Leaked footage shows Halo: The Master Chief Collection in action
Although Halo: The Master Chief Collection comprises four games we’ve already played, 343 Industries still hasn’t shown off much in the way of gameplay footage since …
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Microsoft is ready to attack China with an exclusive Xbox One deal
Microsoft is far from beating Sony in the new gaming console war, but the company is reportedly ready to attack a huge market in the …
This is what Halo 2 looks like on Xbox One
For many Xbox fans, the long-awaited announcement of Halo 2: Anniversary was a highlight of E3 2014. No one ever doubted that Xbox classic would …
Microsoft’s mobile failure stems from a lack of understanding of the iPhone’s success
After being among the first few companies to bring smartphones to the masses with Windows Mobile, Microsoft has repeatedly failed to return to its former glory …
Watch the first clip from the Halo TV show premiering this fall
We all wish that Halo 5: Guardians could be done in time for the holiday season this year, but 343 Industries and Microsoft are doing …
You won’t be able to stop watching this embarrassing Microsoft promo video
If there’s a better way to promote Microsoft’s OneNote solution and its new Surface Pro 3 tablet, we have no idea what it is. Several …
Microsoft says Surface Pro 3 is its fastest selling tablet yet
Microsoft reported its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday afternoon. While the company missed Wall Street’s consensus mainly due to poor performance out of its newly …
Windows 9: One OS to rule all devices
Unlike Apple, which thinks merging iOS and OS X would be a “waste of energy,” Microsoft wants one single Windows operating system to be available …
The one way Xbox One is crushing PS4
Sony took advantage of Microsoft’s early missteps to ensure that the PlayStation 4 would come out on top as the new console generation kicked off, …
Microsoft misses Q4 estimates with earnings of $0.55 per share on $23.38 billion in sales
Microsoft posted strong fiscal third-quarter earnings back in April, which helped carry the positive sentiment we’ve seen since Satya Nadella took over as CEO. Shares …
Are we witnessing Windows Phone’s last stand?
Much has been written about Microsoft’s unsettling plan to cut loose some 18,000 of its employees by the end of 2014. You could argue that …
Leaked screenshots show the the new Start Menu in Windows 9
One of the main features Windows 9 is expected to offer users is the return of the Start menu, which Windows users are anxiously waiting …
Next big Windows 8.1 update reportedly coming soon
Microsoft may be getting ready to release its second scheduled Windows 8.1 update of the year. Known as Windows 8.1 Update 2, the upcoming release …
Did Microsoft just cancel Windows Phone’s potential killer feature?
Earlier this year, we heard that Microsoft was working on something called 3D Touch, a new system that would integrate the Xbox One’s Kinect technology …
Nadella is axing Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studios as well
Following the enormous round of layoffs announced this morning, Microsoft has now confirmed that Xbox Entertainment Studios will be getting the axe as well. Re/code …
Why the Xbox One looks like a terrific long-term investment
For many of us, nine years was far too long to wait for a new generation of consoles. Although the PlayStation 3 and especially the …
Microsoft is paying dearly for Ballmer’s final huge mistake
One big takeaway from Thursday’s terrible news that Microsoft is laying off 18,000 employees is that the company now sees former CEO Steve Ballmer’s decision to …
Nokia’s handset business is nearly dead – but Microsoft would be crazy to give it up
The new Microsoft layoff wave will axe thousands of employees from Nokia’s old handset unit and will close down the once crucially important Oulu R&D center …
Here’s what Elop told the 12,500 Nokia employees who just got axed
It’s safe to say that Stephen Elop really isn’t very popular in Finland, especially after Microsoft announced on Thursday that it was laying 12,500 people …
Ditching Kinect may have saved the Xbox One from falling permanently behind the PS4
So far it seems like Microsoft’s decision to unbundle Kinect from the Xbox One has been a good one. Microsoft said this week that monthly sales …
Microsoft announces massive round of layoffs, including 12,500 Nokia employees
As expected, Microsoft on Thursday announced a huge round of layoffs that will see roughly 18,000 employees lose their jobs. Of these layoffs, 12,500 will …
Now they tell us: Microsoft says strong passwords are overrated
You know all the time and trouble you put into making and memorizing unique strong passwords for every website you visit? Well, Microsoft says a …
How Microsoft plans to give Cortana more brain power than anything Siri can muster
Microsoft’s Cortana assistant has earned a good deal of praise in the early going and the company this week unveiled plans to make it even …
Microsoft reportedly has a worthy iWatch rival in the works
Apple is widely expected to redefine the smartwatch business with its iWatch, a companion device said to include various sensors capable of measuring many health …
This is how Microsoft is trolling Google in new Nokia Lumia phones
The Microsoft-Google enmity is one of the very interesting rivalries in the tech world, and the Windows maker has just taken another hit at its …
Thousands to lose their jobs as Microsoft prepares biggest ever round of layoffs
Microsoft will soon announce a massive round of layoffs, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Thousands of employees will be let go as Microsoft …
Reality sinks in for Microsoft
Here’s one thing that’s interesting about Satya Nadella’s Microsoft: It’s no longer insisting that it can keep partying like it’s 1999. While Microsoft under former …
Leaked image may reveal the new Start Menu coming soon to Windows 8.1
Microsoft’s next-generation Windows 8 desktop and tablet platform has been something of a mess thus far. Traction is finally picking up now that Windows XP is …
Windows 9 is actually what Microsoft wants to sell you
Microsoft will reportedly announce Windows 9 this fall, Russian hacker group WZor said on a forum last week, following the launch of Windows 8.1 Update 2, …
The most important ‘hidden message’ in Microsoft’s new manifesto
On Thursday we examined one aspect of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s new company manifesto that we thought was pretty overt: Namely, that the Xbox is …
