Tag: Microsoft

Microsoft’s Xbox One team courts indie developers

is offering free Xbox One development kits to approved video games makers to encourage small teams to make titles for its forthcoming console. It...

Facebook and Microsoft reveal data requests

Several internet companies have struck an agreement with the US government to release limited information about the number of surveillance requests they receive, two...

Google Blink restarts the browser wars – on mobile as...

The browser wars are back – but this time on mobile as well as the desktop. After long-simmering disagreements with engineers at Apple, Google...

Microsoft exec takes flak over ‘deal with it’ response

Rumor has it that the next version of the Xbox will require an always-on Internet connection, and lots of gamers aren’t happy about it,...

Microsoft shows off 3D scanning techniques

Scanning a three-dimensional image has been possible for quite a while now. The challenge has been doing so quickly, easily and inexpensively. At Microsoft’s TechFest...

The Road Ahead (or is it behind us?)

The PC industry undoubtedly needs a savior! Will Microsoft ultimately step up or is this a lost cause, or beyond the company’s changing realm?...

MICROSOFT’S IE 10 BROWSER COMING TO WINDOWS 7

Microsoft is escalating its efforts to bring the latest version of Internet Explorer to more than 700 million personal computers in an attempt to...

Microsoft says it got hacked too

All but inevitable? Microsoft has joined the ranks of US companies that admit to having been hacked, Reuters reports. On the heels of Twitter,...

Microsoft Office 2013 license limits one install per computer

Microsoft isn’t making it easy to upgrade to Office 2013. Even if you’ve figured out what programs you really need in your Office suite...

No alternative strategy for Microsoft’s mobile ambitions: CFO

Microsoft Corp has not made much of a dent in Apple Inc's and Google Inc's domination of mobile computing, but a top executive hinted...

Microsoft profit dips ahead of office revamp

Microsoft Corp's quarterly profit edged lower as Office software sales slowed ahead of a new launch, offsetting a solid but unspectacular start for its...

40m Windows 8 licenses sold

Microsoft has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses since the launch of the operating system last month, it has been revealed. Tami Reller, the...

Microsoft launches Windows 8 in Pakistan

Microsoft recently announced the availability of Windows 8 for its customers in Pakistan and around the world. Now consumers and businesses worldwide would be...

Microsoft removes Facebook and Twitter apps from Xbox 360

It has been revealed that Microsoft has removed Facebook and Twitter apps from the Xbox 360 as part of its mandatory dashboard upgrade ahead...

Halo 4 pre-release sees inevitable ban

Microsoft is imposing a permanent ban for those who intend to play the pre-release version of Halo 4 prohibiting anyone who wants to play...

Japanese man invents dustbin that catches trash mid-air

You know when you’re at your desk, finish a drink, and listlessly toss it behind you onto the floor? Usually for us that’s around...

Online woes spark first Microsoft loss ever

Microsoft posted its first ever loss on Thursday, shedding $492 million in the fourth quarter due to a massive $6.2 billion write-down to reflect...