Microsoft wants to spread its Xbox games, video and music well beyond the TV screen -- to phones, tablets and PCs. And on Friday it will launch an application that makes that plan a reality. Late ...

SmartGlass functionality may already sort of exist on Xbox 360 per the console's latest Dashboard update, but Microsoft's making it a full-on reality on October 26. As it stands, the Xbox 360 allows ...

Microsoft is starting the rollout of Xbox SmartGlass this week with the launch of an app for Windows 8 that lets people use their tablets and PCs as “second screens” for the Xbox 360 — controlling and ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The new SmartGlass application for the Xbox One will be faster and more feature-laden than its Xbox 360 counterpart, Microsoft said today in a new ...

Microsoft gave developers a peek inside Xbox SmartGlass during a Friday morning session at its 2012 Build Conference, the company’s annual developer event. SmartGlass is a free Windows 8 Store app ...

Microsoft has explained how SmartGlass will work with Xbox One. In a post on Xbox Wire, Xbox Live General Manager Ron Pessner discussed the Xbox One SmartGlass app coming to Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. At the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Microsoft announced the new product SmartGlass, with the ...

Microsoft's Xbox One is promising even more second-screen support than we saw on the Xbox 360. An improvement of the SmartGlass integration we've seen pop up on the Xbox 360, Microsoft says it can ...

The second screen experience has a chance to become a major part of the next generation of gaming. Microsoft brought the Xbox One SmartGlass app to iOS and Android devices on Tuesday, a few days ahead ...

The Penny Arcade Report lamented the decision by Microsoft to release their Xbox SmartGlass app with support only for Windows 8 devices. An app that was designed to bring unity and accessibility was ...

Xbox Live General Manager Ron Pessner, who leads the engineering team developing the new SmartGlass, has outlined some of the changes and mainstays with the new system now that Xbox One is coming out ...

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