Microsoft and Amazon will launch own-brand smartphones mid-2013, including a Windows Phone 8 Surface. iPhone maker Foxconn has apparently received orders from Microsoft and …
Microsoft commit to fix Windows Phone 8 issues
Microsoft plans to issue an over-the-air fix next month for a problem that has caused some Windows Phone 8 handsets …
Microsoft sells 40 million Windows 8 licenses
Microsoft has sold 40 million licenses of the Windows 8 OS since its launch a month ago. “We believe Windows …
Microsoft promises Surface RT support until 2017
Microsoft will support its Surface RT tablet with updates, including security patches, until April 2017, or nearly four-and-a-half years after …
Steve Wozniak reveals concerns over Microsoft innovation
Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, has revealed he is worried that Microsoft is becoming more creative and innovative than Apple. …
Microsoft’s Windows 8 global launch concludes in Dubai
Microsoft concluded its global release tour of Windows 8 last night in front of a packed out crowd in …
HP exec calls Microsoft Surface “slow and kludgey”
Don’t expect HP to have a change of heart about building Windows RT devices anytime soon. Todd Bradley, Executive Vice …
Ballmer attacks Android, Apple, says Microsoft is best of both
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has branded Android ‘wild’ and Apple too ‘controlled’. During a recent conversation with LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid …
Microsoft, Motorola to do battle over patent royalty rates
Microsoft and Motorola Mobility will face off in court today for the start of a patent trial that could help …
Windows boss Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft
Steven Sinofsky, the executive in charge of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system and the driving force behind the new OS, …
Microsoft announces strategic partnership with Westcon Convergence
Microsoft has announced a new strategic global partnership with the value added distributor Westcon Convergence. Westcon Middle East is a value-add distributor of convergence, security, networking and mobility products and services, covering the Middle East, Pakistan and North Africa regions.
Microsoft announces in-memory addition to SQL Server
In a move to speed online transaction processing (OLTP), Microsoft is adding in-memory capabilities into its SQL Server relational database …
Microsoft Surface web benchmarks reveal poor performance
Independent benchmark tests by Futuremark have revealed that Microsoft’s Surface tablet is surprisingly slow at Web browsing. When run through the Peacekeeper: …
Microsoft to close Messenger and consolidate IM service on Skype
Microsoft will shut down Windows Live Messenger next year, compelling users to migrate to Skype, whose latest version can import …
ARM, Microsoft collaborating on 64-bit Windows version
ARM has joined forces with Microsoft to tune the Windows OS to work on processors based on ARM’s 64-bit architecture, …
Microsoft sued over use of live tiles in Windows
Microsoft has been slapped with a patent infringement lawsuit over its use of dynamic “live” tile icons in Windows, including …
Microsoft launches Windows 8 in Dubai
Today, Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows 8 for its customers in the United Arab Emirates and around the …
VIDEO: Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8
Microsoft launched Windows Phone 8 yesterday, it’s biggest attempt yet to take on Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. The result …
Microsoft launches Windows Phone app for Windows 8, RT
Hot on the heels of Friday’s Windows 8 release—and shortly before the full unveiling of Windows Phone 8 Monday—Microsoft released …
Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8
Microsoft has launched Windows Phone 8, with the hope of reclaiming a portion of the fast-growing smartphone market. The tech …