Microsoft is getting ready to Scroogle Xbox owners
We’ve said in the past that Microsoft’s “Scroogled” campaign rings somewhat hollow to us because Microsoft has certainly not been above using its users’ data …
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Is Windows 9 Microsoft’s secret weapon to get people to dump XP?
As we mentioned earlier this week, Microsoft has a problem because a huge chunk of Windows XP stragglers still aren’t upgrading to Windows 7 or …
New report suggests Ballmer screamed his way out of a job
By his own admission, outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is “big, bald and loud.” These are traits that have helped him impose his will at Microsoft …
Major March update for Xbox One begins rolling out
Gamers, start your engines. Just weeks after the console’s first major update was pushed out, Microsoft has announced that the Xbox One’s March update began …
Video: Here is Cortana, Microsoft’s answer to Siri, in action
The Windows Phone 8.1 leaks continue to roll out as the Microsoft Build Developer Conference inches closer. Just a day after the reveal of Cortana’s …
Ballmer owns up to blowing it with Windows Phone
By the time Windows Phone 8 made Microsoft’s mobile platform a real competitor in 2012, the iPhone had been on the market for five years …
Xbox One beats PS4 in game streaming quality
The launch of live game streaming on the Xbox One is still a week away, but Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb took to Twitch last night …
Windows XP diehards aren’t going quietly
Microsoft has a problem: It desperately wants any remaining Windows XP users to upgrade to a newer version of the operating system but a huge …
Microsoft taps brain behind ‘Scroogled’ ads as chief strategy officer
Has Microsoft’s Scroogled ad campaign convinced you to switch to Bing yet? Probably not but that isn’t going to stop Microsoft from unleashing similar anti-Google …
CEO Nadella confirms two key execs out at Microsoft
Microsoft is preparing for another major shakeup as CEO Satya Nadella announced over the weekend that two top executives will be leaving the company this …
Titanfall maps, modes and weapons revealed in massive leak
The release of Titanfall is just over a week away, but much of the game was shrouded in mystery until Reddit user FallenFusion unveiled several …
Your iOS and Android games could soon run on Xbox Live
Game Center on iOS has always been a bit of a let down. As a bare bones social network to keep track of your friends …
Video: Microsoft’s new Apple-bashing ad says Mac computers should be more like Windows 8
Microsoft and Apple have been exchanging blows in TV commercials for years. In recent history, Apple’s “I’m a Mac” ad campaign was the height of …
This is what Microsoft’s answer to Siri and Google Now will look like
The next version of Windows Phone is shaping up to be the biggest evolution of Microsoft’s mobile operating system yet. We already know that Cortana, …
What might finally help Windows Phone break out? Android.
Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform has been inching forward since it first debuted in 2010. While the mobile platform finally started making gains worth speaking of …
Windows Store heats up, doubles daily app downloads in 6 months
Microsoft didn’t make a lot of waves at Mobile World Congress this week but TechCrunch has spotted a little-reported detail from its MWC presentation that …
Here is what’s coming in the Xbox One’s major March update
Microsoft’s Xbox One video game console got its first big update earlier this month, and it brought with it various fixes and enhancements (most importantly for …
Apple has the size, Google has the momentum, but the smart money has been on BlackBerry in 2014
It’s been an interesting start to 2014 for the mobile platform makers Apple, Google, BlackBerry and Microsoft, with BlackBerry leading the way, leaving the others …
Budget Windows Phones are about to become even better bargains
We’ve mentioned before that Nokia’s Lumia 520 line of smartphones is one of the world’s biggest smartphone bargains and now it looks like future Windows …
Here’s why an Xbox One price cut would be a huge mistake
Now that the Xbox One has fallen firmly into second place as the PlayStation 4 continues on its tour of world domination, fans of the …
The most anticipated Xbox One title of the year won’t run at 1080p
Resolution might not matter to you, but for a lot of gamers, it’s the biggest issue facing the Xbox One right now. Every developer with …
The 10 most amazingly stupid things pundits say about Microsoft
If there’s one “dying” company you have to back, Microsoft is probably a solid choice. Pundits have insisted that Microsoft is dying for years now. …
As smartphone growth slows, Windows Phone could come out on top
Smartphone market saturation is fast approaching, but a winner may step forward once the dust settles after all. According to IDC, despite 39.2% growth in …
Will Microsoft kill Nokia’s Android phones after it takes over?
One of the most fascinating reveals following the Microsoft-Nokia acquisition saga was the existence of the Nokia X Android line of smartphones. Nokia’s first substantial non-Windows …
Video: Get a first look at the new Xbox One friends and party system
If you’re curious about the March update for the Xbox One, Microsoft has just uploaded a video to the Xbox Wire showing off all of …
What Windows Phone needs the most (spoiler: It’s not apps)
I try to refrain from writing articles telling companies what they “need” to do largely because it’s a fairly silly and pointless exercise for someone …
Xbox One game streaming coming March 11th with more features than PS4
Twitch streaming on the Xbox One might have been worth the wait after all. The Associated Press reports that Twitch will be bringing its increasingly …
Following rumors that he might kill Xbox, Elop put in charge of Microsoft’s gaming division
Xbox fans panicked when they read rumors that Stephen Elop, then a frontrunner in the race to become Microsoft’s next chief executive, would seriously consider …
Xbox One Titanfall bundle coming March 11th for $499.99
If you’ve been debating whether or not to pick up an Xbox One, it’s worth noting that Microsoft just sweetened the pot. Starting on March 11th, …
Humiliation: Ford Sync reportedly ditching Microsoft for BlackBerry
Here’s at least one reason that BlackBerry should be thankful that Ford CEO Alan Mulally didn’t take over as CEO of Microsoft. Unnamed sources tell …
