Windows 8 adoption starts gaining steam while XP use tumbles
Windows 8 is certainly polarizing but it’s certainly started to gain momentum over the last month. The latest numbers from Net Applications show that Windows …
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Xbox One indie program will support free-to-play games, micro-transactions
Microsoft had more good news for independent developers at the Penny Arcade Expo. Speaking with Joystiq, portfolio director for digital games at Microsoft Studios Chris Charla …
Microsoft confirms Xbox One can also download games remotely
Not to be outdone by Sony, Xbox Corporate Vice President Marc Whitten confirmed on Friday that the Xbox One will be able to remotely download games …
Microsoft doubles cloud storage for Exchange Online, Office 365 mailboxes
Microsoft is currently on a streak of increasing cloud storage capacity for its customers. Earlier this week, Microsoft more than tripled the storage capacity for SkyDrive …
Microsoft, Google team up to sue federal government over NSA spying
It doesn’t happen very often, but it’s always nice to see two tech giants set aside their differences for a greater cause. This time, Microsoft …
Microsoft makes the $100 Surface Pro price cut permanent
In a not-so-surprising development, Microsoft has decided to permanently lower the price of its Surface Pro tablet. Engadget points out that Microsoft is locking in …
Microsoft researcher sees keyboards slowly fading into a niche accessory
Microsoft has always placed a lot of importance on hooking things up to a keyboard — witness Steve Ballmer’s prediction that the iPhone would flop …
Microsoft is working on 3D video calling for Skype
Now we know how Princess Leia projected her 3D image to send Obi-Wan a message: She installed Microsoft’s 3D video-calling Skype software onto R2-D2. Mark Gillett, who …
Online bookmaker begins taking bets on next Microsoft CEO
Although the dust surrounding Steve Ballmer’s retirement has still yet to settle, the internet is already abuzz over the future of Microsoft’s top spot. While …
Fear and loathing in Redmond: Ex-Microsoft manager describes effects of ‘stack ranking’
One of Microsoft’s most criticized policies has been its use of a “stack ranking” system to evaluate its employees that inadvertently gave employees an incentive …
Microsoft won’t give developers early access to finished Windows 8.1 build
You may want to wait a little bit to install Windows 8.1 on your computer, especially if you have apps that are crucial to your …
Microsoft’s next big challenge: Stopping talent from following Ballmer out the door
With no successor now lined up to take outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer’s place, Microsoft faces a danger that many employees will run for the exits …
Microsoft’s Surface 2 surfaces in logs
If nothing else, the Microsoft’s first-generation Surface tablets offered numerous lessons that the the software giant can use to help guide future launches — and one …
This is the biggest question Microsoft’s next CEO will have to answer
So far the mobile computing world has shown that there are two successful business models for making money from software: You can either exclusively sell …
Xbox One reportedly hit by production woes, could be hard to find at launch
The Xbox One might a little harder to find than expected when it launches later this year. China’s Economic Daily News reports that Microsoft is …
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was pushed to retire early
This time next year, Steve Ballmer will no longer be the CEO of the world’s largest software company. The widely criticized executive announced last week …
Complete list of launch titles for Xbox One and PlayStation 4
The annual Gamescom conference was more important this year than most, because both Sony and Microsoft used the show to announce their full lineup of …
Steve Ballmer’s ‘failure’ illustrated in a single chart
A picture is worth a thousand words and sometimes a chart is worth even more. Microsoft’s announcement late last week that Steve Ballmer would step …
Vista stands out as Ballmer’s biggest regret
Steve Ballmer’s tenure at Microsoft has seen plenty of ups and downs, but one down that really sticks with the outgoing CEO was the failure …
‘Retirement, retirement, retirement!’ Ballmer leaves mixed, funny legacy
How to assess the legacy of soon-to-be-retired Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer? It would be too easy to merely focus on his many mistakes over the …
Here is Steve Ballmer’s full retirement letter to Microsoft staff
Steve Ballmer is retiring. Investors are happy. Those of us who love his unwavering charisma have mixed emotions, and of course Microsoft has done a …
Microsoft CEO Ballmer plans to retire within a year, shares surge
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is preparing to call it quits. In a surprise announcement made Friday, Microsoft said that its longtime chief executive is planning …
Windows Phone gains critical momentum in Latin America
Although Windows Phone has little short-term hope of denting the iOS-Android duopoly in the United States, the story is different in emerging markets where many …
Microsoft now being investigated for alleged bribes in Russia, Pakistan
Microsoft’s alleged bribery woes may reach farther than China. The Wall Street Journal reports that the United States Department of Justice is widening its probe …
Microsoft: Xbox One and Kinect will not be sold separately
Gamers uninterested in Microsoft’s next-generation Kinect who were hoping to save some money by purchasing a stand-alone Xbox One are in for some bad news. …
Video: Microsoft unleashes its best Lumia ad yet
Microsoft’s marketing department has really stepped up its game since the dark days of Surface break dancing. The newest Microsoft-produced ad for Nokia’s Lumia 1020 brilliantly addresses the …
Microsoft tries to get school kids hooked on Bing with free Surface RTs
Microsoft has come up with a clever way to get rid of some of the millions of excess Surface RTs it has in its warehouses: …
Microsoft releases list of Xbox One launch titles – 23 games in all
This is a big week for video games with the annual Gamescom conference having just kicked off, and Microsoft is among the companies in attendance. …
How Microsoft plans to make the Xbox One the go-to platform for indie developers
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has very strong feelings about developers so it’s no surprise that the company is placing an emphasis on drawing more independent …
Video: Microsoft says iPad is awful for work in latest Windows 8 ad
Microsoft has taken a page out of Apple’s playbook recently. With Windows now the underdog operating system in the tablet market as the iPad continues …
