New Xbox One Preview rolling out this week with Cortana
Microsoft have announced that new features are coming to the Xbox One via the Preview Program. The most significant new feature is Cortana finally makes it to the Xbox One. Coming to the Preview is...
View ArticleEmby Theater app coming to the Xbox One
Emby Server is a fantastic media server solution with client apps for iOS, Android, Windows and many others platforms. You can use it to store and manage your personal music, video and photo...
View ArticleVLC for the Xbox One has been submitted to the store
It looks like the Windows 10 UWP VLC app is finally going to make it to the Xbox One. According to one of the VLC developers the app has been submitted to the Windows Store for certification. #VLC for...
View ArticleXbox Creator Update Preview arriving for Xbox Insiders
The first wave of Xbox Updates for Xbox Insiders has been released bringing a new look home, updated Cortana and improved system updates. The new home screen is optimised for speed making it easier to...
View ArticleXbox One system update with Windows 10 game streaming rolling out
Microsoft are rolling out the July update for the Xbox One in preparation for the Windows 10 launch. The update adds gaming streaming to Windows 10 ready for when Windows 10 launches July 29th. Also...
View ArticleXbox One game streaming to Windows 10 now enabled for all
One of the great features of the new Xbox app on Windows 10 is game streaming to a Windows 10 device. The feature was enabled for Xbox One device on the preview programme and now with the latest Xbox...
View ArticleXbox Music on the Xbox One becomes Groove
Microsoft is continuing with its rollout of the new Groove name as it rebrands the service from Xbox Music. Last night I noticed that my Xbox One now has a Groove app rather than Xbox One. So that...
View ArticleXbox One to get full TV DVR including streaming to Windows 10
Today Microsoft finally announced a DVR app for the Xbox One. Since last year you have been able to watch live TV on the Xbox One and stream TV to Xbox apps and with the new DVR you will be able to...
View ArticleThe Digital Lifestyle Show #511 – Windows Chippy
This week Garry, Jason and I are joined by Steve Paine from UMPCPortal.com as we look back at the Windows 10 launch. We look at our upgrade experiences, the Windows 10 upgrade take up, Acer...
View ArticleThe Digital Lifestyle Show #512 – Films and Telly
Welcome to podcast #512 where we start with Windows 10 mobile and talk about the state of the mobile OS. We talk running Android apps on Windows 10, we talk about the uptake of Windows 10, the update...
View ArticleNew Windows 10 based Xbox One experience is coming November 12th
Microsoft have confirmed the new Xbox One dashboard will be rolling out November 12th. The Windows 10 powered experience has a new look and feel makes it faster to navigate around the systems. The...
View ArticleVideo: OneGuide in the new Xbox One experience
With the new Windows 10 based Xbox One experience Microsoft have revamped OneGuide integrating content from other sources. OneGuide now has content from the Movies & TV app, Blinkbox, Youtube and...
View ArticleThe Digital Lifestyle Show #527 – Running Cool
Welcome to this week’s podcast. Garry, Jason and I are here again to talk Windows 10 and why build 10528 was removed from the Media Creation Tool, we talk Windows 10 Mobile and talk about how it is...
View ArticleSky release Sky Go app for the Xbox One
Sky have just launched a new streaming app for the Xbox One. With the app you can stream live TV, catch up on TV shows and watch box sets collections. To access the service you need to subscribe to...
View ArticlePlex for the Xbox One is now free
One of the main ways I consume media in my living room is streaming from my Plex Server on to my Xbox One. The server is a great way to store and manage your media collection and the Xbox app is a...
View ArticleEmby Theater for Xbox One now available
The Windows Store hasn’t arrived on the Xbox One just yet but you can still experience the new Emby Theater app via Microsoft Edge browser on the console. You can open tv.emby.media from the Edge...
View ArticleWindows app to come to the Xbox this summer
Since the launch of Windows 10 Microsoft have been promising that Windows 10 aps will come to the Xbox One but up to now there have been no time frame. We are probably going to get more details about...
View ArticleThe New Xbox One X will cost £449 and be available November 7th
Microsoft have announced the next generation of Xbox the Xbox One X and we now have UK pricing and availably. The premium console will cost £449 when it goes on sale November 7th, it will come with a...
View ArticleGame Sharing Digital Purchases Across Two Xbox One Consoles
I am ashamed to admit that I don’t blog often enough here despite being part of the weekly Digital Lifestyle Show that Ian has been recording for years. This is a post that I have meant to write ever...
View ArticleKodi is now available for the Xbox One
The ever popular media system Kodi is now available for the Xbox One. The version of Kodi for the Xbox is a UWP app and it still a little rough around the edges according to the Kodi blog. Some areas...
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