A new Xbox app has been released, which is now available for download on the Google Play Store, and Apple App Store. The app serves as a successor to the old Smartglass offering.
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Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's Xbox division, has stated that an Xbox app for Mac OS isn't on the company's radar, but will be considered if users show interest in the idea.
Sony has released "PlayStation App" on the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Store which lets users interact with the PS4, PSN and PlayStation Store from supported smartphones and tablets.
Microsoft has revealed more information on how the family of Xbox SmartGlass apps for the upcoming Xbox One game console will work, including a way for the apps to offer game help tips.
Microsoft updated its Xbox SmartGlass app for Windows Phone on Friday, adding support for devices with screens that feature a 16:9 aspect ratio. No other changes were immediately evident.
Microsoft has announced a new partnership with the app developer Polar for a new IE10 second screen experience, where Polar's iOS app links to the browser to show the results of online polls.
During a session at BUILD 2013 this week, Microsoft announced that there have been over 17 million downloads of the Xbox SmartGlass app across all of its platforms since it launched in October 2012.
Microsoft has launched the new CW app for the Xbox 360 console, allowing U.S. TV viewers to watch episodes of shows like Arrow and Supernatural the day after they are aired for broadcast.
Amazon's Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets now support the Android version of Microsoft's Xbox SmartGlass app, allowing even more tablets to access the Xbox 360 with a "second screen".
Xbox SmartGlass remains the most popular free Windows 8 app in the Windows Store, but the recently launched Twitter app has charged up the list to become the third most popular free Windows 8 app.
In a presentation at GDC 2013 this week, a Microsoft rep stated that its Xbox SmartGlass app is also "a great way to spy on your kids" thanks to the app's remote information features.
Microsoft will finally release its much promised Game of Thrones Xbox SmartGlass app for the Xbox 360 and mobile platforms this week, after first showing it off in June at E3 2012.
The current list of the top free Windows 8 apps in the Windows Store show that Microsoft's Xbox SmartGlass app continues to stay on top of that list, with the Skype app in the number two slot.
Microsoft will team up with the Associated Press to offer Xbox 360 owners a live stream of the red carpet arrivals for the Academy Awards tonight, along with online polls and Xbox SmartGlass support.
Microsoft's Xbox SmartGlass app for Windows Phone 8 doesn't work well with its Halo 4 game for the Xbox 360 console, but the company claims it will fix the issue "in the coming weeks."
We list the current most downloaded free Windows 8 apps in the Windows Store, with Xbox SmartGlass holding onto the number one slot, followed by Skype, Netflix and Google Search.
Microsoft has now updated the previously released iOS Xbox SmartGlass app via iTunes, adding full support for Apple's new iPhone 5 along with some unnamed bug fixes.
Microsoft has launched a major new update to the ESPN app for the Xbox 360 console today, adding live streaming support for all of ESPN's cable channels, with Xbox SmartGlass support in December.
The Spike cable channel has announced that the Xbox SmartGlass app will be used during their upcoming 2012 Video Game Awards telecast, which will also be streamed on the Xbox 360 console.
Microsoft has revealed some more information on how its Xbox SmartGlass app will link Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices to its Xbox 360 console in a new blog post.
Dance Central 3 will be one of the first Xbox 360 games to get an Xbox SmartGlass-based app for Windows 8 and Windows RT-based devices, as well as iOS and Android products.
Don Mattrick, the overall head of Microsoft's Xbox division, claimed this week that the upcoming Xbox 360 first person shooter Halo 4 will work in some way with the Windows RT/8-based Surface tablet.
Microsoft has released the software development kit for its upcoming Xbox SmartGlass application to developers in order for them to make apps with the new technology.
One of the awesome things revealed by Microsoft at today's press conference was Xbox SmartGlass, an app that'll let you harness the power of mobile devices to immerse yourself in the Xbox experience.
