStation Network Following Christmas Hacker Disruption
The online gaming networks of Sony and Microsoft were unavailable on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day after they were targeted by hackers
Microsoft Azure Suffers Global Outage
Xbox Live and MSN among services affected as Azure platform goes down in several areas