Xbox One : Unveiled

As we said we bring you today, the all-you-need-to-know about the Xbox One, which was yesterday unveiled by the Microsoft at a press event in Redmond.

Microsoft Exec Don Mattrick unveiling Xbox One

After months of speculation, Microsoft finally revealed its "next-generation console" yesterday : the Xbox One. It was announced that the console will be available "later this year." Microsoft executive Don Mattrick called it out an "all-in-one" box. The core strategy is "simple, instant and complete." It was debuted alongside a new gamepad as well as a new Kinect motion camera.

The Microsoft Xbox One

A ton of features were shown off, with an updated version of Xbox 360 Dashboard, which is a tile-system window, in addition to the standards to with Windows 8. The dashboard has a new trending window, in addition to the standards you're used to: games, music, movies, etc. The trending concept stretches across the console's media functions as well as games, with integration in the TV program guide.

If we go by the specifications, the console is having an eight-core CPU, USB 3.0, Wifi Direct, Blu-ray, 500 GB HDD with HDMI input and output, in addition to Wifi 802.11n. Interestingly, there was no mention of the GPU which is used in Xbox One. At these specs, we believe, it enables the aforementioned multitasking and Snap Mode, which allows the user to play much more powerful games.

At the conference, it was also announced that the Xbox Live is getting a major update, with over 300,000 servers backing the service, enabling cloud storage.

The new console is designed specifically for world-class gaming experience

EA sports, Andrew Wilson, who was also invited to the Xbox Reveal event, announced that EA Sports and Microsoft are taking their partnership into a next level, or simply, converting it into a "Strategic Partnership". After this it was also announced that world class game like Fifa 14, NBA Live, Madden 24, and UFC among many others will be launched for Xbox One in "next twelve months".

Xbox One will be a hit or a flop? We do not know yet. But certainly one this is for sure, Microsoft has played a big gamble against it's rival Sony who is soon to announce their Playstation 4 amidst many rumours already on the track. We will keep a close eye on both.

We would appreciate if you guys post you view about the Xbox One in the comment section below!! 

Mac or Windows? Find Out!

The debate was always on and still will be. There have been developers, programmers, experts, and even the CEO's who have given a numerous reasons to prove why Windows is better than Mac or vice-versa.
So, today we put our view on the same. We have been getting quite a few queries about the question - Which one to buy - Mac or Windows?
So firstly lets see the pros and cons of both and then we will proceed to a 5-point conclusion.

Firstly the MAC...
Pros : 

• Reliable platform
• More stable
• Design, Look excels 
• LED back lit screen
• Energy efficient and long battery life
• Best to use in digital (a/v editing) career 

Cons :

• Complex to use
• Only 2 USB ports 
• Not a gamer-friendly platform
• Expensive ( even at base model )
• Body gets scratched easily
• Limited upgrades and updates
• Limited softwares 
• Choices are less b/w the Mac's 
• Limited Support available
• Outrageous license agreements

Now, lets come to Windows...
Pros : 

• Used by almost more than a billion people worldwide, making almost 90% of the global market
• Easy to use
• Gamer-friendly
• Everything is available
• Support easily available
• Large shareware and freeware softwares available 
• Numerous updates and upgrades

Cons : 

• Prone to viruses and spywares
• Little instability is seen
• Outrageous license agreements
• Poor support for older hardware
• Poor remote access

Conclusion :
Firstly after going through the Pro's and Con's of both, you guys are free to post your views in the comment section below. Now coming to what we feel, definitely we will go with a billion users of Windows. To prove the same we are going to lay down some points :

Compatibility
Windows has and will always give you more hardware choices, and this perhaps is it's greatest strength. PC's give you a lot more choices and capability at less price. You can have the color you want, the size you want and the features you want. You even have an option for a fully customised PC.
On the other hand, Mac's, are only run on a limited set of hardware, mostly which are designed by Apple

Customizability
Windows have always proven this that there are almost a million developers around the globe which use windows for designing and publishing. It has much more open environment for developers.
Windows has a capability to be heavily modified, from XP to Windows 7/8 or form dual-core processor to i7 processor.
As far as games are concerned, windows has been the best for the gamer platform  It is a platform for world wide game tournaments. And this is reason why Windows gets much more and much better games as compared to Mac's.

Support
Microsoft has always provided better and secure technical assistance to it's users. In any city around the world you will find much more Windows stores that will provide technical assistance for your PC than you will find for you Mac. And obviously at a much lesser price.

Simplicity
Windows is much much easier to learn as well as to use. Actually if we go by the official data, the Windows has not changed much from the past 20 years or so, though, each new version has its own new features and capabilities, its quick to learn and to use.
The latest change in Windows 8, with its Live Tiles, has taken some off guard. It’s bringing the same look across all of Microsoft’s platforms: PC, tablet, phone, and Xbox. This is just another change that in time will be quickly accepted, and only make the interface more familiar not just with PCs, but all other Microsoft devices.

Price
The price has always been the center of the debate for anything that exists in this world. Same goes for the products that are manufactured by Apple and those by Microsoft. If we go by the logic, Microsoft (with the exception of the Surface tablet) doesn’t make computers. They leave that to their manufacturing partners; the Dells, HPs, Toshibas, and Acers of the world. And every one of these companies provides world class support as well as security for their products using Windows, but the point is that they do it cheaply. The price for which they sell products which have Windows is very low as compared to that of Mac's.