Microsoft's next bonanza Xbox LIVE update (or NBXLU, pronounced 'nuh-bex-loo') won't wink onto your dashboards until August 11th, but since I'm so connected here at Game On, I've had an exclusive first gander. You know, "exclusive." Like in game-journo-speak, where it means precisely the inverse inverted of what you'd imagine it wouldn't.

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The software giant's revenues of $13.1billion (£7.94billion) fell by 17 per cent, causing shares to slide 8 per cent in after-hours trading in New York.

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Weak computer sales see fourthquarter profits plunge 29pc ending a year in which software maker's revenue fell for the first time since 1986.

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Microsoft has reported a 29% drop in Q4 earnings, attributing the decline to weak demand in the recession-battered global PC and server markets...

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Soft sales of PCs force down annual revenues for the first time since Microsoft went public, and send its shares skidding 8%

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XBox Live set to release new Marvel game; no Zune phone?; and earnings reports give good and bad news for northwest companies.

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Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its profit in the last quarter plunged 29 percent because of weak computer sales, ending a fiscal year in which the software maker's revenue fell for the first time since the company went public in 1986.

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Tech giant and Xbox creator Microsoft's fourth quarter ended with revenue 17 percent down to $13.10 billion, and profits down 29 percent to $3.05 billion. The company's Entertainment and Devices Division, which contains its games business, as well as the Zune and other miscellaneous items, saw a 25 percent year-over-year fourth quarter revenue decrease to $1.19 billion. But this primarily ...

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CNET editors round up the best MP3 players for listening to podcasts. All of the devices included here offer software for syncing podcasts, have bookmarking features, include accelerated fast forwarding, and some allow you to delete files on the fly.

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The suit, brought by Tsera, cites Apple's iPod Classic and Nano products, and Microsoft's Zune. Philips Electronics, LG Electronics and others are also named.

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