Insiders don’t see Windows 8.1 doing anything to help PC sales
Windows 8.1 marks the triumphant return of the Start button but according to a new report, it won’t do much at all to help reinvigorate the …
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PS4, Xbox One game delays might make for a sparse holiday lineup
Console launches are infamous for the underwhelming launch games that come along with them. Developers just don’t have enough time to spend with the system …
After 32 months at the top, Xbox 360 dethroned by PlayStation 3
There has been a changing of the guard in the U.S. video game console market and for Microsoft, it couldn’t have come at a worse …
The Start button’s triumphant return: Windows 8.1 now available
It might not be the same Start button Windows users have grown to love over the years, but it’s back. Microsoft on Thursday released the …
Video shows huge Xbox One speed improvements compared to Xbox 360
Good news for Xbox fans: It looks like booting up the next-generation console won’t take nearly as long as booting up the Xbox 360. A …
Microsoft seen folding Windows RT into Windows Phone by 2015
Microsoft may not be planning to perpetually support three different operating systems after all. An unnamed source tells ZDNet that Microsoft will likely fold its …
Special edition Xbox One preorders back at Best Buy after first round sold out
Almost as quickly as they appeared, the initial batch of Xbox One preorders were sold out. To make matters worse, a limited “Day One Edition” …
Microsoft prepares for phablets with latest Windows Phone update
On Monday, Microsoft announced the third major update for Windows Phone 8, which will enable higher resolutions and a larger Start screen in order to …
Microsoft rumored to be making Windows Phone 8.1 a tablet-capable OS
For a long time, many analysts and observers have wondered, “What’s the point of Windows RT?” And if the latest rumors from Paul Thurrott’s Supersite …
Windows 7 still makes up 99% of Toshiba’s enterprise sales
There’s no question that the adoption rate for Windows 8 is much slower than Microsoft had expected. Some manufacturers are even sticking with Windows 7 …
Microsoft’s Nokia buy still won’t get key apps on Windows Phone
Microsoft’s decision to buy Nokia’s handset division signaled its intention to build its own smartphone hardware but this still isn’t enough to get Candy Crush …
Microsoft throws in the towel on Windows Phone YouTube app
Microsoft has had enough of wrangling with Google for the time being. WPCentral notes that Microsoft has updated its homemade Windows Phone YouTube app so …
Mario, Yoshi, other Nintendo characters now flooding Windows app store
The Windows 8 app market has struggled to gain any real traction, dwarfed by the gigantic iOS and Android app stores. But it does seem …
Microsoft shares Steve Ballmer’s final shareholder letter
Microsoft has been awfully busy ever since Steve Ballmer announced his retirement back in August. The company bought Nokia, introduced a new Surface tablet lineup, …
Microsoft reassures gamers that Xbox One Kinect will not misuse their private data
When Microsoft first began sharing details of the new Kinect, Xbox users were immediately suspicious of how the next-generation console would make use of a …
Video: Here’s how Microsoft rebuilt Kinect for the Xbox One
The motion sensing technology in the current generation of video game consoles left something to be desired. Despite a successful launch and some impressive tech …
Study suggests Microsoft’s ‘Bing-it-on’ claims are false [updated]
Surprise! It turns out that people who take Microsoft’s “Bing it on” challenge don’t actually prefer Bing to Google by a rate of 2-to-1. Yale …
Windows 8.1 now available for preorder, complete with Start button
Those who don’t already have Windows 8 on their desktops and laptops can now preorder Microsoft’s new Windows 8.1 software from the company’s online store. …
Microsoft may take a page from Samsung’s playbook with multiple Surface models
Microsoft may have learned a thing or two from watching Samsung work its magic over the years: If at first you don’t succeed try again …
Windows 7 adoption still growing at a faster rate than Windows 8
Although Windows 8 has been steadily increasing its share of the market over the past few months, a recent surge by Windows 7 has put …
The death of the blue screen of death
The “blue screen of death” that signifies a system failure has historically characterized Microsoft’s Windows operating system as much as the windows-based user interface itself. …
Former Microsoft privacy advisor: ‘I don’t trust Microsoft now’
It’s doubtful that Microsoft will recruit its former privacy advisor Caspar Bowden to help it come up with witty one-liners for its next round of “Scroogled” …
Surface 2 tablet reportedly won’t take Microsoft very far in the mobile market
There is absolutely no question that Microsoft’s second-generation Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 tablets represent a huge improvement over the company’s first-generation slates. Where …
Video: Windows 8.1 commercial highlights Start button’s triumphant return
Microsoft has taken various criticisms of Windows 8 in stride, and that’s especially clear in the first official ad for Windows 8.1, which spends a …
Microsoft’s Surface 2 scores an early win as Delta signs on to buy 11,000 tablets
In an attempt to save money and be more environmentally friendly, Delta is providing its pilots with 11,000 next-generation flight bags that will each include …
PlayStation 4 tops Xbox One on gamers’ holiday wish lists according to Reuters poll
If a recent poll commissioned by Reuters and conducted by Ipsos is any indication, sales of Sony’s new PlayStation 4 will handily top Xbox One …
Why Ford CEO Mulally could be the right person to lead Microsoft
With Stephen Elop’s tenure at Nokia now shrouded in controversy, Microsoft may be looking in a different direction when it comes to picking its next …
Video: Microsoft ditches dancing, unveils a strong Surface 2 ad
Microsoft’s marketing campaign for its original Surface was undoubtedly one of the worst for a major product launch in recent memory: Instead of showing people …
You may be able to play your Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One after all
Whatever your opinions are of the competing next-gen consoles, there’s no question that Sony has had a leg up on Microsoft in a few very …
Microsoft plans single app store for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone
This could be just the thing that Microsoft needs to reignite developer interest in Windows Phone: A common app store for its multiple platforms. Unnamed …
