Microsoft will give away Office on smaller Windows 8 tablets
Microsoft is starting to get creative when it comes to selling Windows-based tablets. We learned late last week that the company had started giving away …
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Qualcomm partners with Microsoft to power quad-core Windows RT 8.1 tablets
Qualcomm at the Computex 2013 trade show in Taipei on Tuesday announced that it has added support for Microsoft’s upcoming Windows RT 8.1 operating system …
Seven months after Windows 8’s launch, Vista still more popular and Windows 7 gaining share
We saw plenty of promise in Windows 8 when we first previewed it back in 2012, but consumers and businesses weren’t blown away and PC …
Xbox One seen selling for $399, PlayStation 4 possibly priced at $349
There are still several big questions surrounding the next-generation video game consoles from Microsoft and Sony, and pricing is somewhere near the top of the …
Microsoft CIO Tony Scott steps down to ‘focus on personal projects’
Microsoft has confirmed the departure of chief information officer Tony Scott, who was in charge of the company’s internal IT operations for more than five …
Acer chairman knocks Windows RT yet again
Acer doesn’t seem to be able to make up its mind about Microsoft and its new platforms. Top executives from the company have called Windows …
Microsoft tries to stave off Windows RT flop by slashing fees
Microsoft’s struggles to make inroads in the tablet market with Windows RT are well documented, but the company still seems to think it can make …
Gamers plan campaign to end DRM on Xbox One and PlayStation 4
Microsoft and Sony’s used game policies for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 remain unclear. Both companies have confirmed that their respective consoles can play …
June is huge month for tech giants as Apple, Samsung and Microsoft launches approach
May was a big month for big tech as sales of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 kicked into high gear, Google held its annual I/O conference and …
Microsoft considers ‘major restructuring’ as focus turns to devices and services
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is reportedly considering big changes for his company’s organizational structure to reflect its increasing focus on devices and services. Unnamed sources …
Despite Windows 8 drama, Microsoft’s Office 365 Home Premium has been a hit
So we all know by now that Windows 8 has proven to be a very polarizing operating system that Microsoft has vowed to overhaul in …
Video: Microsoft tries to challenge the Galaxy S4 with bargain bin Lumias
Microsoft’s bold new plan for selling Windows Phone devices is apparently to treat people like they’re stupid. In a new video touting the benefits of …
Microsoft finally realizes keyboards are essential to the Surface, gives them away for free
It’s taken a while but Microsoft has finally realized that it’s futile to charge customers an extra $100 just so they can use a keyboard …
Shanghai shocker: Windows is losing smartphone market share in China
The newest Kantar Worldpanel report from China shows Android grabbing 51.4% of urban China’s smartphone market share, up a few points from the previous quarter. iOS …
Xbox One deal worth more than $3 billion for AMD
Microsoft’s recent Xbox One debut had its ups and downs, and there are still some burning questions that have not yet been answered. In terms …
The hard truth for Microsoft: Windows may never work as a tablet OS
Windows-based tablets haven’t been big successes so far, whether they use the desktop-centric Windows 8 or the tablet-centric Windows RT. iMore’s Rene Ritchie does some …
Here’s how Microsoft hopes to reignite interest in Windows
As we learned on Wednesday, Microsoft will indeed be bringing back the Start button for Windows 8.1. But Engadget, which has posted a lengthy preview …
Microsoft’s Xbox One controller will last longer than the console itself
The controller for Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One console can be mashed and smashed by gamers for the next decade. Microsoft accessories and hardware manager Bob …
Microsoft doubles Surface Pro storage to 256GB following user backlash
Microsoft has been accused of being misleading regarding the way it has advertised the internal storage in its Surface tablets. The 64GB Surface Pro model ships with only …
First leaked Windows 8.1 screenshot clearly shows new Start button
Start button fans, rejoice: Microsoft really seems to have heard your pleas. In addition to the new information we learned today about how Microsoft might …
New details emerge on how the Start button might work in Windows 8.1
The most-clamored-for feature in the upcoming Windows 8.1 release is undoubtably the return of the Start button, the longtime hub of the Windows experience that …
PC shipments projected to crater in 2013, keep declining in 2014
The PC market is in rough shape and new projections from IDC show that we’re probably not even close to hitting bottom yet. According to …
Microsoft tries to tamp down worries that new Xbox will follow your every move
Microsoft wants concerned gamers to know that its next-generation console won’t be a Stalk Box. In a statement given to Kotaku, an unnamed Microsoft spokesperson …
The Xbox One’s creepy monitoring feature might track how often you sit through commercials
If you don’t want to be creeped out by the Xbox One Kinect sensor’s ability to track your every move in your living room, then …
Xbox One rumored to include remote play; Siri-like features coming to Kinect
A new report suggests that the next-generation Xbox One video game console will introduce a new way to play games with friends. According to Polygon, …
Microsoft reportedly plans to take a cut of used game sales
Xbox One games are installed to the console’s hard drive and registered to users’ Xbox Live accounts. It remains unclear how the system will handle …
Another patent suit bites the dust: Motorola can’t ban Xbox
The good news with patent suits is that even when they’re successful they very rarely result in outright sales bans of popular products. And now …
Despite upcoming Xbox One launch, Microsoft aims to sell 25 million more Xbox 360s
Microsoft’s newly unveiled Xbox One has gamers excited despite some huge question marks, but Microsoft thinks its current-generation Xbox 360 still has legs. Speaking with …
Microsoft and Google partner to bring YouTube app back to Windows Phone
Both Google and Microsoft think it’d be a shame to deny Windows Phone users the glory of Keyboard Cat videos, which is why the two …
Microsoft vows Xbox One won’t be struck by ‘red ring of death’
One of the most common problems that annoyed early Xbox 360 adopters was the appearance of the “red ring of death,” a flashing red light on …
