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Microsoft is preparing to shut down the Xbox 360 Store. On the same day, Microsoft will also shutter the Xbox 360 Marketplace, currently accessible online viamarketplace.xbox.com. After July 29, the Microsoft Movies & TV app will also stop working on Xbox 360 consoles. Xbox 360.David Paul Morris / Getty Images The shutdown won’t affect online services, at least not for the foreseeable future. Xbox 360 owners can continue playing multiplayer games, provided publishers maintain the servers for those titles....

Xbox Party Chat now will have speech-to-text abilities and text-to-speech abilities for Xbox Insiders. The feature also allows players to choose their own voice and language. They are also generally useful for detecting microphone problems or distinguishing game audio from people in the party talking! Xbox More and more tech companies have been incorporating accessibility features lately.

Xbox Series X Extensive backward compatibility. Looks like a tiny refrigerator. This Xbox launched with the Series S on November 10, 2020. Microsoft This premium console is super fast, extra quiet, and supports 4K and UHD content. Microsoft All of that power comes with an equally strong price tag, however. The Series X cost $500 at launch, which makes it a major investment even for dedicated gamers. Microsoft Works really well with Game Pass....

David Becker/Stringer/Getty Images Xbox Cloud Gaming allows you to play titles on Microsofts cloud servers. It will affect gameplay and menus alike. David Becker/Stringer/Getty Images Microsoft

While Xbox Cloud Gaming has been playableon Android devices, this is a first for Apple users. It also offers custom touch controls for mobile usersin addition to being able to use supported mobile controller accessories. Microsoft Microsoft

Xbox Supportsaid Friday that players reported issues launching games through their consoles and Microsoft’sCloud Gaming service. Though Xbox said the issues were resolved, some players still reported outages. Afew hours later, Xbox said it was looking into the issues again. The pattern continued through the weekend, as players continued reporting Cloud Gaming problems. On Sunday, Xbox Support saidsome European playerswere still having issues with the Cloud Gaming service. However, Xbox Support also said it expects to resolve issues via an update in the next few days....

Gamers are about to get some of their valuable time back. Microsoft confirmed on Saturday that itsXboxSeries XandSeries Sconsoles will now boot faster thanks to a speedier startup animation. The changes improve boot times by 5 seconds. Xbox’s director of integrated marketing Josh Munsee tweeted about the improvement over the weekend. Right now, these improvements are available to members of the Xbox Insider program. The program gives Xbox owners access to updates before they go live to the broader public....

One of the most misleading buzzwords in internet has been (mostly) retired. The National Advertising Division of BBB National Programs hadmade the same recommendationseveral months before. At the time of writing, Mediacom is still using “10G"on its website. 10G is short for 10 gigabits per second, which is the symmetrical speed the platform promises. Symmetrical speeds means customers get the same speed whether theyre uploading or downloading data. Its what sets fiber internet apart from cable, which typically has much lower upload speeds than download....

And it may not end with this first attempt, either. This “imaging flagship smartphone” collaborative project will be launching in July, According to Xiaomi. Xiaomi Xiaomi

At least not right now. Think phone calls, notifications, that sort of thing. It even showcases GPS-like navigation with a heads-up display (HUD) shown through the lens. Xiaomi It will be interesting to see what Xiaomi might do with the concept in the future, at least. Xiaomi

A new smartphone and tablet line are slated to make a first appearance. Xiaomi made the announcement in aWeibo postand will commemorate the companys 10 year anniversary. Both models come with 256GB of storage space. APHOTOGRAFIA / Getty Images The new phones are expected to connect to the 5G internet thanks to its Snapdragon 888 chipset. The drawing suggests that the K82 model will come with four speakers as well....

Something that may be benefitting from the company’srecent partnership with Leica, though that isn’t explicitly stated. While the 12T Pro offers a 16.7-percent performance improvement with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 chipset. Xiaomi Xiaomi

More competition for the bendables? Now, a rumoredXiaomifoldable could be the next great gadget to tempt me. The Chinese manufacturer isreportedly workingon the worlds first dual fold smartphone to be released next year. Mi A Xiaomipatent describesan inward folding foldable smartphone with a slider cover display. The design has one big display where both ends could fold around the sides. The company previouslyfeatured a promo videofor a foldable concept phone....