European Union antitrust officials today hit Microsoft with a $732 million fine for failing to live up to a 2009 settlement that requires it to offer Windows users a choice of alternate browsers.
EU to hit Microsoft with 'large fine' Wednesday, says report
European antitrust regulators will reportedly slap Microsoft with a "large fine" Wednesday for failing to live up to a 2009 settlement that requires it to offer Windows users a browser ballot.
Microsoft promises Surface Pro in European stores next quarter
Computerworld reports that Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet will go on sale in Europe in the second quarter priced somewhere around $1,170
Windows Blue build 9347 screenshot surfaces but doesn't show much
Neowin posted another screenshot from Windows Blue build 9347
Could we see Microsoft update Office 2013 every three months?
Kurt DelBene, the leader of Microsoft's Office division, hinted this week that we could see updates for both Office 365 and the client-based Office 2013 software every three months
Steam says Windows 8 has overtaken Windows XP
The number of Windows 8 users on Steam is now more than the number of Windows XP user, according to the newly updated Steam hardware survey report for Feburary 2013
Windows 8 market share up slightly in February to 2.79 percent
Neowin posted a story that Net Applications's newly updated operating system market share data for February shows that Windows 8 went up slightly to 2.79 percent
Windows 9 to be released November 2014?
Ghacks reports that someone over the Soft-forum posted a timeline for the Windows 9 operating system
$15 Windows 8 upgrade ends Feb. 28
Customers who purchased a Windows 7 PC from June 2012 through January 2013 have just two more days to submit their claims for a discounted copy of Windows 8, Microsoft said yesterday.
Microsoft's next Windows Blue test build said to be a public preview
Microsoft's Windows Blue operating system update may be on its way to a public, consumer preview in the next few months
Microsoft patent application would automatically disinfect grimy touchscreens
Microsoft is trying for a patent that would automatically disinfect grimy touchscreens
Reports: Microsoft planning to unveil Xbox successor at April event
Microsoft is planning a "one-off media event" to show off the new Xbox in early April, based on information from unnamed sources inside and outside of Microsoft.
Microsoft Azure Cloud Storage Suffers Major Outage Over Expired SSL Certificate
Microsoft's public cloud storage service suffered a global outage due to a lapsed security certificate
Microsoft offers clarity on Office 2013 and Office 365 install rights
Microsoft has posted up an official statement where it offers some clarity on the install rights of the stand alone Office 2013 product compared to Office 2010 and the new Office 365
Run Full Windows Applications on Your Windows RT Tablet
XDA developer has released a new utility that allows you to run full x86 Windows applications of Windows RT tablets
Windows 9 build 9319 spotted in the wild
Neowin reports that images of Windows 9 has been leaked
Messenger’s Skype transition will commence April 8th
The Next Web is reporting that the transition From Messenger to Skype has been pushed to April 8th
Microsoft Could Make Billions From Office for iPad
A new report from Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Holt, who argues that Microsoft is leaving money on the table by not releasing Office for iOS
Microsoft Makes Office 2013 Single-License Model, Locked To One PC Only
HotHardware discovered that the new Office 2013 license agreement forbid to transfer the license from one PC to another PC
Microsoft: More 128 GB Surface Pros in stores by Saturday
Panos Panay, the leader of the Surface tablet team, said during a Twitter chat that Microsoft will be shipping more units of the 128 GB version of the Surface Pro to select stores by Saturday
WiFi and other issues addressed in new Surface RT update
Microsoft has confirmed that the latest software update for the Surface RT tablet, released today, fixes some more WiFi issues along with some other bugs in the three month old hardware product
24 more Microsoft Updates
Microsoft just released another round of updates:
New Security Updates for Windows
Microsoft has released the following 26 security updates for Windows:
Microsoft talks plans for premium content production
Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business affirmed that Microsoft is witnessing an unmistakable transition of the Xbox 360 "from a gaming console to an entertainment console."
Microsoft Surface Pro: 7 Questions To Ask
InformationWeek posted 7 points that help you decide whether a laptop-tablet hybrid makes sense
Surface Pro available in the United States and Canada
The Microsoft Surface Pro tablet is now available in the United States and Canada
Gamers May Snub Next-Gen Console Restrictions
GameStop Corp., responding to a report about features on Microsoft Corp.'s next Xbox video-game console, said customers would snub any new machine that restricts play of pre-owned titles.
If the PC dies, Windows 8 will be its killer, says analyst
A research firm said that more than a third of surveyed consumers who once used personal computers to access content have switched to tablets and smartphones.
Xbox 720 (Durango) Could Require Always-On Connection, Lock Out Used Games
Rumors continue to swirl that the next iteration of Xbox will lock out used games entirely and require a constant Internet connection
Report: Microsoft to Drop the Banner Hammer on Used Games With "Xbox 720"
New console is expected to feature an octacore CPU, support for 50 GB Blu-Ray disc
Windows 8 sales are 'on par' with Windows 7 90 days in
Sales of Windows 8 struggled out of the gate, but 90 days since its October launch, Microsoft has indicated it's moving enough new operating system licenses to equal that of Windows 7
Windows Live Essentials For Windows 8 - What You Need To Know
Microsoft is in the process of phasing out Windows Essentials, formerly known as Windows Live Essentials
Microsoft says no Halo 3 for PC
No plans for a Steam release
Microsoft: People are quickly learning to use Windows 8
In a new in-house Q&A, Tami Reller, the CFO of the Windows division at Microsoft, claims that the majority of the people learn quickly how to use the Start screen and other aspects of Windows 8
Microsoft issues tools to block IE10 upgrades on Windows 7
Microsoft has released tools to block Internet Explorer 10 from automatically reaching corporate PCs running Windows 7
Microsoft Predicts the Future with New Software
The software collects information from news article archives and other data sources to predict the future
Surface Pro lands at Microsoft Store
Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet is now available at Microsoft stores
Internet Explorer still growing as Windows 7 starts its decline
Windows 8's growth is underwhelming, except among gamers.
Update for Lync for Mac 2011 - KB2778095
Microsoft has released an update for Lync for Mac 2011
Microsoft gets sued over patents related to Bing
Microsoft is facing a lawsuit alleging it infringes patents concerning the placement of advertisements in Bing
Windows Phone 7.8 changelog released
Microsoft has released the official patch notes for Windows Phone 7.8, the new update for older Windows Phone 7 and 7.5-based smartphones that started rolling out this week to the public
Microsoft continues HTML5 push with modern.ie compatibility initiative
New site detects compatibility problems and deviation from best practices
Microsoft embraces git with new TFS support, Visual Studio integration
The distributed version control system gets native, built-in support.
Microsoft's involvement in Dell buyout proving complicated
The software giant wants its money to buy influence over the PC OEM.
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 3 (14.3.0)
Microsoft has released Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 3
MS Office 2013 Upgrade: 4 Points to Consider
Microsoft Office 2013 offers some compelling new features, especially for mobile users. But how will buyers respond to the new version's license shake-up and cloud emphasis?
128GB Surface Pro ships with 83GB free, 64GB has only 23GB
The 64GB version of Surface Pro has 23GB of free storage out of the box while the larger 128GB version offers a bit more space at 83GB
Acer president bemoans Windows 8 sales
Jim Wong points to Chromebooks as possible future of PC industry
Microsoft says Office 2013 will arrive on 29 January
Microsoft will release Office 2013 tomorrow, 29 January.
New Windows 8 app launches slow down; currently total over 39,000
The numbers of new Windows 8 apps added to the Windows Store has slowed down considerably in the last month, with about 4,000 more apps added in the last 31 days, bringing the total to over 39,000