Video: Microsoft Canada's X'11 Holiday Gaming demo event

We almost didn't make it to this one but we are glad we did. Today's X'11 featured the upcoming games for Xbox 360 and Kinect. Check out the video above for a look-see at what went on when Microsoft took over Muzik in Toronto.

Video: Windows Phone Mango Previewed

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We just came from the X'11 event, Microsoft's big pre-holiday XBox show and had the opportunity to check out the next update to Windows Phone. This one is codenamed Mango and it is sweet, social and smart. Best of all, current Windows Phone owners will be able to update to Mango directly from their PCs without any manufacturer or carrier delay, hindrance or hassle...take that Android! Mango ripens sometime this Fall.

Breaking News: Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 Billion

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Microsoft has acquired internet telephony service Skype for a whopping US $8.5 Billion. A Wall Street Journal report  early today confirmed the Redmond software giant had beaten the likes of Facebook, Google and Cisco who were vying to purchase Skype from its previous owner eBay.

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Farewell, Zune. We never knew you.

Microsoft is no longer making any new Zune hardware and its focal mobile music and video entertainment devices will be the Windows Phone 7 smartphones. The Zune software will continue development to serve said mobile OS.

Bloomberg's Dina Bass reports  that Microsoft will "cease introducing new versions of the Zune music and video-player amid tepid demand, helping the company shift its focus to mobile phones, according to a person familiar with the decision." Canadians won't really miss the Zune, which saw very limited availabilty in the country. Too bad, since we heard the Zune HD was a killer device and a really excellent music player.