Windows 9 might come as a free download, but only to certain users
Microsoft will release a second major Windows 8.1 update this year – Windows 8.1 Update 2 – which will be available free of charge to …
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Nokia’s next Android phone looks set to arrive on June 24th
Microsoft is set to launch the next generation of its Nokia X line of phones, at least according to two teaser images posted by Nokia. …
Microsoft accidentally confirmed the Surface Mini
Many reports detailed the imminent launch of the Surface Mini in the weeks preceding the Surface Pro 3 debut, until just before the event, when news broke …
Here are the latest details on Windows 9 and Microsoft’s other major Windows updates
Anxious to get that full Start menu back? Well, you may have a while to wait for that but that doesn’t mean there aren’t other …
These expensive pants will wirelessly charge your smartphone
With the increasing number of mobile devices that can be wirelessly charged, it’s no surprise that more companies are thinking about how they can incorporate …
How new Xbox One games will be better without Kinect
Microsoft’s decision to unbundle Kinect from the Xbox One has been controversial among Xbox fans who worry that Kinect will never reach its full potential …
Mario Kart 8 is breathing life into the Wii U
Maybe the Wii U isn’t doomed after all. Following the release of Mario Kart 8, the two most recent VGChartz weekly sales charts show that the Wii …
Microsoft busted trying to pay bloggers to write nice things about Internet Explorer
Microsoft has been making a lot of smart moves lately, but this is a blunder that brings back grim memories of the Clippy era. TechCrunch founder …
Xbox One’s July update will be huge for Achievement hunters
Microsoft had an incredible showing at E3 2014, packing its press conference from start to finish with an exciting lineup of games for the Xbox …
These are the secret patents Microsoft used to squeeze billions out of Android vendors
Microsoft’s return to the mobile space following the epic downfall of Windows Mobile has been slow going so far. In fact, the company’s Windows Phone …
Microsoft might bring Cortana to iOS, Android in the future
Microsoft’s digital assistant, Cortana, is one of the most impressive of its kind, outperforming its competition on an iPhone and a Moto X even in …
This is either the worst Xbox One ad Microsoft has ever made, or the best
Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul stars in a brand new Xbox One TV commercial that highlights one of the console’s main features, its Kinect voice commands. Of course, …
Microsoft’s Xbox boss explains why you should buy an Xbox One over a PS4
It may not come as much of a surprise that the head of Microsoft’s Xbox business thinks you should buy an Xbox One over a PlayStation 4. …
E3 Day One Report: Every game I played on the first day
My goal this year at E3 was to get hands-on time with as many games as I possibly could. Between booth tours, meetings and running …
E3 Preview: Fable Legends lets you play the hero and the villain
Fable, like Halo, is one of the many iconic series that have defined the Xbox for years. Although Fable and its sequels didn’t always live …
The single biggest thing Microsoft needs to fix with the next Surface Pro
Microsoft has been pitching its Surface Pro 3 as “the first tablet that can replace your laptop” and early reviews of the device have generally …
Microsoft is working on building a smartphone with week-long battery life
It’s the smartphone holy grail: a handset that can last for more than a day or two on a charge. As the technology surrounding processors, …
Is the Xbox One still paying for last year’s E3 PR blunders?
Let’s be clear right off the bat: The Xbox One is an awesome console even if it is currently in second place behind the PS4 …
It looks like Sony just won E3
The annual E3 conference isn’t really a competition… but if it were, Sony would have just won. Microsoft and Sony each pulled out all the stops …
Leak reveals the first details on Microsoft’s ‘Surface’ smartwatch
Just like everyone else, Microsoft is also interested in smartwatches, recent patent discoveries have revealed, with a Forbes report saying that the company’s first such …
Changing of the Guard: Google topples Microsoft as top U.S. web browser maker
It has been a long time coming, and now it has finally happened: Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is no longer the most widely used web browser …
Here are all the best trailers and demos from Microsoft’s big E3 event
There were a lot of great looking games shown off at Microsoft’s big E3 event on Monday — so many, in fact, that you might …
Windows Phone is getting an incredibly cool feature that iOS and Android can’t match
For a while now, we’ve wondered whether Microsoft had a plan to really differentiate Windows Phone from iOS and Android and make it more than …
Microsoft reveals new details about Halo 5, the Xbox One’s most important game
You won’t just be able to play all of the early classic Halo games on the Xbox One — you’ll get a brand new one …
Microsoft prepares for the future of Halo with a special game release
Microsoft at E3 announced a new game Halo collection, The Master Chief Collection, that will make the wait for Halo 5 easier for fans. The …
Microsoft just unveiled the Xbox game we’ve been waiting for – Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Microsoft’s huge E3 2014 event is underway and the company started things off with a bang by announcing the game we’ve all been waiting for …
Live coverage: ‘Xbox: Game On’ E3 2014 press conference
Microsoft has a golden opportunity at E3 this year. After a tumultuous reveal, filled with consumer outrage and terrible Xbox 180 puns, Microsoft managed to right …
We’ll be live from Microsoft’s E3 press conference today at 12:30PM!
Microsoft is prepared to lead off E3 once again this year with the very first press conference of the day, one which should be packed …
Microsoft releases Kinectless Xbox One for $399.99
The biggest conference in the United States for video games kicks off on Monday and Microsoft has an extra treat to help gamers celebrate: the company’s …
I don’t care who’s winning the console war – Microsoft’s Xbox One is awesome
The “console war” is just as meaningless as the “smartphone war,” but that won’t stop passionate gamers from berating each other every chance they get. …
