Microsoft kicks off Office Mix customer preview
Microsoft is opening up a customer preview of its newest Office app, a PowerPoint-based app known as Mix, to more testers.
Microsoft Provides Major Updates to OneDrive on Web and Android
Microsoft today announced several changes to its OneDrive cloud storage service, including updates to the web interface and Android mobile app.
Microsoft CEO Nadella expected to preside over New York City Surface Mini rollout
Microsoft looks to be taking the covers off its long-rumored Surface Mini tablet on May 20 in New York City.
Hopes of Xbox handheld dashed by Microsofts Phil Spencer
With the Xbox One out, Microsoft's game development teams are hard at work, with long lists of projects they'd like to tackle, Phil Spencer told fans on Twitter this week
Microsoft may let Showtime drive its Warthog for the Halo show
Microsoft is reportedly close to inking a deal with Showtime that could see episodes of the upcoming live-action Halo show air on the TV network before appearing on Xbox
Microsoft's Joe Belfiore talks Windows Phone design decisions, apps, and updates
He also hints that Cortana could make her way to the PC.
Microsoft buys GreenButton for Azure big computing boost
Tools and skills for managing workloads in the cloud
Welcome to Miami: Microsoft to open Innovation Center
Microsoft will open an innovation center in Miami focused on providing students, startups, government organizations and the Latin American community access to technology and tools for job creation, the company said in a statement
Microsoft wants you to help improve Kinect 2.0s voice recognition
Using the Xbox One's Kinect for voice commands is still pretty hit-or-miss for many, and Microsoft knows it
Microsoft Windows 8.1 use is growing
Update appears to have saved it
Microsoft sharpens encryption management tools
Microsoft is giving the IT admin crowd an updated toolset for managing encryption with the latest release of its Desktop Optimization Pack, better known as MDOP.
Stephen Elop lands at Microsoft with $33m golden parachute
Nice work if you can get it
Microsoft to Give Away Free Windows Phones This Weekend
Each store will give away at least 8 devices
Microsoft: Xbox One to hit China in September
Will be the first console to reach the country in 14 years
Surface Tablets: Still a Money-loser for Microsoft
For the past 9 months, Microsoft has lost $300 million on Surface
Microsoft hires DARPA boss for special projects
Looking for the next new thing
Microsoft Office for iPad finally adds printer support
Microsoft has released an update for Office for iPad that adds the ability to print Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents using any AirPrint printer
Microsofts motion-sensing keyboard lets you skip the touchscreen
As convenient as touchscreens and air gesture controls can be on a PC, it's not very comfortable to keep raising your hands just to handle basic tasks.
Novell finally loses Microsoft anti-trust case
A 20 anti-trust battle between Microsoft and Novell has finally ended with the US supreme court deciding the thing has been done to death.
Microsoft increases OneDrive For Business storage space to 1TB per user
Microsoft has announced it has increased the amoung of storage space for OneDrive For Business from 25GB to 1TB per user, along with offering the same amount of space for Office 365 ProPlus customers.
Microsofts Elop defends Android-based Nokia X phones
It's looking increasingly likely that Microsoft has no intentions of dumping the Android-based Nokia X phones that Nokia introduced just before its handset business became part of Microsoft.
Microsoft begins rolling out free Skype group video calling
Microsoft is making Skype group video calling a free, cross-platform feature, starting with the Windows desktop, Mac and Xbox One platforms.
US judge rules cloud firms including Microsoft and Google must hand over data stored overseas
Landmark ruling could pose serious concerns for European firms wary of the cloud
Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Updates: From Selfies to Touchless Controls
Pair of updates is expected in Q3 and Q4 for Windows Phone 8.1
Microsofts New Ad Proclaims that Nokia is Not Like Everybody Else
Microsoft/Nokia are the perennial underdog in a market dominated by Android and iOS
Microsoft Now Officially Owns Nokia Devices
Nokia appears free to return as an Android or Windows Phone maker in 2016
Microsofts Atari E.T landfill excavation event successful, game cartridges found
An excavation of an old landfill in New Mexico to find evidence of millions of buried Atari 2006 "E.T." game cartridges has been successful and will be part of an upcoming Microsoft Xbox documentary.
