Rumor today involving Microsoft finally bringing a web browser for the Xbox 360 hint at it being controlled by Kinect and would be based off of Internet Explorer 9.
The official debut for the web browser is rumored to occur during Microsoft's E3 press conference with some details involving the browser being a modified version of Internet Explorer 9 with priority towards the Kinect. The browser will allow keyboard input but has been designed to take advantage of Kinect features such as voice recognition for Bing searches.
The focus for the browser appears to be related more towards the news of the $99 Xbox 360 model more than a newly added feature for Xbox Live.
Not counting the Bing search bar from the recent dashboard update, Microsoft never was willing to actually implement a web browser besides the occasional hints of it being possible unlike Nintendo and Sony.
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The article claims that users won't need to have the Kinect motion-sensing accessory to use the modified browser, but the software's been tuned to work with gestural input. This version of IE will also reportedly use the Bing voice recognition search to initiate searches and deliver webpages.
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http://kotaku.com/5909314/rumor-kine...ernet-explorer
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Daily Recap:
1) Retro Studios is rumored to be working on a new Star Fox game for the upcoming Wii U with the official debut to occur at this year's E3.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumo...star-fox-wii-u
2) The big May 10 announcement for Hitman Absolution ended up being the news of the official release date being November 20 while the pre-order sniper mission arrives on May 15.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...tes-announced/
3) The XBLA version of Minecraft becomes the fastest selling game in XBLA history according to Microsoft. The game recouped all development costs after the first day although it was revealed split-screen play does not work with non-HD tv sets.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/minecr...-day-old/4138/
http://kotaku.com/5909259/some-misle...nt-get-refunds