Microsoft cuts 3,000 jobs to focus on the cloud
Microsoft has confirmed a layoff that was first rumored earlier this week. Around 3,000 jobs will be cut and the sales force restructured to focus …
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Why are Microsoft’s chatbots all assholes?
If artificial intelligence is indeed the future, then Microsoft needs to be sent to the remedial boarding school upstate. Just one year after shuttering teen …
MacOS rip-off feature delayed from next version of Windows
During Microsoft’s developer conference earlier this year, the company announced a raft of new features coming to Windows 10 in the “Fall Creators Update.” One …
Massive layoffs loom over Microsoft
When a company as big as Microsoft finds itself in need of a reorganization, there are almost always casualties that result from the changes. That’s …
Every Xbox One and Xbox 360 game you can download for free in July
E3 2017 was make or break for Microsoft. Not only did the company need to convince everyone that the Xbox One X is going to …
How one bad conversation with a Microsoft exec drove Steve Jobs to make the iPhone
At this point in time, it’s well-established that Apple’s iPhone project was born out of the company’s work on a tablet. Steve Jobs confirmed this …
The Surface Laptop got iFixit’s lowest possible reparability score
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop has gotten plenty of attention since its reveal early last month. The device is Microsoft’s first true laptop in the Surface line, …
Microsoft vs. Sony vs. Nintendo: Who won E3 2017?
Another E3 has come to a close, which means it’s time for the internet to rashly decide who won and who lost. As meaningless as …
Microsoft has finally beaten Apple’s legendary keyboard design
Apple has always been good at paying attention to the details. For as long as I can remember, the Apple Wired and Wireless keyboards have …
Boring tablet space heats up as Microsoft exec says iPad Pro wouldn’t exist without Surface
Apple’s just-released iPad Pro represents a brief moment of excitement in a market segment that is otherwise a terrible bore. Tablets are great devices, of …
Microsoft: Sony can’t compete with the Xbox One X
Once the Xbox One X hits stores later this year, both Microsoft and Sony will have launched three flavors of their home game consoles. The …
Here’s what’s inside the Xbox One X
As expected, Microsoft spent a good bit of time during its 2017 E3 showcase talking about how awesome its new Project Scorpio – sorry, Xbox …
I have no idea who the audience is for the Xbox One X
At its E3 2017 briefing this weekend, Microsoft unveiled the most powerful console ever made. The Xbox One X has specs and features that no …
Microsoft just made buying Xbox One X games very confusing
Microsoft on Sunday unveiled the brand new Xbox One X console. Out on November 7th for $500, the new machine is Microsoft’s brand new attempt …
25 most important announcements from the Xbox E3 2017 press conference
When Microsoft said its E3 2017 briefing would be packed, it wasn’t kidding. We saw over 40 games in just over an hour and a …
This is the Xbox One X, Microsoft’s ‘Project Scorpio’
It’s E3 2017 time, and as per usual, Microsoft is the first of the big three console makers to host its annual product keynote. The …
Watch the Xbox E3 2017 press conference live right here
E3 is an important showcase for every console maker and game developer in the industry, but Microsoft has even more riding on the event than …
Intel is preparing to spoil everyone else’s fun
Intel, comfortably the largest manufacturer of desktop processors, is no stranger to throwing its weight around to protect its core business. It has spent years …
The 10 most exciting new features in Microsoft’s Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
Microsoft just released a fresh new preview build of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, and to say that it’s a huge update is an understatement. …
The Microsoft-owned Twitch competitor you’ve never heard of has a new name
You’re forgiven if you’ve never heard of Beam, the Twitch competitor bought up by Microsoft last year. Compared to its primary foe, it’s a tiny …
Surface Pro is advertised as a laptop but sold as a tablet
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a new laptop, just as we expected. The company calls it simply the Surface Pro, as there’s no need for numbers …
Microsoft has condemned the Surface line to dongle hell
Apple always gets speeding tickets for rushing towards the future, even if that mean frustrating its customers in the process. The company kills old technology …
Every Xbox One and Xbox 360 game you can download for free in June
With less than a month to go until E3 2017 kicks off in Los Angeles, gamers are anxious to see what Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have …
The new Surface Pro is available for preorder
Earlier today, Microsoft announced the new Surface Pro. But while you’re still taking in the news, Microsoft isn’t messing around: preorders start today on Microsoft.com. The cheapest …
Microsoft just launched the brand new Surface Pro
Microsoft at a special event held in Shanghai on Tuesday unveiled its newest laptop. It looks like the rumors were accurate, Microsoft does have a …
This is the new laptop Microsoft will unveil next week, but don’t call it a Surface Pro 5
Google I/O 2017 is in full swing in San Francisco, but Microsoft is really looking to conquer the month of May when it comes to …
Hundreds of backward compatible Xbox 360 games are on sale right now
Two years after Microsoft announced backward compatibility for the Xbox One at E3 2015, there are nearly 400 Xbox 360 games playable on the company’s …
The 5 biggest announcements from Microsoft’s Build 2017 day two keynote
For the second day in a row, Microsoft has delivered a series of major announcements regarding the future of its products and services at the …
Microsoft Build 2017: Watch the day two keynote address live right here
Microsoft kicked off its Build 2017 developers conference in Seattle yesterday with a keynote address focusing on products and services geared toward developers, but the …
Why Chrome will never be on the Windows Store or Windows 10 S
Last week, Microsoft finally announced its much-anticipated competitor to Google’s Chrome OS. It’s called Windows 10 S, and it’s essentially a stripped-down, streamlined version of …
