Microsoft Brings Its Bing Ads To Windows 8.1 Smart Search
One of the highlights of Windows 8.1 is the new “smart search” feature, which pulls together results from Bing’s search engine, Wikipedia, documents on your desktop and from apps that allow Windows 8.1...
View ArticleMicrosoft eyes 2014 launch for Xbox One in Japan
The company is releasing the game console in the U.S. and 20 other countries in 2013, but Japan has been listed as “tier 2.” Microsoft’s Xbox One console will hit Japanese store shelves in 2014, a...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 RTM heads to PC makers in late August
The final build of Windows 8.1 will be released to PC manufacturers by the end of August, Windows exec Tami Reller announced today at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference. Windows 8.1 is the next...
View ArticleBing’s Autosuggest Gets Smarter, Now Includes Brands, Movies, Animals And More
Microsoft’s Bing today announced an update to its autosuggest feature that expands the number of categories that will trigger this feature. In May, Bing first introduced this tool for celebrities,...
View ArticleErgonomics with style: Microsoft launches a new Sculpt keyboard and mouse
It took almost 20 years, but Microsoft has finally developed an ergonomic keyboard you won’t be embarrassed to use. Today, the company is introducing the Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard and Mouse, which...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 is ready for its October 17th release
Microsoft has finalized its Windows 8.1 update. Sources familiar with the company’s Windows plans have revealed to The Verge that the software maker completed the development of Windows 8.1 earlier...
View ArticleWho Will Be the Next Microsoft CEO?
When Steve Ballmer unveiled Microsoft‘s in July, delivered via a kick-your-shoes-off-to-read-it memo of 2,700 words, the longtime chief executive mentioned nary a word about retirement nor many hints...
View ArticleMicrosoft plans more TV shows for the Xbox One
More TV projects will follow the already-announced Halo series from Steven Spielberg, reports Reuters. Xbox One owners are scheduled to get more TV shows airing on the upcoming game console. In May,...
View ArticleSkype for Android redesigned for tablets, sees orientation tweaks and up to...
Microsoft today announced a big update to Skype for Android, with a particular focus on tablets. You can download the new version now directly from Google Play. First and foremost, Android tablet users...
View ArticleMicrosoft releases 3D printer app for Windows 8.1
Microsoft has released a 3D printing application for Windows 8.1 called 3D Builder. It allows users to view, design and prepare objects for printing and includes a library of editable objects to help...
View ArticleMicrosoft may name new CEO next week
After 160 days, Microsoft’s CEO search may finally be coming to a close. Sure, we’ve heard these rumors before, but a Thursday report from Re/codesuggests that Microsoft is aiming to announce a...
View ArticleIncoming Windows 8.1 update might boot to desktop by default for PC users
Scuttlebutt says Microsoft may have another pleasant surprise in store for desktop PC users with the upcoming Windows 8.1 Update 1 expected in March or April. Microsoft is currently testing having the...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Next CEO Reportedly Will Be Its Cloud Boss Satya Nadella, Gates...
After a search that stretched for months, reports are out today that Microsoft will select internal candidate Satya Nadella as its next CEO. Nadella is known for his work with cloud computing at...
View ArticleNew Windows Phone 8.1 Features Detailed: Start Screen Wallpapers,...
It’s a big year for Windows Phone, with the smartphone market hotter than ever before and Nokia reportedly on the verge of making Android a part of its family with the Nokia X Normandy smartphone....
View ArticleMicrosoft And Dell Sign Patent Royalty Agreement For Android And Chrome OS...
Today Dell and Microsoft announced that they have signed an agreement relating to intellectual property, which will see the two companies “license each company’s applicable” patents regarding Android...
View ArticleMicrosoft announces official Outlook app for Android
Microsoft has announced they’re working on a proper Outlook Web App (OWA) for Android. Via a blog post announcing several other feautures, Microsoft suggests the new app will mimic their Outlook web...
View ArticleMicrosoft Planning To Build Its Billion Dollar Data Center In Iowa
Microsoft will soon harvest a lot more corn — err, servers — in Iowa. The tech giant is investing in data center infrastructure in West Des Moines, miles away from an existing company data center, Iowa...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Nokia deal to close on April 25 – new division may be called...
Nokia’s phone division will officially be part of Microsoft by the end of the week. Over six months since the deal was initially announced, Microsoft said today that its $7.2 billion acquisition of...
View ArticleViolin and Microsoft play a duet to speed up applications
A partnership between Microsoft and Violin Memory will let enterprises tightly tie a new all-flash storage array to their servers, speeding up popular Microsoft applications. Violin and Microsoft play...
View ArticleMicrosoft Is Challenging The US Government’s Use Of Search Warrants To Access...
Microsoft lost its first challenge to the authority of the United States government’s use of search warrants to demand data stored abroad. Microsoft challenged a U.S. search warrant for emails stored...
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