
Facebook and Microsoft join forces to lay Internet cable across the Atlantic
The undersea cable, called MAREA, is 6,600km long and has a bandwidth of 160Tbps (terabits per second).

Sony's Playstation Network and Microsoft's Xbox Live services down
Sony's been hacked. Again. Although this time Microsoft's mixed up in it too.

Entertainment Apps Overtake Multiplayer Gaming on Xbox Live
Microsoft's continuous upgrades to Xbox Live's entertainment offerings now sees the Xbox 360 being used more for entertainment than gaming.

Xbox Live for Windows 8
Xbox Live functionality will be making its way on to Windows 8 and Microsoft intends to reveal more about the move soon to app developers interested in getting a foot in the door early.