How to watch Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 press conference live today at 1:00PM EDT
Google’s (GOOG) Android press conference has been postponed due to the hurricane bearing down on the East Coast, but Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone 8 event …
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Forget the iPad, Surface is the tablet people want
Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer undoubtedly knows that Apple (AAPL) has sold more than 100 million iPad tablets at this point, but according to the …
The Boy Genius Report: iPad mini, iMac and the Microsoft Surface
It’s time to bring the name back. Boy Genius Report officially changed its name to BGR back in 2010, but I am going to be …
A brave new world: Microsoft Surface now available for purchase
Welcome to the new Microsoft (MSFT). The world’s largest software company is now officially a Windows hardware vendor, having launched its debut tablet at midnight …
Microsoft exec says rampant cyber crime made his company fall behind on smartphones
Microsoft (MSFT) development director Craig Mundie knows that his company has fallen way behind on smartphones but he insists that it’s not the company’s fault. In …
Microsoft grappling with newfound underdog status as it enters the tablet market
Microsoft (MSFT) knows quite a bit about being the world’s most dominant tech company. But over the past few years, Microsoft has taken a backseat …
Bill Gates: Windows and Windows Phone will be combined into one platform
In a recent interview posted by Microsoft (MSFT), company co-founder Bill Gates had much praise to offer Microsoft’s upcoming Surface tablet. Gates called the new slate …
Microsoft says it put 1.24 billion hours into testing Windows 8
Microsoft (MSFT) on Thursday officially launched its Windows 8 operating system at a media event in New York City. Steven Sinofsky, president of the company’s Windows …
Windows 8 now available in 140 markets, upgrades start at just $15
Microsoft (MSFT) on Thursday took to New York City to announce availability of its brand new Windows operating system in more than 140 markets around …
Ballmer says Microsoft will ‘obviously’ make more hardware after Surface tablet
Original equipment manufacturers are about to get even more competition from Microsoft (MSFT). In an interview with BBC News, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that …
Android projected to top Windows for OS dominance by 2016
Traditional PC shipments are set to decline in 2012 for the first time in over a decade while sales of mobile computing devices such as …
Don’t panic just yet – here are all the scary things you need to learn to use Windows 8
Windows 8 is coming! Windows 8 is coming! Judging by the reaction to Windows 8 on various technology and business blogs, it’s a miracle society …
Microsoft found guilty of violating browser choice commitments in Europe
In a preliminary ruling, the European Commission has found that Microsoft (MSFT) failed to comply with an order that requires it to offer a choice of web …
Xbox SmartGlass app launches for Windows 8 tablets on October 26th [video]
As Microsoft (MSFT) braces for its Windows 8 launch, it’s also making good on its promise to flip the switch on Xbox SmartGlass by the end …
Microsoft adds subsidized $99 250GB Xbox 360 and $149 Kinect bundle to lineup
In May, Microsoft (MSFT) launched its first subsidized Xbox 360 for $99 with a two-year subscription to Xbox Live Gold. In the run up to …
Microsoft Surface review: A tale of two tablets
Some time ago, top executives at Microsoft (MSFT) realized the company needed to make some major strategic changes to adapt in a marketplace that was …
UI expert says Windows 8 throws users ‘under the bus’
Windows 8 represents a radical change for Microsoft (MSFT) and its Windows operating system, which currently powers nearly 92% of computers around the world according …
Microsoft begins shipping Surface tablets with Windows RT to customers
With three days to go until Microsoft’s (MSFT) Surface tablet officially launches on October 26th, WPcentral is reporting that customers have already started receiving confirmation emails that their tablets …
Microsoft has sold 70 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide since 2005
As the Xbox 360 enters its seventh year on the market, Microsoft (MSFT) has announced that its second game console has sold 70 million units …
Bill Gates explains why the Surface is ‘unbelievably great’ [video]
It’s not exactly surprising, but Microsoft (MSFT) chairman Bill Gates is a big fan of his company’s first tablet. During an in-house interview posted on …
Microsoft Surface preorders now completely sold out
Launch-day inventory of Microsoft’s (MSFT) entry-level Surface tablet was completely sold out in less than 24 hours, but the company’s admission that pre-sales inventory would …
Microsoft unleashes killer live-action Halo 4 trailer [video]
Get excited, Master Chief fans. Microsoft (MSFT) has put out a new live-action teaser film for Halo 4 that honestly makes you wonder whether you’re …
Microsoft partners reportedly in despair as Surface tablet launch nears
Microsoft’s (MSFT) Surface tablet continues to ruffle feathers ahead of its imminent launch next week. According to a report on Friday from Digitimes, Microsoft’s partners …
Some Microsoft stores now taking Surface pre-orders
Anyone looking to pre-order a Surface can now do so the old-fashioned way: By walking into a store and talking with a human about it. …
Microsoft bounces back to profitability in Q3, posts EPS of $0.55 on $16.01 billion in revenue
Microsoft (MSFT) has a lot going on ahead of next week’s Windows 8 launch, what with it being in the early stages of a major …
Nokia CEO: Surface-branded smartphone would ‘stimulate’ Windows Phone 8
Nokia (NOK) CEO Stephen Elop might have allied his company with Microsoft (MSFT) to deliver some of the best Windows Phone devices, but he also …
High prices said to doom Microsoft’s Surface to fourth-place finish
It’s not just know-nothing bloggers who think Microsoft’s (MSFT) Surface is overpriced — some tech industry analysts think so as well. Per Business Insider, Sterne Agee …
The difference between ‘need’ and ‘want’
Microsoft (MSFT) began airing its debut Surface tablet commercial earlier this week and early responses have been mixed. I have seen some praise strewn about the …
Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 price by $50, reveals new holiday bundles
Microsoft (MSFT) is giving consumers two more reasons to buy an Xbox 360 this holiday season. First, all Xbox 360 consoles except the standalone 4GB model …
Windows RT accounts for more than one-third of the Surface's 32GB of storage
Yes, the entry-level Microsoft (MSFT) Surface offers twice the nominal storage of Apple’s (AAPL) entry-level iPad of the same price. But as Business Insider notes, …
