5 things the tech industry absolutely needs in 2014
Given that it’s New Year’s Eve, I thought that I’d make a quick list of New Year’s resolutions that I’d like to see the tech …
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Apple, Microsoft and others now regret spending $4.5 billion on patents
Rockstar — a consortium of companies including Apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry and Sony that purchased 4,000 patents from Nortel in 2011 — is looking to sell …
Why Google scares Microsoft to death
Microsoft has bashed both Samsung and Apple in its ads this year but there is a very good reason why Microsoft fears Google above all …
Former Apple exec: Has Microsoft gone nuts?
Of all of the dramas currently unfolding in the tech world right now, Microsoft’s is undoubtedly among the most intriguing. Years ago, just before Windows …
SEC charges Microsoft exec with insider trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday announced that it was bringing insider trading charges against Brian D. Jorgenson, a senior portfolio manager at Microsoft whom …
Ballmer explains how Apple forced his hand with the Surface
Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has revealed in an interview with ZDNet that the company felt forced to manufacture its own Surface line of tablets …
Microsoft yanks update that wrecked the Surface Pro 2
Many Surface Pro 2 users who have updated their device using recently released system firmware have posted complaints all across Microsoft’s support pages demanding that …
Will 2014 be the year of Windows Phone?
The Windows Phone mobile platform may be looking to have an even better 2014 after showing some encouraging momentum this year, at least according to …
These are the 5 best Xbox One games so far
Over the past few months, we’ve spent a great deal of time discussing the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One. Both consoles offer a unique …
Here’s how desperate some IT people are to avoid Windows 8
Microsoft knows that it has some work to do to make its desktop users happier with Windows 8. Despite this, the company is hoping to …
Microsoft CEO candidate hints company’s future goes beyond Windows
Ever since its rise to power in the 1990s, Microsoft has been all about “Windows, Windows, Windows.” But just because Windows has been Microsoft’s past …
Microsoft says it won’t name new CEO until at least early 2014
The Microsoft CEO search soap opera looks set to continue for at least another few weeks. Even though some Microsoft execs had been hoping the …
Microsoft desperately needs to find its new CEO soon
As Microsoft’s CEO search has dragged on and on, we’ve been treated to a series of leaks about its future plans that in many cases …
Kinect-like face recognition, touchless control tipped for Surface Mini
The rumored Surface Mini Windows tablet that wasn’t introduced alongside the new Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 earlier this year is still coming, a …
Google steals star engineer away from Microsoft
Google may be increasing its focus on robots, but it looks like the company still has use for humans as well (even if it only …
Windows 9 concept: Saving Windows from itself with a focus on ‘little things’
After hearing that Microsoft may bring back the Start menu button to Windows starting with the next major release, codenamed “Threshold,” a user imagined some …
Is this Microsoft’s next big Windows Phone update? [updated]
Now that the Nokia acquisition is all but finalized, Microsoft is back at work improving Windows Phone. The latest leaked image from @evleaks shows off …
‘Extremely popular’ Surface Pro 2, Surface 2 sold out at retailers
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2 tablets are selling very well, according to Mashable‘s checks with various retailers where the devices are sold out with …
How Microsoft could bring back the Start menu without killing Metro UI
The biggest controversy surrounding Windows 8 has been about the so-called “Metro” user interface that lets users navigate their PC through a set of Live …
Microsoft joins major push to kill passwords once and for all
As passwords have become more annoying and less secure over the years, several of tech’s brightest minds have looked at one another and said, “Surely …
Microsoft’s CEO search has become completely ridiculous
If you think there have been a lot of reported “frontrunners” in the search for a new Microsoft CEO, you aren’t mistaken. First we had …
NPD: PlayStation 4 sort-of outsells Xbox One in the U.S. in November
Despite both Sony and Microsoft reporting similar new consoles sales numbers so far, AllThingsD says citing a new NPD Group report that the PlayStation 4 outsold the …
Microsoft says Google still isn’t playing fair
Microsoft and other interested parties that have antitrust complaints against Google in Europe are not happy with the concessions the search giant is ready to …
Microsoft planning $1B ‘bribe’ so Samsung keeps making Windows Phones?
In addition to mentioning several unconfirmed details about upcoming Windows Phone 9 changes, Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin has also revealed an even more interesting note …
Windows Phone 9 will reportedly ditch Metro UI, launch in late 2014
Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin, known for some of his accurate tips on the mobile industry in the past, said on Twitter that Windows Phone 9 …
More details emerge on Microsoft’s plan to bring back Start menu
The Start menu really does look like it’ll be making a comeback in the next version of Windows. ZDNet confirms a report from Paul Thurrott …
To compete with Android, Microsoft considers free versions of Windows Phone and Windows RT
Windows RT still might be folded into Windows Phone or canned completely at some point in the near future, but Microsoft is reportedly considering another, …
Ballmer explains his philosophy as CEO: ‘How do you make money?’
Whatever else you might think about Steve Ballmer’s reign at Microsoft, there’s no doubt that he’s helped the company maintain its position as an absolute …
Nokia built an Android phone to ensure the company’s sale to Microsoft
As was reaffirmed in a report on Tuesday night, Nokia has been prepping a low-end Android phone that is close to being ready for commercial release. …
Microsoft keeps pace with Sony, sells 2 million Xbox Ones
There are no losers (except Nintendo) in the epic Microsoft-Sony console war so far. Microsoft’s Xbox Live programming director Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb announced on Wednesday …
