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Skype recruiting Xbox developers for 'next generation services' Apr 20th 2012, 12:17 A llsting on Microsoft's job site reveals that it's looking develop Skype products for the Xbox. The company has kept pretty quiet on its plans for integrating its Skype purchase into its various hardware pockets. While a beta for Windows Phone continues to tick along, this is the first salient sign that Skype and Xbox are looking to team-up. According to the listing: "As a member of the Skype Xbox Engineering Team in London, you will have a strong technical background developing client and/or embedded software." On top of those recent vacancies for browser-based Skype engineers, it's no stretch to see Skype bringing its telephony skills and heavily integrating them into Xbox Live, also giving the internet phone group a huge inroad to people's living rooms. However, the job ad doesn't clarify whether the result will be a simple stand-alone Skype client or something with a little more spice. We'll have to wait for some successful applicants. Skype recruiting Xbox developers for 'next generation services' originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Gamesindustry  |  Microsoft Careers  | Email this | Comments Nokia releases a commercial shot entirely with the 808 PureView (video) Apr 20th 2012, 11:41 Nokia's released a new commercial that it says is shot entirely using an 808 PureView. Whilst it's clear the company's hired a coterie of models, professional photographers and a world-class lighting rig, it's still a great indication of what the technology can do in the right hands. Head on past the break to see the results for yourself and then catch yourself seriously weighing up buying a Symbian phone for your next handset, just like we are. Continue reading Nokia releases a commercial shot entirely with the 808 PureView (video) Nokia releases a commercial shot entirely with the 808 PureView (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments AMD confirms Trinity and Brazos 2.0 shipping now, globally available 'soon' Apr 20th 2012, 11:23 Any troglodytes out there who didn't know that AMD's next APU architecture is inbound? If so, we're gonna toast marshmallows outside your cave and give you a little pre-brief: Trinity will be a range of processors for "performance" notebooks and desktop PCs, which will continue in AMD's Fusion tradition of providing both the CPU and discrete-class graphics in a single-chip, power-efficient design. A potential rival to Ivy Bridge and the coming stampede of Ultrabooks? Yes indeed, although it's too early to say how closely matched these athletes will be, despite some early indications of 4GHz+ clock speeds. Judging from our recent look at a Trinity-packing Compal laptop, undercutting Ultrabooks on price will also be part of AMD's strategy -- along with throwing out Brazos 2.0 APUs to mop up the extreme low-power category. After all, Ivy Bridge probably won't offer truly discrete-class graphics until it's paired with an add-on GPU, which will inevitably bump up its price for gamers and multimedia types. If Trinity serves up great visuals and next-gen performance all in one go, AMD's accountants might be able to leave their subterranean hideouts too. [Thanks, Tyler] AMD confirms Trinity and Brazos 2.0 shipping now, globally available 'soon' originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  AMD  | Email this | Comments Pulled PSP titles restored to the Vita, security holes covered with tape Apr 20th 2012, 10:50 Seething about the removal of Everybody's Tennis or Motorstorm: Arctic Edge from the PlayStation Store? Relax, Sony's restored both PSP-titles in time for you to play 'em all through the weekend. Of course, both are now neutered (along with the Vita's firmware) so they can't be used to load arch-hacker Wololo's Vita Half-Byte Loader -- but it hardly matters, they've already got another top-secret exploit ready to launch on an unsuspecting world. Pulled PSP titles restored to the Vita, security holes covered with tape originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Slashgear, Digital Trends  |  Wololo.net  | Email this | Comments

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