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Startup Spotlight: Ex-Microsoft employees want to reinvent email with TouchMail app for Windows

A Seattle startup thinks there is a better way to manage email. Founded in 2013 by two former Microsoft employees,… Read More

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Microsoft debuts new multi-device Windows 10 apps, converted from desktop software

Note: Post updated the clarify the tools used to create the new apps and which apps in the Windows Store work… Read More

Look out, Alexa? HP’s new tabletop PC, featuring Microsoft Cortana, doubles as smart home speaker

This is not your beige box under the desk. HP is moving its PC business into the smart home speaker market with the Windows… Read More

Amazon introduces by-the-hour pricing for WorkSpaces, a Windows-anywhere cloud service

Amazon today made it cheaper, or at least more flexible, for companies to let their workers access WorkSpaces, a secure Windows… Read More

Windows apps in virtual reality: Envelop VR unveils 3D ‘immersive computing platform’

Interacting with “flat” screens to get work done, check email, surf social media, shop online, and watch YouTube videos may be… Read More

Starbucks app finally arrives for Windows 10 Mobile, initially without Mobile Order & Pay

Coffee-loving Windows 10 Mobile users just got a shot of good news, as the long-awaited new Windows version of the Starbucks app came… Read More

Microsoft supports popular FreeBSD open-source OS with new Azure virtual-machine image

FreeBSD, a popular open-source Unix operating system with roots stretching back to the 1970s, is now available through the Azure Marketplace as a… Read More

PC sales even worse than expected as free Windows 10 update delays hardware upgrades

Are you buying new PCs less frequently than you did in the past? You’re not alone. Worldwide PC shipments are… Read More

Working Geek: Andreessen Horowitz board partner Steven Sinofsky is a productivity machine

When emailing or texting with Steven Sinofsky, one sometimes gets the impression that he has a team working on his behalf, responding… Read More

Working Geek: Microsoft Chief Experience Officer Julie Larson-Green shares her productivity secrets

Julie Larson-Green has built her career around product development and user interface design. The Microsoft engineering leader has more than two decades of experience working… Read More

Apple execs poke fun at Windows and Android in rollout of new iPhone and iPad Pro

Apple unveiled some small updates to the iPhone and iPad Pro today, but it also took some of that stage time to… Read More

Mac extends its lead over Linux among software developers, chipping away at Windows

A new survey of more than 55,000 coders shows Mac OS X distancing itself from Linux in a ranking of… Read More

Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 Mobile upgrade for select phones

Microsoft is finally bringing Windows 10 to mobile phones running previous versions of Windows Phone starting today. While the initial list of… Read More

Microsoft debuts Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection to help enterprise users spot hacks early

For enterprise users, spotting an advanced attack can be almost as hard as stopping one. But the faster an IT… Read More

Live from Microsoft’s 2015 shareholder meeting

BELLEVUE, Wash. — We’re in the front row for Microsoft’s annual shareholder meeting. Follow our coverage below, and stream the event… Read More

How Microsoft’s fitness tracker, cloud technology was used at the Squash World Championships

Sports and Microsoft’s technology met this weekend at the 2015 Men’s World Squash Championship in Bellevue, Wash. The world’s top 50… Read More

Three decades of Windows: The quirks and success of Microsoft’s most lasting achievement

Thirty years ago today, Microsoft joined a competitive race with the introduction of Windows 1.0. Apple had already introduced its Mac… Read More

Microsoft’s Android emulator for Windows 10 Mobile hits roadblocks

Microsoft has been struggling to build up the app store for its mobile operating system for years. While rumors have… Read More

An Ode to Code: ‘The Windows Thread that Wouldn’t Go to Bed’

There is plenty of drama in the process of software development, yet little theater or poetry about it. Poems are… Read More

Microsoft beats estimates as surging cloud business counteracts slump in PCs and phones

Microsoft beat revenue and profit expectations for its first fiscal quarter, as revenue from its Office 365 and Windows Azure… Read More

The New New Microsoft: Revamped divisions debut with earnings this week

Apps, The Cloud, and Windows/Devices. Microsoft uses fancier terms, but that’s the simple way of looking at the company’s new financial reporting… Read More

Live from NYC: Microsoft unveils Surface Pro 4, Band 2, Lumia 950, HoloLens developer edition

NEW YORK — The stage is set, Windows 10 signs are illuminated and Microsoft appears ready to pull the curtain off… Read More

Microsoft working on Cortana for the car, testing virtual assistant on the road

Cortana may be your next co-pilot. Microsoft has been testing a prototype car with Cortana’s voice-control system built in. The… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft ink $108M cloud computing deal with FAA

Amazon and Microsoft are reeling in some serious dough to help the Federal Aviation Administration with its cloud computing needs. IT consultant and systems… Read More

Review: A month after Windows 10’s launch, Microsoft’s new Windows Store falls short

To find a new app on Windows 10, you may need to skip the Windows Store. That’s the takeaway based on our experience… Read More

Apple unveils Mac OS X ‘El Capitan’ — with a jab at Microsoft Windows 8

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is underway right now in San Francisco, and the company wasted no time in jumping into… Read More

PC shipments to slip another 6% this year despite Windows 10 launch

Windows PC shipments are expected to decline for a fourth year in a row as competition from tablets and smartphones… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana to launch on Android and iPhone, expanding beyond Windows for first time

Microsoft’s Cortana virtual assistant will expand to iPhone and Android as part of a broader effort by the company to help users… Read More

Microsoft opens Skype Translator preview to all

Anyone who wants to take Microsoft’s Skype Translator program for a spin can now download it for free to their Windows… Read More

First quarter PC sales estimated to drop more than 5 percent worldwide

Sales of PCs took a significant hit during the first quarter of 2015, according to new reports from Gartner and… Read More

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