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What many suspected was coming has indeed happened: Microsoft just confirmed an upcoming Xbox event on May 21st, which we expect to be focused on the company's next-gen Xbox console (informally codenamed Durango).

The company isn't diving into specifics at this stage, but the event is taking place on its own Xbox campus and should offer a "real taste of the future," according to Xbox Live programming director Larry Hryb.

Don't worry too much that Microsoft will completely upstage E3, which happens just a few weeks later -- Hryb also promises that his firm will "continue the conversation" at the show, focusing attention on its game lineup.

As promised, Microsoft issued a number of security updates Tuesday for many of its software products as part of its regular monthly Patch Tuesday event. That included two critical fixes for various versions of Internet Explorer, including IE10 running on Windows 8.

Microsoft said in its full patch notes that the fixes on Tuesday closed Internet Explorer exploits that "could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer." Microsoft also added that the fixes were "privately reported".

Microsoft just announced a complete revamp of its corporate logo and it's already started appearing in some of its Microsoft Store locations. But some neowin eagle eyed readers have already spotted that the image next to the new look of the Microsoft font has appeared before.

The image has shown up twice in TV commercials that Microsoft used to promote the launch of Windows 95.

Would you like to have your PC look like Windows 8 without all that hassle of actually downloading and installing the Consumer Preview version? The Windows X team has the solution for you with the new 4.0 version of the Windows 8 Transformation Pack.

The pack turns the desktop of any PC with Windows XP, Vista and 7 into one that mimics the look of Windows 8. While there have been previous versions of the Transformation Pack, the 4.0 version adds the Segoe font that is used in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview to give it more of an authentic look and feel. It also adds the Charms Bar as an alternative for users who are not able to get the full UI to work properly.