Xbox-phone link in Microsoft plan

Tue., Feb. 15, 2011

An upcoming upgrade of Microsoft Corp.’s phone software will connect to the company’s popular Xbox game console. In an example shown during a Monday demonstration, Xbox players were able to use their mobile phones to contribute to the action.

Microsoft also is planning to include a faster Web browser in a later upgrade, as a technology that enables quicker “multitasking” between third-party applications.

Microsoft is scrambling to catch up to Apple Inc.’s iPhone and phones running on Google Inc.’s Android software.

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