Stats: Windows consumer sales down 21% in U.S. since Windows 8 launch Unit sales of Windows PCs and tablets to consumers in the U.S. are down 21 percent since the Windows 8… Read More
Ballmer: Sometimes Microsoft will just have to make its own hardware The headlines coming out of Microsoft’s annual shareholders meeting this morning focused on Steve Ballmer’s comment that Microsoft and its… Read More
Longtime Microsoft analyst reduces estimates, cites ‘awkward’ Windows 8 launch Rick Sherlund, the veteran Wall Street analyst who has covered Microsoft since it went public, this morning reduced his earnings… Read More
Windows 8: Microsoft gives first glimpse of usage patterns How are new users interacting with Windows 8 and using its new features? It’s a key question given all the… Read More
Breaking down borders: Bing translator app now available for Windows Phone 8 Whether or not Microsoft is poised to lead the way in the tablet, video game and search engine arenas is… Read More
Windows 8 is a big hit … on budget PCs at Walmart How did Microsoft’s new Windows 8 fare on its first big holiday shopping weekend? Here’s an encouraging picture, submitted by… Read More
Outgoing board member Reed Hastings on the hurdles facing Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is stepping down from the Microsoft board later this month at the company’s annual meeting. And… Read More
Windows 8 in the clouds: Emirates giving 1,000 flight attendants HP ElitePad tablets Windows 8 might not be getting off to the start Microsoft had hoped for, but one major airline seems to… Read More
Is Windows 8 off to a weaker start than Windows 7? Microsoft is spending big-time bucks to get the word out about Windows 8 (reportedly to the tune of $1.5 billion).… Read More
Microsoft expects 16,000 students at Windows 8 hackathon Microsoft is pulling out all the stops in its bid to bolster the catalog of apps for its latest versions… Read More
Chart: Tablets cutting legs out from under regular PCs Last month we published a preliminary version of the chart above, showing the unit sales trends for traditional PCs through… Read More
Microsoft Surface Diary: Here’s my keyboard advice One of the big decisions people have to make when considering a Microsoft Surface tablet involves the keyboards: Which one… Read More
Microsoft Surface Diary: ‘Remind me how you control this thing again?’ Before my family started using our new Microsoft Surface tablet, we spent a little time going over the navigation techniques… Read More
VIDEO: Ballmer amps up developer crowd with Microsoft Surface giveaway No, he didn’t yell “developers, developers, developers” — maybe that’s too old-school at this point — but Microsoft CEO Steve… Read More
Twitter and Dropbox are making new Windows 8 apps OK, so Windows 8 is out, but what about the apps? Microsoft exec Steve Guggenheimer is on stage right now (above)… Read More
From iOS and Android to Windows 8: Bsquare launches app porting service Calling Windows 8 “probably the biggest porting opportunity in the history of the industry,” Bellevue-based Bsquare this morning launched a… Read More
Why the Windows 8 launch isn’t as big as you’ve been told Three years ago, I was working at Microsoft to ensure that the security response process didn’t get in the way… Read More
Apple’s Tim Cook: Microsoft Surface ‘compromised’ and ‘confusing’ — like a flying car On Apple’s earnings call just now, CEO Tim Cook was asked for his opinion of Microsoft’s Windows 8 and its… Read More
Amazon debuts Kindle app for Windows 8, ahead of Microsoft partner Nook Amazon just announced its new Kindle app for Windows 8 — getting in on the ground floor with the new… Read More
Here comes Windows 8: What’s at stake for Microsoft Later this morning, at a launch event in New York City, Microsoft will introduce Windows 8 to the world. Tomorrow,… Read More
Apple confirms iPad mini: 7.9 inches, starts at $329 UPDATED: Apple has wrapped up its media event in California, where the company’s top marketing exec, Phil Schiller, confirmed the… Read More
Here comes SmartGlass: Xbox ‘second screen’ rollout starts with Windows 8 Microsoft is starting the rollout of Xbox SmartGlass this week with the launch of an app for Windows 8 that… Read More
Video: This 3-year-old kid uses Windows 8 like a champ Meet Julian, a 3-year-old whose family has been running a preview of Windows 8 for the past month on their… Read More
Why Microsoft is building one of North America’s largest tents on its campus Earlier this week, Microsoft fenced off a large swath of the original ballfields at its Redmond headquarters. Construction crews covered… Read More
No pressure, Microsoft, but I just spent my family’s iPad budget on a $599 Surface The stakes for Microsoft’s Windows 8 and Surface launch just got a lot higher, at least in my house. Here’s… Read More
Skating on Surface, Rapping with Too Short: How Windows execs are blowing off steam The debut of Windows 8 next week will represent one of the biggest moments in the careers of Microsoft’s Windows… Read More
Surface: Here’s the litmus test for Microsoft’s tablet OK, so Microsoft now has its own stores, and its own tablet. But will it have its own lines, too?… Read More
Windows 8 gets Start menu back, via Pokki app store SweetLabs, a startup funded by big names such as Intel Capital and Google Ventures, is aiming to make Microsoft’s Windows… Read More
iPad Mini? Apple confirms Oct. 23 media event Just hours after Microsoft’s price announcement of Windows 8, Apple has just announced a media event for next Tuesday, Oct.… Read More
Microsoft Surface pricing revealed, starting at $499 without keyboard cover A listing that appeared briefly on the online Microsoft Store this morning revealed the long-awaited prices for the first Surface… Read More
