Microsoft giving Xbox One demos in all retail stores starting today
It’ll still be two weeks before the delivery man knocks on your door with a box containing your Xbox One, but if you just can’t …
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Elop reportedly on board with killing Bing, Xbox as next Microsoft CEO
Members of Microsoft’s Bing team should get their résumés updated if Stephen Elop becomes the company’s new CEO. Unnamed sources tell Bloomberg that if Elop replaces …
Xbox One hosts a collection of impressive entertainment apps at launch
On Thursday, we got our first look at the full lineup of entertainment apps that will be appearing on PlayStation 4 next week. It’s a …
Video: Microsoft releases 12-minute hands-on tour of Xbox One
We’re now just two short weeks away from the debut of Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox One video game console and the anticipation is building. As fans …
Microsoft Office Web Apps now include live, co-author editing
Microsoft Office Web Apps on SkyDrive and Office 365 are finally catching up with Google Drive. In a blog post on Wednesday, Microsoft’s Amanda Lefebvre …
Xbox One will offer free, ad-supported streaming through Xbox Music [updated]
The Xbox Live Gold subscription is gaining a little bit more value on the Xbox One. Microsoft’s Albert Penello confirmed on Twitter that Xbox One …
Another one-time Microsoft insider urges company to ditch Bing, Xbox
Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen isn’t the only longtime Microsoft associate who wants the company to dump Bing and the Xbox. Barron’s has flagged some more …
Android is generating $2 billion a year… for Microsoft
Microsoft would love to sell more Windows Phones but you get the feeling that it doesn’t mind seeing Android do well either, especially if it …
Elop reportedly a finalist to become Microsoft CEO
Stephen Elop isn’t out of the running for Microsoft CEO just yet. Unnamed sources tell Reuters that Microsoft has cut its shortlist of potential CEOs …
How Microsoft’s brute financial force will bring apps to Windows Phone
Microsoft has always had one big advantage over BlackBerry in its quest to establish Windows Phone as the world’s No. 3 mobile operating system: Giant …
Microsoft warns of malware tsunami for Windows XP stragglers
It’s been a good run, but stragglers might consider finally making the jump to a more recent Windows operating system after reading this report. Tim …
Nokia helps Windows Phone overtake iOS in key European market
Don’t look now, but Windows Phone is gaining some serious momentum in Europe. The latest numbers from Kantar Worldpanel show that Windows Phone has actually …
Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen may be pushing firm to ditch Bing, Xbox
As we’ve observed recently, Microsoft has really become a tale of two companies: An unstoppable juggernaut in the enterprise cloud and software market and a …
Microsoft attempts to assuage fears over Kinect privacy invasion
As the month of next-generation console releases begins, both Sony and Microsoft are tying up every loose end that they can in order to provide …
Why we’re about to get swamped with Surface ads this holiday season
Microsoft looks intent on growing its marketing budget to Samsung-esque proportions. Asymco’s Horace Dediu has posted a chart on his Twitter feed that compares advertising …
More good news for Microsoft: Nokia now No. 4 U.S. smartphone vendor
Beating out Motorola may not mean much these days, but Microsoft nonetheless has to be happy that Nokia has blown past Motorola to become America’s …
PS4, Xbox One hard drives will only fit 12 full-sized games
It might be a good idea to go ahead and start planning out exactly how you are going to fill up your new console’s hard …
Windows 8.1 picks up steam, drives adoption of Microsoft’s new OS
When we checked in on Windows adoption rates last month, things weren’t looking great for Microsoft’s most recent operating system. Windows 7 was actually gaining …
Microsoft hopes massive marketing budget will move 16M Windows tablets this year
Microsoft is planning on doing whatever it takes to get Surfaces and third-party Windows tablets into homes over the holiday season. WinSuperSite reports that Microsoft’s …
How Microsoft is Scroogling its own users with Windows 8.1
Congratulations to everyone who thought that Microsoft’s “Scroogled” ad campaign wasn’t born from the company’s deep-seated concerns for user privacy. InfoWorld’s Woody Leonhard this week writes …
Video: Microsoft shows off key Xbox One features in gameplay tour
We hope you like the new look of Windows 8, gamers, because that’s what you’re in store for if you opt for Microsoft’s upcoming new Xbox One video …
Video: Microsoft’s first Xbox One ad celebrates the glory of escapism
With the console wars set to heat up again this holiday season, Microsoft has fired its opening advertising volley with a terrific Xbox One ad …
Surface sales are getting less awful
The good news for Microsoft was that it didn’t have to write off $900 million because of poor Surface sales again last quarter. The trouble, …
Microsoft recovers from Surface debacle with strong Q1 earnings
Microsoft’s last earnings report was not the company’s brightest hour. Not only did it miss analysts’ expectations with fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $0.59 per share …
Microsoft’s Surface Pro is now the same price as Apple’s iPad
Microsoft’s Surface Pro is easily one of the most exciting and unique Windows computers that has ever been created, but unfortunately the device’s sleek design …
Windows 8.1 apps are about to get a lot more chatty
Steve Ballmer has long been enthusiastic about developers and now developers have another reason to be enthusiastic about Windows 8.1. ZDNet reports that Microsoft has …
Microsoft: Apple’s iWork suite isn’t worth giving away
Apple’s events typically lean on hardware announcements, such as the debut of the iPad Air on Tuesday, but the tech giant took some time to …
On his way out, Ballmer gets low marks from Microsoft employees
Steve Ballmer has been Microsoft’s CEO for more than a decade but it looks like a sizable chunk of his workforce won’t be sad to …
Here comes Windows Glass: Microsoft prepping a Google Glass competitor
Microsoft was late to the game in both the smartphone and tablet markets but the company is determined to not get left behind when it …
Windows Phone to finally get an official Instagram app
Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app acquired by Facebook for $1 billion last year, is finally coming to Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. The announcement came early …
