Samsung Windows Phone 7 device breaks cover
We can’t help but think that Microsoft is going to have to take the lid off of some Windows Phone 7 hardware-soon, because right now …
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HTC's Mozart running Windows Phone 7 gets photographed
Smile and say cheese! PocketNow stumbled upon several images of the HTC Mozart, one of HTC’s yet-to-be-released Windows Phone 7 offerings, up on Twitter. The …
PSA: today is patch Tuesday, there are 34 vulnerabilities in your Windows system waiting to be plugged
Just a quick public service announcement and follow-up on a story we published last week. Today is Microsoft’s patch Tuesday, and on this patch Tuesday …
Microsoft dropping record number of bulletins on "Patch Tuesday"
This coming Tuesday — August 10 — Microsoft will release a company record fourteen security bulletins to plug thirty-four vulnerabilities. Angela Gunn, a member of …
New Hotmail interface available to all users
Microsoft has announced that its new, improved Windows Live Hotmail interface is available to all 350 million users in over 220 countries. Microsoft writes, “Now, …
Microsoft Hardware Team tweets, teases of new hardware
The Microsoft Hardware Team has had a Twitter account — @msfthardware — for just over a week, and they are wasting no time in using …
Microsoft releases patch to address Windows shortcut exploit
Today, Microsoft released an out-of-band patch for the Windows .lnk extension exploit that was announced several weeks ago. The exploit can allow unauthorized users to …
Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac gets release date and priced
Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac has been given an official release date month and pricing structure. Sometime in October, Office 2011 por la Mac will …
Microsoft COO: Windows Phone 7 to Europe in October, U.S. in November
If you are anxiously awaiting the release of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s COO Kevin Turner has some good news for you. In a presentation regarding …
Microsoft posts Office 2011 for Mac video teaser, tells you what you already know
Microsoft has posted a one and a half minute video teaser of Microsoft Office 2011 up on YouTube. The video lets you know that Word, …
BGR Poll: What smartphone operating system update are you most looking forward to?
We thought it might be a good time to try and take the collective smartphone OS pulse of the BGR community. The question we are …
HP to pass on Windows Phone 7 and Android, focus on webOS for its smartphones
Wondering about the future of HP’s current iPAQ lineup of Windows Mobile handsets in light of the upcoming launch of Windows Phone 7? In an …
ARM, Microsoft sign new deal, ARM shares jump 7.1%
Reuters is reporting that Microsoft has just inked a new deal with chip manufacturer ARM that will give Microsoft “access to [the] ARM architecture instead …
Microsoft has best Q4 in company history, over $16 billion in revenue
There were whispers that Apple’s latest quarterly earnings — $15.7 billion — could best those of rival Microsoft, however today, the Redmond company put all …
Bing to be the one and only search engine for Windows Phone 7
We knew that Bing was the default search engine for Windows Phone 7 handsets, but earlier information about the mobile OS suggested that carriers and …
Microsoft Kinect $150, Xbox 360 4GB $199
A Microsoft press release has just made official what many of us already knew: the Kinect sensor will retail for $149.99. However, our friends in …
Foursquare looking to ink search partnership
Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley did not mince words when speaking with the U.K. paper The Telegraph. Crowley said, “Our data generates hugely interesting trends which …
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Preview
Once at the top of the smartphone pack, Microsoft’s current mobile operating system, Windows Mobile, has quickly fallen from grace. Luckily the juggernaut in Redmond, WA …
Nokia the first to get approval from China for its online mapping service
Good news for Nokia, as the Finnish company is slated to be the first company to receive approval from China for its online mapping service. …
Arcade version of new Xbox 360 Slim leaked by Amazon Germany
Amazon’s German website leaked the initial details on the rumored Arcade edition of the the new, slim Xbox 360. According to the product listing page, the Arcade …
Microsoft COO: It looks like the iPhone 4 might be Apple's Vista
Sometimes, company executives provide the best one-liners. Microsoft’s chief operating officer, Kevin Turner, was speaking at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington D.C. when he …
Microsoft Kinect bundle priced at $200 with free game and $30 Walmart eGift Card
Microsoft has not yet announced the pricing on its upcoming Kinect motion device, but that has not stopped the Xbox 360 accessory from making the …
Windows Phone Live to offer Windows Phone 7 syncing and remote wipe
Microsoft unveiled its new Windows Phone Live website, a companion site that will be integrated into its upcoming Windows Phone 7 handsets. Similar to Microsoft’s MyPhone service …
Microsoft: 74% of workplace PCs are 4.4 years old and still running Windows XP
Microsoft seems to be in a bit of a pickle – it has a fancy, schmancy OS in Windows 7 but a majority of its …
NTP files email patent lawsuit against Google, Apple, HTC, LG, Motorola, and Microsoft
Patent-holding company NTP is winning big with its wireless email patents. In 2006, NTP settled a lawsuit with RIM for $612 million, and in 2009 …
comScore: Android gains 4 points in U.S. smartphone market share, Samsung top overall OEM
Today, analytics company comScore released their report on the “leading mobile original equipment manufacturers and smartphone operating system platforms in the U.S. according to their …
HTC Mozart and Mondrian to be Windows Phone 7 handsets
XML files with user agent profile information found on HTC’s website reveal that the HTC Mozart and the Mondrian will be Windows Phone 7 handsets. …
Microsoft Xbox Live revenues to top $1B
According to analyst estimates, Microsoft’s Xbox Live premium gaming service may generate over $1 billion in revenue for the fiscal year that ended on June …
Daring Fireball: Microsoft sold 503 KINs
John Gruber of Daring Fireball has a “well-placed” source who informed him that Microsoft sold a mere 503 KINs before the handset was given its end-of-life papers …
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 coming earlier than expected to AT&T?
According to a tip Engadget received, it’s possible. Apparently, some refreshed AT&T retail promotional material has been leaked, and it’s all for a July 24th …
