Former Microsoft exec: Microsoft has ‘become the thing they despised’
Microsoft has a long and storied history of leadership in the tech industry, and the company has driven innovation for decades. In recent years, however, …
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‘Xbox 8’ tipped as name of next-gen Microsoft gaming console
Microsoft’s next-generation gaming console may be called “Xbox 8,” or perhaps Xbox Infinity, according to a recent report. The software giant recently secured a slew of …
Bill Gates to PC makers: Don’t be mad about Surface
Microsoft may be going it alone in making its first tablet but company chairman and founder Bill Gates says that Windows PC original equipment manufacturers …
Windows Phone sales top iPhone and match Android… in Finland
After struggling for nearly two years, Microsoft's Windows Phone platform is finally starting to gain substantial ground… in Finland. Nokia's strong presence in its home …
Windows 7 market share surpasses 50%
Windows 7 for the first time ever has captured more than half of the global operating system market, according to data compiled by Web analytics …
Microsoft to take $6.2 billion charge following failed aQuantive acquisition
Microsoft on Monday announced that the company’s online services division will take a $6.2 billion charge related to its 2007 acquisition of aQuantive. “Microsoft Corp. …
Microsoft offers $40 Windows 8 Pro upgrade
Business users who want a more enterprise-oriented version of Windows 8 can soon upgrade their current machines to Windows 8 Pro for just $40, Microsoft …
Microsoft working on a new keyboard for Windows Phone
Microsoft is reportedly working on a new soft keyboard for its Windows Phone operating system, according to a leaked presentation obtained by WMPoweruser. The keyboard …
Nokia has a secret plan to survive if Windows Phone fails
Just as Richard Nixon once touted a secret plan to end the Vietnam War, so too has Nokia acknowledged a secret plan to stay in …
NPD: Ultrabooks are saving the high-end notebook market
For people who want super-thin computers and who don’t feel like paying more than $2,000 for a Retina MacBook Pro, ultrabooks are a blessing. And …
HP ditches Windows RT tablet plans, Microsoft Surface to blame
Hewlett-Packard originally planned to release a Windows RT-powered tablet later this year. Due to Microsoft’s recent Surface announcement and the high cost of licenses, however, the …
Desperate RIM considering Windows switch, says report
Things have gotten so bad for RIM that the company is willing to look at Nokia’s strategy for guidance, Reuters reports. Citing unnamed sources, Reuters says that …
Microsoft explains reason for ditching Start button in Windows 8
Microsoft shocked the world when it decided to remove the Start button from Windows 8. The removal of the button, which has been featured in …
Microsoft to launch ‘Xbox Music’ Spotify-like streaming service this year
Microsoft is reportedly working on a new streaming music service that will tie in to its Xbox suite of gaming and entertainment services. Bloomberg on …
Microsoft Connected Car team plans to integrate Windows 8 and Kinect into vehicles
Microsoft’s Connected Car team, which is responsible for the technology used in systems such as Ford Sync, may be looking to further integrate the company’s …
Microsoft shows off Windows Phone 7.8 new start screen [video]
Even though it will be impossible to update any existing Windows Phone device to the upcoming version of the company’s mobile operating system, Microsoft will be offering …
Microsoft Yammer acquisition gets official
The rumors were true: Microsoft is indeed buying business-centric social networking site Yammer for $1.2 billion, or $200 million more than early rumors indicated. A presumably …
Microsoft: We have no plans to build our own phones
Despite earlier reports, a Microsoft executive has stated that the software giant has no plans to build its own smartphone. Greg Sullivan, the senior marketing …
Analysts whack Nokia sales estimates… again
Just what Nokia needed: another group of analysts slashing its revenue estimates! In this case, Bloomberg reports that Nomura analysts this morning sent out a research …
First Microsoft Surface tablets will be Wi-Fi-only
Bloomberg reports that the first generation of Microsoft’s Surface tablets will only support Wi-Fi connectivity to start, and won’t be able to connect with carriers’ proprietary 4G …
Huawei looks to build Windows Phone 8 handset, Windows 8 tablet
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 has both consumers and vendors excited. The software giant’s upcoming operating system that will blend mobile and desktop computing together also looks …
Microsoft Surface battery life may not stack up to iPad
Gregg Keizer at Computer World has done a little detective work on the battery life of Microsoft’s Surface tablets and has found that it may …
HTC’s Windows Phone 8 roadmap reveals three new handsets
HTC, one of Microsoft’s key mobile partners, has big plans for Windows Phone 8 according to a purported device roadmap obtained by The Verge. The troubled Taiwanese manufacturer …
Microsoft employed Apple-like secrecy while building its Surface tablet
Apple, and more recently Samsung, is known for taking extreme measures to keep products secret while they’re being developed. According to Tech Radar, Microsoft employed …
Microsoft wants another crack at making its own phones, says analyst
Microsoft’s first attempt at making its own mobile phones wasn’t exactly a success. In fact, it would be fair to say that the Microsoft KIN was …
Surface tablets will have ‘little impact’ this year, ABI says
Count ABI Research as a Surface skeptic. The research firm on Wednesday said that Windows-based tablets will have “little impact” on the tablet market this …
Microsoft Surface: Three keys for success
I was somewhat surprised to learn this week that Microsoft had developed a tablet that’s actually pretty cool. My expectations were admittedly low when I …
Leaked Xbox 720 pricing and details likely real
Purported details surrounding Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox video game and home entertainment console emerged earlier this week when a 56-page document leaked onto the Web. The supposed …
Majority of Americans not interested in Microsoft Surface tablets, survey finds
An unscientific survey suggests that Microsoft will have its work cut out trying to sell Surface to most Americans, MacTech reports. Keep in mind that the …
Microsoft OEM partners dish anonymously about hurt feelings
Et tu, Ballmer? Microsoft’s original equipment manufacturer partners are doing their very best renditions of Julius Caesar this week after Microsoft apparently blindsided them when it announced …
