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Firefox ditches Google and makes Yahoo its default search engine

In a massive shift, Mozilla has signed a five-year partnership with Yahoo to be the default search provider for Firefox… Read More

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Microsoft patches Surface Pro 3 to improve wireless connectivity

Microsoft has released an update for the Surface Pro 3 that should help fix problems users have encountered with its… Read More

Microsoft, Apple and other tech titans get top marks in survey of LGBT inclusion policies

Major players in the tech industry earned top marks from the Human Rights Campaign for workplace policies relating to lesbian,… Read More

Foursquare releases new app for Windows Phone, following investment by Microsoft

Foursquare has finally released a new app for Windows Phone, nine months after Microsoft invested in the New York-based startup. This… Read More

Microsoft Azure and Xbox Live recovering from outages

Microsoft Azure customers should see their apps that rely on Microsoft’s cloud service start to come back online after the… Read More

New video service lets Office 365 users spread footage around the office

Corporate users of Microsoft’s Office 365 suite will soon have a new tool to share video footage around the office. Today, the… Read More

Surprise! Nokia jumps back into devices with new N1 Android tablet

Nokia, the company that sold its devices and services business to Microsoft earlier this year for more than $7 billion,… Read More

Nokia is ‘up to something’ new after Microsoft acquisition, announcement set for Tuesday

Microsoft may have acquired Nokia’s Devices and Services division earlier this year, but the company hasn’t given up its pursuit… Read More

Microsoft set to ink sponsorship deal with Real Madrid, world’s most valuable soccer club

Microsoft on Tuesday will announce a new sponsorship deal with Real Madrid, the world’s most valuable and richest sports franchise.… Read More

Microsoft, Apple and 7 other tech giants call for NSA reform before year’s end

The year may be winding to a close, but a coalition of 9 tech companies want lawmakers in Washington, D.C.… Read More

Microsoft reclaims position as world’s second-most valuable company

Apple and Microsoft are again the world’s most valuable companies. Microsoft saw its market value increase to around $410 billion today,… Read More

Microsoft’s new ‘Skype for Web’ brings support for IE, Chrome, Safari, and Firefox

Microsoft this morning unveiled a way to use Skype on “just about any screen you can lay your hands on.”… Read More

Here’s how NFL players and coaches use Microsoft’s custom-built Surface tablets on the sidelines

During Sunday’s win over the Giants, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson threw two uncharacteristic interceptions. Within minutes after each mistake, Wilson went… Read More

Microsoft acquires Aorato enterprise security firm for reported $200M

Microsoft confirmed this morning that it has acquired Aorato, an Israel-based enterprise security firm that works in conjunction with Microsoft’s Active… Read More

Steve Ballmer’s big Harvard gift will fund 12 new computer science professors

A significant donation from L.A. Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will fund 12 new computer science professorships at Harvard University,… Read More

With .NET turnaround, Microsoft wants to create ‘one big family’ with open-source community

Back in 2005, Miguel de Icaza was lucky not to get kicked out of Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference in Los… Read More

Xbox One sales triple after $50 price cut

Microsoft announced today that Xbox One sales tripled week-over-week after the company implemented a $50 price cut on Nov. 2.… Read More

Microsoft shocker: Open-source .NET, free Visual Studio, support for Linux, Mac, Android and iOS

In a major strategy change designed to expand its horizons in the cloud, Microsoft will take its key software development technologies into areas that… Read More

Steve Ballmer says FCC should keep Net Neutrality regulations to a minimum

In a move that bucks what a lot of other tech luminaries are saying, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer put… Read More

New patch fixes critical security flaw for Windows servers

It’s another doozy of a Patch Tuesday, with Microsoft fixing a critical vulnerability that opens computers up to remote code… Read More

Microsoft launches new ‘Clutter’ service to clean up Outlook inboxes

It seems like everyone’s getting on the inbox filtering bandwagon. Today, Microsoft announced a new feature for Outlook called Clutter that’s designed… Read More

‘Skype for Business’: Microsoft dropping Lync brand in next release

Microsoft will start using the Skype brand for video chat, voice calling and messaging for businesses, dropping its longtime Lync business communications… Read More

Microsoft says goodbye to Nokia brand, unveils $137 Lumia 535 smartphone

Microsoft said goodbye to the Nokia brand on Monday evening, unveiling the new Microsoft Lumia 535.  The Lumia 535, Microsoft’s… Read More

Home Depot turns to Macs after hackers exploit Windows flaw in credit-card breach

Home Depot’s massive credit card breach is a huge problem for consumers, since criminals were able to steal 56 million… Read More

Microsoft’s mega-subscription: Office, Xbox Live, Xbox Music and Skype, for $199/year

Microsoft fans, this bundle is for you. The Redmond company today launched a new $199 annual plan that combines four of the company’s subscriptions… Read More

Halo is back: Here’s how to meet real-life Cortana at Microsoft’s launch party

Tuesday is a big day for Halo fans with an Xbox One. Halo: The Master Chief Collection debuts at midnight tonight,… Read More

Office apps hit top 10 on iOS App Store after Microsoft allows free editing

There’s nothing quite like free as motivation. That’s one clear message after Microsoft began allowing users of its Office suite on… Read More

Microsoft HR chief Lisa Brummel retiring; replaced by company vet Kathleen Hogan

Lisa Brummel, the human resources chief who helped to lead Microsoft through a series of major changes in HR practices, is… Read More

New stats: iPhone 6 launch gives boost to iOS in enterprise

By all accounts, Apple’s launch of its new smartphones has been a blockbuster. CEO Tim Cook says the company is… Read More

Microsoft to unveil new Lumia device next week

Microsoft will reveal its first Lumia device next Tuesday, as the company today teased an announcement with the picture on the right and a… Read More

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