Microsoft has announced a wireless network adapter for Xbox as expected, allowing gamers to hook their Xboxen up to existing 11Mbps (802.11b) wireless networks or higher bandwidth 55Mbps (802.11g) ...

The plan is to get myself on XBox Live!. The problem is that my broadband connection is shared wirelessly between several PCs, and the modem is upstairs while the XBox is downstairs. I'd like to avoid ...

How long does it take to launch a USB dongle for a wireless game controller? If you're Microsoft, apparently half a year. Announced way back in August, the Wireless Adapter for the older Xbox One ...

Microsoft has redesigned the USB dongle used to connect your Xbox One controller to your Windows 10 laptop, and thank goodness for that. The formerly hulking black slab is now a much more modestly ...

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[Update: Microsoft has replied to our story with the following statement: " I can confirm that the Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows 10 supports up to eight Xbox One Wireless Controllers and is ...

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Last week, Microsoft declined to comment on a Federal Communications Commission filing, which indicated the company is readying a high-speed, dual-antenna, matte-black 802.11n wireless adapter for the ...

Microsoft announced at GDC 2015 today it will that all wireless Xbox gaming accessories will be designed for and supported on both Xbox One consoles and Windows 10 PCs moving forward. Later this year, ...

After undertaking what was presumably a herculean effort, Microsoft has lifted the seemingly-arbitrary “Windows 10 only” restriction on its Xbox One wireless controller adapter and released proper ...

This marks the first Surface Studio firmware update release since January. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft this week ...