Microsoft Surface Mini seems likely to ship soon
Microsoft may be prepping to ship a mini version of its Surface tablets within a month, based on an Amazon.com listing for a case custom made for the device.
Microsoft: Office 365 Home now has 4.4 million subscribers
Microsoft has offered a new update on its subscriber base for Office 365 Home, announcing that 4.4 million users have now signed up to access the software service.
Microsoft realigns its SQL Azure cloud database line-up
Microsoft is retiring its SQL Web and Business cloud-database service tiers in April 2015 and replacing them with new Basic, Standard and Premium ones.
Windows Phone 8.1 hits 3.1% saturation rate after a week
A new report from Aduplex shows that Windows Phone 8.1 is now on a little over 3.1% of Windows Phone devices currently surveyed by the company and there are a few new Lumia devices in the works too.
Chinese government sticks with Windows XP over expensive Windows 8
Nation acknowledges risks but hopes to find a way to patch and protect machines
Microsoft reiterates commitment to Qualcomm
Microsoft has once again reiterated its commitment to Qualcomm in the Windows Phone arena
Microsoft holding Atari E.T. pre-dig party in New Mexico on Friday
Microsoft will hold an Atari 2600-themed free party Friday night in Alamogordo, New Mexico prior to Saturday's dig of the site where millions of "E.T.' games were buried.
Microsoft delivers Remote Desktop app preview for Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft has made available for download a preview version of its Remote Desktop app for Windows Phone 8.1.
Microsofts new, new Windows cadence: Once a year is not enough
What comes after Windows 8.1 Update? Sources say a second update is on its way, and that Microsoft's unified OS group is picking up the delivery pace.
Motorola Solutions signs patent sharing pact with Microsoft
Nothing to do with Lenovo whatsoever
Microsoft, Nokia Deal Slated to Close April 25
Microsofts $7.2 billion deal to acquire Nokias (NOK) mobile phone business is set to close Friday, April 25, sealing a month- long process that apparently ended with the companies winning the last-leg nod from Chinese regulators.
Microsoft to Build Data Center in Central Iowa
Microsoft has committed to building a massive 1.2 million square-foot, $1.1 billion regional data center complex on 154 acres in central Iowa, a project officials pledged will create more than 80 jobs in the local area over a four- to five-year phase-in period.
The next Windows 8.1 update could come this autumn as Windows 8.2
WZOR has released some new details on the next Microsoft OS update
Microsofts Office 365 finally launches in China
Microsoft has finally launched its Office 365 software subscription service in China, where it will be operated by the local company 21Vianet. The government of Shanghai is an early adopter.
The end of Nokia? Firm to be renamed Microsoft Mobile Oy when deal closes
The grand old name of Nokia will be dropped from the company's title as soon as the Microsoft takeover is rubber stamped this month, according to a letter sent by the new owners to suppliers
Microsoft to build $1.13 billion data center in Iowa
Microsoft announced Friday it will build a data center in West Des Moines, Iowa - costing $1.13 billion and will take four to five years to fully build, bringing in 84 jobs.
Windows Phone 8.1 ?Project My Screen PC app now available
Have you been waiting to use the new Project My Screen feature in Windows Phone 8.1? Well, wait no more - the PC companion app that facilitates this feature is now available from Microsoft.
IE6: Retired but not dead yet
Microsoft may have retired Internet Explorer 6 last week, but it's still keeping track of the ancient browser's user share on a death watch-like website that's been running for more than three years.
Microsoft to update Xbox Music for Windows Phone 8.1 next week
Microsoft has announced plans to update the Xbox Music app for the developer preview version of Windows 8.1 sometime next week, with a number of improvements.
Microsoft starts to introduce Cortana features to Bing.com
Also users are finding out lots of fun things about Cortana on Windows Phone 8.1
Why the Windows 8.1 Update probably means no more Service Packs for Windows
But we'd expect compulsory updates to become the norm.
Microsoft gives business users more time to install Windows 8.1 Update
Microsoft enterprise users now have until August, instead of May, to move to the 'Update' versions of Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8.1 in order to continue to receive future fixes and updates.
Intel looks to Android, not Microsoft, to boost tablet business
In case it wasn't clear already, Intel and Microsoft are no longer joined at the hip. Intel is trying desperately to grow its share of the tablet market, and with Windows flunking out on those devices, Android is where it's at.
