Report: Yahoo needs Microsoft more than it wants to admit While CEO Marissa Mayer has been critical of Yahoo’s deal with Microsoft, it seems like the partnership may be more… Read More
Report: Start menu may be coming back to Windows For users who have been missing the familiar comfort of the Start menu, a future version of Windows could provide… Read More
New Microsoft security tool helps users detect attempted account hacking Microsoft announced today that it’s rolling out new features to help protect users from unwanted intrusions into their accounts, and… Read More
Don’t fall for this Xbox One-bricking prank When Microsoft announced that the Xbox One wouldn’t be compatible with older Xbox 360 games, the Internet exploded in a… Read More
Microsoft Windows shakeup continues: App store and UX leaders move to Bing team Two well-known directors from Microsoft’s Windows team, who oversaw some of the biggest changes introduced by Windows 8 and 8.1,… Read More
Halo coming to Xbox One on Dec. 24 with ‘Spartan Assault’ Halo will makes its Xbox One debut on Dec. 24, as Microsoft announced today that Halo: Spartan Assault will be… Read More
Apple, Microsoft, Google and other tech rivals urge Obama, Congress to curb snooping While they’re usually fierce competitors, an octet of leading technology companies have banded together to ask the U.S. to take… Read More
Mmm, tasty: New Microsoft ad for the $99 Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet is … arousing? It’s been a while since we’ve seen a ridiculous Microsoft commercial. But now the creative folks in Redmond have done… Read More
Microsoft takes to the street to bash Google Chromebooks It almost seemed like we could make it a week without another Microsoft ad attacking Google. Well, no. It’s another… Read More
Microsoft launches preview of Bing Maps, showing what its Google Earth rival can do Microsoft is taking another shot at Google’s Maps supremacy with a public preview of its Bing Maps app for Windows… Read More
Tech Moves: Ex-Microsofties join Amazon drone team; Skype CFO to Puppet Labs; Porch hires 3 execs —It seems as though just about everyone has heard of Amazon’s audacious plan to deploy flying delivery drones. Some are… Read More
ComScore: iOS, Android and Windows Phone gain share as Blackberry continues to slip The latest numbers released by comScore show that the smartphone market seems to be in a state of figuring out… Read More
Alan Mulally isn’t going anywhere until the end of 2014, Ford director says While Ford CEO Alan Mulally is considered one of the front-runners to replace Steve Ballmer at Microsoft, he may not… Read More
Here’s what Microsoft plans to do about government surveillance Microsoft is battening down the hatches when it comes to protecting its customers against government surveillance. In a blog post… Read More
European Commission gives go-ahead for Microsoft’s Nokia acquisition Following Monday’s announcement that the U.S. Justice Department has cleared Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services business for $7.2… Read More
Paul Allen snags key Amazon architect as top tech advisor Paul Allen has created a new position of executive technology advisor, to work with him across all of his personal… Read More
In response to PS4 sales numbers, Microsoft releases a bunch of useless stats about the Xbox One In response to Sony’s announcement that it has sold 2.1 million units of its new PlayStation 4 so far, Microsoft… Read More
Xbox One will penalize you for cursing while playing sports games Better graphics aren’t the only way sports titles on the Xbox One are bringing video games and reality closer together.… Read More
How Microsoft Research’s first ‘artist in residence’ turned technology into art What happens when you take an artist trained in computer science, and set him loose in a building with hundreds… Read More
PS4 global sales hit 2.1 million, Sony says It’s been a little more than two weeks since the Playstation 4 hit shelves, and now Sony is reporting that… Read More
NORAD picks Microsoft over Google again for help with Santa tracking Maybe Google was naughty again. For the second straight year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has picked Microsoft… Read More
U.S. DOJ approves Microsoft’s $7.2 billion Nokia acquisition Nokia is one step closer to becoming a part of Microsoft, following a decision by the Justice Department approving the… Read More
Microsoft now allows teachers to give students Office 365 for free If you’re an instructor at a school that licenses Office 365 ProPlus or Office Professional Plus, today you can officially… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Former Microsofties help grocers, restaurants turn food scraps into fertilizer with WISErg Americans aren’t exactly good at recycling food they don’t eat — in fact, 36 million tons of food waste was… Read More
Microsoft axes stack rank; Xbox One debuts; and other top posts of the month Whoa, we thought it was supposed to be a short holiday month with folks taking a bit of a breather… Read More
Meet Ryan Asdourian: The Microsoft evangelist who doubles as the Seattle Seahawks mascot Ryan Asdourian’s jobs couldn’t be more different. During the week, he’s in Redmond talking about new Office software to important… Read More
Report: Alan Mulally and Satya Nadella in lead for Microsoft CEO job It has been more than three months since Steve Ballmer announced his plans to retire as CEO of Microsoft, setting… Read More
Report: Microsoft plans to secure its internal communications against NSA spying According to a new report by the Washington Post, Microsoft is working to encrypt its internal server traffic, following revelations… Read More
Zillow debuts real estate app for Windows 8 If you’re looking to buy or sell your home soon and own a Windows device, Zillow’s new app might be… Read More
A bridge to Xbox: Microsoft to fund $33M project connecting employees to light rail Microsoft will pay more than $33 million to fund a project that includes a pedestrian and bicycle bridge across state… Read More
