Xbox One Teardown
iFixit posted a teardown of the new Xbox One
TripAdvisor partners with Microsoft, integrates into Bing
TripAdvisor announced today that it will be partnering up with Microsoft’s Bing search engine to allow users to effortlessly compare hotel prices, availability and ratings
Microsoft reveals Black Friday deals for Surface, laptops
Microsoft is whacking prices on Black Friday for its first generation Surface Windows RT tablets as well as for Windows 8 laptops and Xbox consoles
Microsoft to deliver Office 2013 SP1 in early '14
Microsoft today said it will ship the first service pack for Office 2013 sometime early next year
Microsoft touts in-rack fuel cells for data centres
Software and services firm looks to reduce reliance on power grids
Microsoft releases 'Xbox One SmartGlass' iOS app
Microsoft has released the Xbox One SmartGlass app for iOS
Bill Gates sets out the huge challenge facing the next Microsoft CEO
Gates leaves candidates with no doubt of the scale of the job
Nokia Shareholders Overwhelming Greenlight $7.2B USD Microsoft Deal
99.7 of shareholders who voted approved of the deal
Toshiba launches Windows 8.1 Ultrabook with 22-hour battery life
Toshiba launches its Dynabook Kira V634 this week, promising a massive 22 hours of battery life, along with 8GB RAM, Intel Core i5 CPU, 128GB SSD and HDMI-out, including support for 4K video output
Visual C++ Compiler November 2013 CTP
Microsoft has released a CTP of Visual C++ Compiler
Nokia's Lumia 1520 Windows Phablet: Some benefits worth the weight
Nokia's biggest Windows Phone yet, at six inches, offers some benefits for those not put off by a meatier form factor
How to Fix Mouse Lag in PC Games on Windows 8.1
Howtogeek shows you how to fix mouse lag in PC Games on Windows 8.1
Microsoft's browser-based dev toolbox: How 'Monaco' came to be
What's the former technical lead on Eclipse Java development tools been doing at Microsoft for the past three years? Building a browser-based development toolset.
Microsoft outs 3D Builder for Windows 8.1 to aid support for 3D printers
Microsoft has released a new app for Windows 8.1 machines, allowing users to create 3D-printable items
8 Super Windows 8.1 Tweaks For Power Users
MakeUseOf posted 8 super Windows 8.1 tweaks for power users
Microsoft releases My Server 2012 R2 for Windows Phone 8
Microsoft just released the My Server 2012 R2 application at the Windows Phone Store
Flipboard finally makes its appearance on Windows 8.1
Fans of Flipboard's curated content experience that are running Windows 8.1 have had to go without a native app on their Microsoft-powered machines, until today
Microsoft opens headquarters for digital crime fighters
Cybersleuths on the trail of botnets, Trojans and other malware used to steal financial assets and intellectual property have a new resource, a Microsoft facility that it will share with others pursuing the same goals
Nokia's upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 handsets use 3D touch
In related news, existing Lumia PureView smartphones get a new ReFocus app.
Rumor: Microsoft has a final idea for its next CEO and it may be a surpise
A new round of rumors has arrived, saying that the board of directors at Microsoft has already made up their collective mind on this matter, and the decision is sort of surprising and not surprising at the same time
Microsoft: No, were not ditching on-premise Exchange
Microsoft today shut down talk that it would soon stop shipping new versions of its Exchange Server, promising it would continue to develop and release the popular email software for on-premise use
7 Windows 8.1 Upgrade Issues & How To Fix Them
MakeUseOf shows you how to fix Windows 8.1 upgrade issues
Microsoft makes Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 available for download
Microsoft has released the fourth software update for Visual Studio 2012
Barnes & Noble NOOK app for Windows 8.1 gets a major update
Microsoft has posted the changelog for Barnes & Noble's NOOK app to the Windows blog
Microsoft blocks those that got Xbox One early
No access to Xbox Live till launch day now
Hoping to avert collision with disaster, Microsoft retires SHA1
After 2016, Microsoft will stop accepting the collision-prone crypto algorithm.
