Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7.8 update due in early 2013
Waiting on Windows Phone 7.8? Microsoft (MSFT) announced Wednesday on its Windows Phone Blog that the update that’ll give Windows Phone 7.5 users Windows Phone 8’s Start screen with …
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Windows 8 demand is ‘not that good right now’ according to Asus exec
Microsoft (MSFT) may have sold an impressive 40 million Windows 8 licenses so far, but that doesn’t mean OEMs are seeing the same strong demand …
Microsoft CEO Ballmer says Windows Phone sales have quadrupled
In a renewed charge led by Nokia’s (NOK) flagship Lumia 920 smartphone, Windows Phone sales this holiday season are up dramatically from the same period …
Microsoft takes aim at Google with new ‘Scroogled’ ad campaign [video]
Over the past few months, Microsoft (MSFT) has launched a number of anti-Google (GOOG) advertising campaigns to help move users away from Google’s services. The Redmond, Washington-based …
2013 is ‘Microsoft’s year’
With a market capitalization of more than $225 billion, a 92% share of the PC market and a seven-year-old gaming console that just sold more …
Microsoft reportedly preps ‘Windows Blue’ update for 2013 in shift to annual OS updates
In yet another move that shows it wants to be more like Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) will reportedly move towards yearly Windows release according to sources from The Verge and ZDNet. Microsoft’s next …
Xbox 360 continues to dominate U.S. with massive sales during Black Friday week
The Xbox 360 shows no sign of slowing down even as Nintendo (NTDOY) launched its Wii U last week. Month after month, Microsoft’s (MSFT) seven-year-old game console continues …
Microsoft sells 40 million Windows 8 licenses in a month, outpaces Windows 7 upgrades
Microsoft (MSFT) has sold 40 million licenses of its Windows 8 operating system after only one month of availability. Tami Reller, the company’s newly-promoted head …
Bloatware is still very much alive in Windows 8
OEMs just can’t help themselves. For years, one of the most annoying aspects of PCs has been that OEMs have clogged up their machines with …
Microsoft and Amazon will reportedly each launch smartphones next year
Despite the “slow start” for its Surface with Windows RT tablet, Microsoft (MSFT) is definitely interested in working on more hardware. BGR exclusively reported last …
Microsoft’s Windows RT Surface will get software support for four years
In today’s world of disposable electronics, where new models can instantly make old ones feel obsolete, it’s often impossible to know how long hardware will …
Windows Phone 8 ‘Apollo Plus’ to reportedly bring OTA updates, VPN and more
Now that Windows Phone 8 is officially pushed out and people are snapping up Nokia (NOK) Lumia 920 devices like there’s no tomorrow and then running them over with …
Microsoft is working on its own Project Glass
We knew that rivals were already eying Google’s Project Glass eyewear, but a new patent application published recently reveals that Microsoft (MSFT) is among the …
Google’s U.S. search market share closes in on 70%
It looks as if Microsoft’s (MSFT) efforts to dethrone Google (GOOG) as the search engine king have failed. The Internet giant’s search market share hit …
Microsoft again said to be planning low-cost Xbox Lite for 2013 launch
Microsoft (MSFT) will reportedly launch an “Xbox TV” set-top box in 2013 geared toward casual gaming and streaming entertainment, according to The Verge’s sources. The …
Highly respected expert deems Windows 8 ‘weak on tablets, terrible for PCs’
Microsoft’s (MSFT) new desktop and tablet platform is not off to a good start. Windows 8 and Windows RT have been criticized by PC manufacturers, …
Early Windows 8 mockups show Microsoft planned to dump Start menu back in 2010
Unlike the KIN phones where Microsoft (MSFT) clearly had no idea what it was doing from development to launch, the company did have a clear vision for what …
Windows 8 might not boost enterprise PC sales until 2014
Windows 8 is not off to the start Microsoft (MSFT) and its PC vendor partners were hoping for. A recent well-sourced report stated that Windows …
Microsoft testing out new sewage gas-powered data center
The next time you find yourself saying that Microsoft’s (MSFT) cloud services stink, you could be more right than you realize. Technology Review reports that …
Internal videos show that Microsoft knew the Kin was total garbage before releasing it
Remember the Kin One and Kin Two? We don’t blame you if you have no idea what we’re talking about. Back in 2010, Microsoft (MSFT) …
Windows Phone 8 devices plagued by random reboots, poor battery life
Smartphones running Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone 8 operating system have been available for a little over two weeks now, and while sales may be better than …
Sinofsky was reportedly surprised by Ballmer’s decision to fire him
Yes, there’s some new palace intrigue coming out of Microsoft (MSFT): CEO Steve Ballmer was apparently personally responsible for firing former Windows president Steve Sinofsky. …
Next-gen Xbox details emerge as Wii U launches and PlayStation 3 catches up in worldwide sales
Now that Nintendo’s (NTDOY) Wii U is available in North America, all eyes are turned to Microsoft (MSFT) to announce its Xbox 360 successor (code-named “Durango”) and to Sony (SNE) to reveal its PlayStation 4 (code-named “Orbis”). …
A month with the Microsoft Surface
The Microsoft Surface got off to a shaky start. Preorder demand seemed strong for Microsoft’s (MSFT) debut tablet but the company made it a point …
Windows 8 sales disappoint while Windows Phone 8-powered Lumia 920 sales look strong
In a curious turn of events, Microsoft’s (MSFT) new desktop and tablet operating system is reportedly missing internal sales projections while Windows Phone 8, a …
Memo to Surface-bashing OEMs: At least Microsoft is trying. What have you done lately?
I’m obviously not above criticizing Microsoft (MSFT) myself, but I am getting somewhat annoyed by all the Windows OEMs that keep taking potshots at the …
Microsoft and its 31,000 patents are unsurprisingly fans of the patent system
It’s not hard to find critics of the American patent system, especially if they’re judges who feel overloaded with patent lawsuits. But Microsoft (MSFT) sees …
Microsoft adds new sharing features to SkyDrive as cloud usage doubles in last six months [video]
We hear it everyday: cloud storage is the future. Microsoft (MSFT) revealed on Thursday that its SkyDrive cloud storage service has seen usage double in the …
LA lawyer sues Microsoft over Surface storage claims
In an apparent attempt to become a hero for people who have way too much time on their hands, Los Angeles-based attorney Andrew Sokolowski is suing …
Windows Phone 7.8 details leaked in internal Nokia documents
Good news for Windows Phone 7 users burned by the fact that their smartphones can’t be updated to Windows Phone 8. An alleged Nokia (NOK) …
