Microsoft is getting ready to launch Android phones
First things first: no, Microsoft is not ditching Windows Phone and switching to Android. Curiously, however, the brand new smartphone vendor apparently does have plans …
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Is this Microsoft’s ‘touch-first’ productivity suite?
Microsoft Research has accidentally published an extensive document that offers the first images of the company’s touch-first Office productivity suite. The document has since been pulled, …
Leak reveals highly sought-after feature coming in next Xbox One update
Big changes are coming to the Xbox One with surprising speed right now. First, Microsoft caved last week and announced that it would begin selling the …
Forget the Surface mini, Surface Pro 3 specs and prices detailed in new reports
Microsoft is widely expected to unveil its first-generation Surface mini tablet during a press conference on Tuesday. The device is thought to feature a display …
Massive Halo Collection coming to Xbox One this year
Halo fans who have purchased Microsoft’s newest console should be thrilled to hear that a special edition “Halo: The Master Chief Collection” game is coming …
We might not get our first taste of Windows 9 until early next year
The first Windows 9 Preview version might not be released until either February or March 2015, a source familiar with Microsoft’s plans reports. Chinese leaker FaiKee has posted …
Here’s even more proof the Surface Pro 3 is coming soon
Microsoft is expected to unveil a Surface mini next week during a special media event, possibly alongside other Surface products, according to a recent Bloomberg …
What Microsoft got wrong with Kinect and the Xbox One
Many Xbox fans are understandably divided over Microsoft’s decision to unbundle the Xbox One from the Kinect sensor, and I think both sides make good …
First Titanfall DLC trailer shows off three killer new maps
Respawn Entertainment took to YouTube on Monday to reveal the first official gameplay footage of the upcoming Expedition DLC for the enormous popular first-person shooter Titanfall. …
New leak offers surprising details about Windows’ future
Microsoft may already be working on quite a few different Windows-related products and some of them are pretty surprising. Myce rdirects our attention to a leaked image …
Good work, Microsoft: You’ve finally sold me on the Xbox One
At this time last year, I was practically a guaranteed Xbox One customer. I’ve loved my Xbox 360 for years and I just couldn’t imagine …
Game changer: Microsoft will sell the Xbox One without Kinect for $399
Microsoft has apparently grown tired of seeing Sony winning the latest rounds of the console wars. Per The Verge, Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it …
Microsoft to reportedly let Xbox users watch Netflix without a Live Gold subscription
It looks like Microsoft is about to make another very welcome change to the Xbox One. Unnamed sources tell Ars Technica that Microsoft is planning …
Microsoft’s smartwatch design might have just been revealed
Microsoft may be working on a smartwatch or smart band of its own, a new design patent titled “Electronic Band” and awarded on March 25, …
New Surface Pro reportedly debuting alongside Surface mini
Microsoft is widely expected to unveil a new smaller version of its Surface tablet during a press conference scheduled to take place later this month. …
Why new Microsoft CEO Nadella wants to be the ‘anti-Ballmer’
Early approval ratings from Glassdoor.com show that new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is already much more popular than his predecessor Steve Ballmer and now Forbes …
Microsoft is now offering $65 worth of free apps and content with flagship Lumias
Apple, Samsung, LG and HTC’s newest smartphone-peddling rival is none other than Microsoft. As the biggest software company on the planet continues to increase its …
Our first look at Sunset Overdrive, one of the most anticipated games of 2014
At the beginning of the year, we christened Sunset Overdrive one of our most anticipated games of the year, and one of the Xbox One exclusives that …
Multiple new Surface tablets to be unveiled on May 20th
Microsoft is widely expected to take the wraps off of a smaller “Surface mini” tablet during a press conference in New York City on May 20th. …
The future of the Xbox One will be unveiled on June 9th
E3 preparation is officially in full swing as Microsoft has begun sending out invites for its E3 2014 Media Briefing. “Xbox: Game On,” as the …
Bill Gates says he would support dumping Microsoft’s Xbox unit
Should it stay or should it go? When it comes to Microsoft’s Xbox business, that recurring question continues to haunt Microsoft executives. Investors have been …
Microsoft expected to take on iPad mini with smaller Surface launch
Many reports have detailed Microsoft’s plans to release a smaller Surface mini Windows tablet that would compete directly against the iPad mini and similarly sized …
Don’t expect a handheld Xbox to compete with Vita, 3DS anytime soon
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer has always been a man of the people, and even in his new role as head of the Xbox division, he still …
Ballmer says Apple and Microsoft are both two-trick ponies so far
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Steve Ballmer, the boisterous ex-CEO of Microsoft, but highlights from his first public speech since stepping down from his long-held …
Microsoft’s move to patch massive Windows XP flaw called ‘an act of utter stupidity’
A massive security vulnerability was recently discovered in Microsoft’s popular web browser, Internet Explorer, that could potentially “corrupt memory in a way that could allow …
One last look at the fantastic history of Nokia cell phones
For nearly a decade, Nokia was synonymous with the cell phone industry. From the classic, boxy, featureless phones all the way up through the Lumia line, …
Windows XP’s long, drawn-out death is finally giving Microsoft what it wants
Like it or not, Windows XP is no longer a smart option for personal computing. Microsoft went against its word and issued one last security …
Microsoft will issue one last Windows XP patch
Breaking up with dead operating systems is harder to do than Microsoft thought it would be. Microsoft announced on Thursday that it was issuing a …
Microsoft is creating a secret lab to develop wild Google X-style projects
Microsoft’s research arm has apparently gotten tired of seeing Google get all the headlines for doing wild projects such as self-driving cars and weather balloons …
You can finally print Office documents from your iPad
Microsoft’s Office suite has been a big hit on the iPad so far but it was also missing a crucial feature when it was first …
