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 …
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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, …
Microsoft announces “fix” to Zune 30GB problems
Are you still wrestling to bring your Zune 30GB back to life after it crapped out the other night? If so fear not, for Microsoft …
30GB Zunes dying en masse across the globe
We haven’t the slightest clue as to why this is happening so please bear with us, but owners of Microsoft Zunes with 30GB hard-drives have …
Windows 7 beta 1 coming soon; already reviewed
The first official beta of Microsoft’s knight in shining GUI will soon be issued but reviews are already beginning to pop up around the internet. …
Windows XP distributor availability extended; Vista still the leper of OSes for some
This is definitely not what Microsoft had in mind when it launched its recent $300mm ad campaign. In what can only be described as a …
Yahoo lowers the bar, in a good way this time
Yahoo might not have named its new CEO yet but that hasn’t stopped higher-ups from announcing a huge executive decision today that will hopefully help …
More details emerge about BlackBerry Application Suite
It certainly doesn’t take long for information to start pouring out of RIM as soon as one of its NDAs springs a leak. A host …
Microsoft releases first iPhone app: Seadragon Mobile
Yesterday, relatively quietly, Microsoft Live Labs released its first iPhone application. Seadragon Mobile is now available in the app store for free and it represents …
Microsoft confirms once and for all; no Zune phone at CES
Just when we thought CES might be getting interesting… Over the past week or so, blogs have been going back and forth like a government …
Microsoft prepares to launch its own clothing line; no, seriously
We’re not exactly sure if this is one of the worst marketing ploys ever, or one of the best. All we know for sure however, …
Xbox 360 selling like hotcakes for the holidays
As analysts continue to predict one of the worst retail holiday seasons in recent history, Microsoft announced Monday that the Xbox 360 is apparently the …
Windows market share drops below 90% for the first time in 15 years
Microsoft higher-ups might not exactly be shaking in their boots upon hearing this news, but market research firm Net Applications has just released new information …
Revived Yahoo search deal for Microsoft is “total fiction” for the time being
As much sense as it would make for Microsoft and Yahoo to come back to the table now that Jerry Yang is out of the …
Icahn isn’t done with Yahoo just yet, buys another 6.7 million shares
Now that the Jerry Yang problem has finally been dealt with, Icahn looks to be gearing up for battle once again. Over the past few …
Microsoft fails in blocking Ballmer’s testimony in “Vista Capable” lawsuit
Back when Vista was announced, everyone was upset that they’d have to make significant hardware upgrades in order to accommodate the new operating system from …
Ballmer says “No” to a post-Yang Yahoo buyout
Ending speculation that another Microsoft-Yahoo deal may be on the table after the exit of Jerry Yang, Steve Ballmer said at a Wednesday shareholder meeting …
Microsoft drops Zune prices, updates software
Microsoft is turning up the heat a bit as part of its holiday plans, and likely in an effort to make its digital player option …
Google introduces new voice search application for the iPhone
Google announced on Tuesday a new iPhone application that allows you to make location based searches just by speaking a question into your iPhone. Your …
Apple possibly working on a search engine?
File this one under kinda, maybe, probably not – but the rumor du jour on this fine Thursday morning is that Apple may well be …
Preview Internet Explorer Mobile 6 with Microsoft’s free emulator
As is the case with Vista, Windows Mobile has become a bit of a whipping boy for the tech blogosphere. The difference between the two? …
Microsoft teams with Sun, aims to take Google down
Microsoft announced today that it will be teaming up with Sun Microsystems on a web search deal in an attempt to move one step closer …
Confirming the reconfirmed confirmation: Windows 7 in 2009, maybe
2009… 2010… 2009… 2010… Despite the fact that the Windows 7 time line seems to bounce around more than a kid with ADD at Chuck …
Microsoft may not be “embracing” WebKit, but it’s “interesting”
Steve Ballmer has been all over the globe lately. First, he was in South Korea teaming up with LG for a future with Windows Mobile …
Microsoft to Yahoo: “We moved on”
After Jerry Yang did a 180 and nearly begged Microsoft to buy Yahoo, the rumor mills have been churning with commentary on the decline of …
