Microsoft releases IE11 Developer Preview for Windows 7 with updated F12...
Microsoft today released its developer preview version of Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) for those devices running its Windows 7 operating system. In doing so, the company seeks to show developers that...
View ArticleXbox One’s First Major Update Arriving on February 11
When the first component of Xbox One’s spring update arrives on February 11th, it’ll be a few weeks ahead of the first spring flowers sprouting. Like those flowers, much of what’s contained in the...
View ArticleBallmer Admits What We All Knew: Microsoft Built Far Too Many Surfaces
At an internal meeting, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admitted that the company overproduced the Surface RT tablet, leading to its recent $150 per unit price cut. As quoted by The Verge’s Tom Warren,...
View ArticleKinect Sports Rivals review pretty, if a bit overwhelming
Xbox One, Microsoft, cert: 7Simplified versions of six sports are played out against blue skies, brashness and bellowing Continue reading… The post Kinect Sports Rivals review pretty, if a bit...
View ArticleSunrise, Sunset: Why Companies Kill Products We Love
When large companies with millions of users discontinue a site or service (called “sunsetting”), they hope to avoid any negative consequences, like yanking away a tablecloth without disturbing the...
View ArticleSteve Ballmer Just Made $769 Million
As difficult as it may have been for Steve Ballmer to announce his plans to retire as CEO of Microsoft within the next year, there’s one thing that likely made it a bit easier to stomach – the big...
View ArticleHere’s Steve Ballmer’s Memo to Employees Announcing His Retirement From...
Asa Mathat / AllThingsD.com As we’ve been reporting, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has just announced his plans to retire from the software giant of which he has been chief executive since 2000....
View ArticleMicrosoft reverts YouTube Windows Phone app back to Web player release, ends...
It looks like the YouTube for Windows Phone saga is finally over: Google has forced Microsoft’s hand, pushing the company to revert the app to its previous all-but-useless state. Discussions between...
View ArticleMicrosoft Is Technology’s Comeback Kid
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View ArticleMicrosoft Launches IE11 Developer Preview For Windows 7, Updates Modern.IE...
Almost exactly a month ago, Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 11 as part of the Windows 8.1 preview and today, it is also launching a developer preview of IE11 for Windows 7. Sandeep Singhal,...
View ArticleNokia Looks to Free Netflix, Other Promos to Boost Lumia Sales
Nokia is hoping the lure of free Netflix subscriptions will help the company sell more Lumia phones in the United Kingdom. Vodafone is offering either six or 12 months of free Netflix with the purchase...
View ArticleWindows Phone Mango has internet sharing
The Windows Phone Mango update is really shaping up to be something. The folks over at wpcentral did some digging around and discovered that Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) will have the ability to share...
View ArticleMicrosoft: You Should Use Weak Passwords on Non-Essential Sites
Users should use and reuse weak passwords for websites which don’t hold valuable information, say researchers from Microsoft, overturning decades of accumulated wisdom on internet security. By not...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Holiday Goal: Conquer Google’s Chromebooks
Microsoft is aiming straight for Google’s Chromebooks this holiday season. At the company’s partner conference today, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner revealed that HP is planning to release a $199 laptop...
View ArticleDon Mattrick Debuts as New Zynga CEO, With Loss Expected in Q2
Former Microsoft Xbox head and new Zynga CEO Don Mattrick will helm his first quarterly report and conference call later today, after the company’s founder and former CEO Mark Pincus removed himself...
View ArticleSteve … Had … The Time of His Life… (Comic)
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View ArticleMicrosoft releases its first update for Windows 10 Technical Preview
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View ArticleMicrosoft Azure is suffering a widespread outage; Xbox Live is partially down...
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View ArticleSkype for iPhone updated with URI support for other apps and more
On Monday, February 9, Microsoft sent out a brand new update for its popular Skype for iPhone. The new software brings the version up to 5.10. With version 5.10, Skype for iPhone reintroduces a...
View ArticleNokia’s Lumia 1020 Gets a Permanent Price Cut, Now $199 at AT&T, Microsoft...
Next to its 41-megapixel camera, one of the most notable details about the Lumia 1020 was its hefty price tag. AT&T introduced the phone a couple months back at $299, with a new two-year contract....
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