Microsoft's Joe Belfiore will now lead a team focused on Internet Explorer
Joe Belfiore taking over app development for Internet Explorer
Microsoft expands Office 365 to 17 new markets, adds four new languages
Microsoft has announced it has expanded access for its Office 365 service to 17 all new markets
Microsoft Kills Off Controversial System for Ranking Employees
"Stack ranking" made Microsoft employees want to compete with one another instead of other companies
Windows Phone gains, but Android rules
People may lust for iPhones, but IDC's numbers show that globally people buy Android smartphones
Microsoft delivers new batch of Surface updates
Microsoft is making available updates and fixes for its Surface RT, Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 tablets as part of its November Patch Tuesday releases.
How to boost Windows 8 performance
Want your Windows 8 machine to run faster? Of course you do. These tools and techniques can help.
SkyDrive on Xbox One
Microsoft published a video showing off SkyDrive on Xbox One
Microsoft's IE chief to take on a new role
Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of IE, Dean Hachamovitch, is taking on a new role on an unspecified team at the company.
How To Upgrade To Windows 8.1 & How To Downgrade Back To Windows 8
MakeUseOf posted a Windows 8.1 upgrade tutorial
Microsoft Windows is 30 years old
First release required 192KB of RAM and two floppy disk drives
Rumor Mill Heats Up Over Microsoft's Next CEO
Go ahead and pencil in Stephen Elop, set to return to Microsoft (MSFT) after the Nokia (NOK) sale as head of the new devices unit, as the clear front-runner to replace Steve Ballmer as chief
Microsoft rules out backward compatibility on Xbox One
Xbox 360 games are unlikely to work on the Xbox One, because Microsoft said that it would be ‘really problematic’ to do that
Microsoft killing support for purchased Xbox Video content on Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 7 users and old-timey Zune player owners will no longer be able to view video they've purchased through the Xbox Video store
Easily Share Microsoft Office Documents on Windows Phone with SkyDrive
MakeUseOf shows you how to easily share Microsoft Office Documents on Windows Phone
The missing Lumia: a look at Nokia's unreleased 719C Windows Phone
Catch a rare glimpse of what might have been with a set of images showing one Windows Phone that never made it to market: Nokia's Lumia 719C, a variant of the 710, once destined for Chinese buyers
Facebook for Windows 8.1 updated with sharing options and more
The official Facebook app for Windows 8 has been updated with some new features
Flat vs flat: a comparison of Windows Phone and iOS 7 app designs
Long Zheng posted a comparison between Windows Phone and iOS 7 app designs
Microsoft releases Windows 8.1 patch to fix mouse lag while gaming
Microsoft has now released a patch for Windows 8.1 that is supposed to fix an issue that was causing a great amount of lag in some mice products while playing certain games
Test and test again: The lesson from Windows 8.1s bumpy rollout
The rocky rollout of Windows 8.1 should serve as a reminder for consumers, software developers, hardware vendors, enterprise IT pros and Microsoft itself that a period of careful testing and analysis must precede the release and installation of an operating system update.
Want to test drive an Xbox One? Go to a Microsoft store
Microsoft's retail stores will have demo kiosks of the new console set up
Microsoft's 12-minute Xbox One demo shows off the dashboard, Kinect and apps
Microsoft has released a 12-minute video demonstration of its next-gen console in action
Microsoft to make IE 11 available for Windows 7.
IE 11 has been available for Windows 8.1 but soon they will be rolling out IE 11 to Win 7 customers.
Chinese upgrade version of Windows 8 to be discounted to $49 for limited time
In a bid to get folks to upgrade from out of date, (pirated) copies of Windows XP, Microsoft is greatly discounting the price of Windows 8 in China
Nokia's 6-inch Lumia 1520 arrives on AT&T November 22nd for $200, pre-orders open now
The first Windows Phone 8 device with a 6-inch, 1080p display goes on sale November 22nd, and costs $200 on contract for AT&T customers
