Windows 7 allows users to disable Internet Explorer and more
Microsoft’s Engineering Windows 7 Blog posted details on some of the new features users will see in the release candidate version of Windows 7. One …
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Microsoft unveils its vision for the future
At the recent Wharton Business Technology Conference, Steven Elop, president of Microsoft’s business division, unveiled the latest future montage video from Microsoft Office Labs. The …
Windows Mobile 7 slated to arrive in 2010
In a Strategic Update Meeting on Tuesday, Steve Ballmer discussed all things Windows Mobile; its current market position, its standing within Microsoft and its future. …
Microsoft retracts demand for payment of severance overage
Word broke out over the weekend that Microsoft had sent letters to ex-employees asking for repayment of severance package overages. Apparently damage control was able …
Microsoft to laid off employees: We’re gonna need that cash back
Microsoft has allegedly sent out a notice to former employees (those who were recently laid off) to come back so they can pour a little …
Microsoft announces Windows Mobile 6.5, My Phone, Recite and a Marketplace
No surprises at Microsoft’s MWC press conference today as it announced Windows Mobile 6.5 and a handful of services we’ve already detailed fairly extensively. Kicking …
Microsoft plows ahead with plans for retail store presence
Despite the contrary wisdom of the current economic crisis, Microsoft appears to be moving ahead with plans to open a series of retail stores. The …
With the economy in shambles, video game sales continue to soar in January
In this day and age it is extremely rare to see a tech company thrive, let alone an entire industry. People still manage to dig …
Rumored pricing for Windows 7 emerges, XP upgrade confirmed
If you’ve tried Microsoft’s Windows 7 beta for any period of time, odds are you’re pretty impressed with its performance. Many call it what Vista …
Microsoft’s SkyBox site reveals cloud backup service details
Well it’s not MWC time yet, and the security exception we encountered on the way to the site suggests it’s not quite ready for prime …
Microsoft finally patches Xbox 360’s HDMI issues
A bug that prevented audio signals from being delivered from the Xbox 360 to users receivers/TVs via HDMI has been a huge burden to many …
Latest Xbox 360 update killing audio via HDMI?
It looks like Sony isn’t the only company with woes on the gaming console front these days. Sure, Xbox 360 owners might not be forced …
Forget Microsoft CE, Sidekick LX 2009 to run NetBSD
According to some sleuthing and inside information provided to the folks at Hiptop3.com, the upcoming rumored Sidekick LX 2009/Blade may run the open source NetBSD …
Spec sheet for 3G T-Mobile Sidekick in the wild?
We can’t 100% verify the legitimacy of this bit of intel, but everything looks believable enough to warrant just a wee bit of excitement. The …
Is the Zune dying a slow death?
It’s not all good news for Redmond today, unfortunately. Tucked away in a SEC quarterly earnings report, Microsoft revealed that the Zune platform is faltering. …
Windows 7 beta, get it while you still can
To say Microsoft’s handling of Windows 7 to date has been nothing short of excellent would be an understatement. To paraphrase, the world wants 7. …
Microsoft announces earnings early, confirms 5,000 layoffs
Rumors surrounding Microsoft’s poor performance and impending layoffs have been swarming recently and as the predicted date of said layoff announcement came and went, many …
Microsoft looking to the cloud with Windows Mobile 6.5?
Ok Windows Mobile fans, it looks like you might actually see something new emerge from the fray at Mobile World Congress next month worth getting …
Leaked screen captures of Microsoft Office 14 alpha surface
Well that didn’t take long at all. Microsoft just handed out the first round of Office 14 alphas to early testers and leaked images of …
Yahoo President resigns following arrival of new CEO
Well, it looks like board meetings over at Intel are going to be pretty awkward for a while. Following the Wall Street Journal’s scoop earlier …
Yahoo expected to name Carol Bartz as CEO
Since Yahoo-founder Jerry Yang stepped down from his CEO role back in November, not much has improved with the struggling internet giant. The company underwent …
Microsoft’s new $150 million ad campaign stresses frugal enterprise solutions
Microsoft’s latest ad campaign, which began its run this past Sunday, is a sharp departure from the widely publicized I’m a PC campaign that has …
New T-Mobile Sidekicks coming this year… world stops in anticipation
There’s nothing to get your week going like the adrenaline that results from the revelation that a “couple” new Sidekicks are headed to T-Mobile sometime …
No new Xbox Console in Microsoft’s future
For those of you that have been sitting at home, pining away for a shiny new Xbox-branded console to replace your ailing 360, you might …
Microsoft poised to make a Windows 7-fueled comeback
Microsoft and Mickey Rourke have more in common than you might think. Both went from being desirable to being painfully tolerated in an instant and …
Microsoft expects fewer Windows Mobile-powered handsets
What do you do when the honeymoon is over and interest in your mobile OS is fading fast? Spin city! In a recent discussion with …
Windows 7 beta (officially) flies free tomorrow
So let it be written, so let it be done. During Steve Ballmer’s decidedly humdrum keynote yesterday evening, the Microsoft CEO made several announcements that …
Microsoft may begin offering Windows 7 upgrades as early as July
According to a report this morning from Techarp, Microsoft may be making Windows 7 upgrades available a bit sooner than expected. Beginning July 1 of …
Programmer reveals cause of Zune blunder
Ok, someone please tell Nelson Muntz he’s on in five… Now that Z2K has come and gone, we have to sit back and wonder how …
Internet Explorer market share continues to slide, Firefox still climbing
According to data from market research firm Net Applications, Microsoft’s web browser market share has dropped below 70 percent in the month of November. Yes, …
