Earlier in the month,
had spotted a job posting, which indicated that Microsoft is planning to bringing their Xbox Live
to iOS and other mobile platforms rather than making them exclusively for Windows Phone.
According to the job posting, Microsoft was looking for developers with experience in Windows Phone, iOS, or Android development
“to bring the latest and greatest gaming and entertainment experience to mobile platforms including Windows (more…)

, Apple ‘s special one day shopping event in some Asian countries to celebrate the Lunar New year has just gone live.
Dubbed “Red Friday” the event is similar to the “Black Friday” in the US and elsewhere where Apple offers discounts on Macs, iPads, and iPods, as well as accessories.
The countries that are included in this promotion are China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. The promotion doesn’t seem to have (more…)

in the App Store for iPhone , iPad and iPod touch.
The app allows Xbox 360 users to send messages to friends, check their online profiles and lots more on their iOS device.
Take your Xbox LIVE experience wherever you go with the My Xbox LIVE app. Track and compare your achievements, connect with your Xbox LIVE friends, and change up your 3D Avatar. Review all your recent great games you and your friends love to play and compare achievements with (more…)

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My Xbox Live, released today, is a universal iOS app that connects you with Microsoft’s gaming service for Xbox 360. With this free app, you’ll now be able to connect with your personal account on Xbox Live.

With My Xbox Live, you’ll now be able to connect with friends, customize your avatar, track (more…)

I guess John is crossing the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Facebook not intrusive enough in your life, Bucky? Can’t stand the fact that you can only see what your friends are doing after they’ve already done it?

Then you’ll need Color for Facebook, the new app from the company that made the poorly-received previous version of Color. A preview of the app circulating now, (more…)

Lines outside the Apple store on Fifth Avenue wrap around the block as people wait for the iPhone 4S.

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After a longer than usual wait for Apple iPhone fans, the newest iPhone -the iPhone 4S-is finally hitting store shelves today all across the U.S. and in six other countries.

Starting at 8 a.m. local time, the iPhone 4S will go on sale at Apple stores. And for the first time in the (more…)

reports that Apple has started rolling out iTunes in the Cloud features to international users, ahead of today’s
launch.
to users in the US. 
With the full iCloud service set to launch today, we have begun receiving reports from international users that iTunes in the Cloud has already begun going live for them. Reports have come in from Canada and the United Kingdom so far, but it is unclear whether additional countries will be included in (more…)

launch. Apple has just updated its iCloud.com website with a new login screen, which no longer says it’s in beta.
But it still seems to be restricted to users to developers, though we’re received some tips from our readers that they’ve manage to upgrade
), which will allows you to migrate data from your MobileMe account to iCloud. As 
, the migration process allows users to move Mail, Contacts and Calendar data to iCloud. Data from other MobileMe (more…)

As expected, Apple has just launched
. iCloud.com had gone live earlier in the day, but it was still restricted to developers. MobileMe users should now be able to migrate their accounts to iCloud after they’ve upgraded their devices to iOS 5 and Mac OS X 10.7.2 that were just released few minutes back.
All you need to do is enter your current login details and it will be prompt you to upgrade the MobileMe account to iCloud. As 
, the migration (more…)

This is it folks! Apple ‘s 
 event should be underway shortly (10:00 AM Pacific Time or 1:00 PM Eastern Time).
. Apple ‘s special event is being held at the Town Hall auditorium at its headquarters in Cupertino, California.
Updates will be posted from top to bottom (bottom newest) so stay tuned (hit refresh to get the latest).
 that we’ve reported so far leading up to the event.
The event hasn’t started, less than 40 minutes to go.
Apple (more…)