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Microsoft delays shutdown of Windows Mobile Marketplace
Microsoft delays shutdown of Windows Mobile Marketplace
Last year, Microsoft announced that users with Windows Mobile devices would lose access to the marketplace for the OS on May 9th. Today, ...... 05 May 2012
Next Microsoft 'Patch Tuesday' to patch 23 bugs
Next Microsoft 'Patch Tuesday' to patch 23 bugs
Microsoft has announced that their next security update will patch 23 bugs in Windows, Office, Silverlight and .Net. The bugs will be fixed ...... 05 May 2012
Microsoft adds Dolby products to Windows 8
Microsoft adds Dolby products to Windows 8
Struggling audio tech licensor Dolby Labs has signed an agreement with Microsoft that will have Dolby products used in the upcoming Windows ...... 04 May 2012 - 3 comments
Microsoft targets 'adult' apps in Windows Phone Marketplace
Microsoft targets 'adult' apps in Windows Phone Marketplace
Microsoft is set to enforce restrictions on apps featuring adult or 'borderline adult' content in its Windows Phone store. 04 May 2012
Microsoft ordered to remove Xbox 360 and Windows 7 from Germany
Microsoft ordered to remove Xbox 360 and Windows 7 from Germany
A German court has ruled today that Microsoft has infringed on a number of Motorola Mobility patents. The ruling also demands Microsoft remove ...... 03 May 2012 - 10 comments
Microsoft, Barnes & Noble team up for new Nook, college subsidiary
Microsoft, Barnes & Noble team up for new Nook, college subsidiary
Microsoft has announced a $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble's digital and college businesses. As part of the deal, the companies ...... 30 Apr 2012
Microsoft drops support for CISPA
Microsoft drops support for CISPA
Microsoft, who was long a supporter of the CISPA bill, has now done an about-face. The software giant has said they can only support laws ...... 29 Apr 2012 - 6 comments
Kaspersky: Apple is a decade behind Microsoft on security
Kaspersky: Apple is a decade behind Microsoft on security
Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and co-founder of security company Kaspersky Lab, had some choice words for Apple and its recent malware woes. The ...... 27 Apr 2012 - 5 comments
Microsoft offering free SkyDrive storage for new, existing users
Microsoft offering free SkyDrive storage for new, existing users
Microsoft has announced their fully revamped SkyDrive cloud storage platform today, offering new users 7GB free space if they have never tried it. ...... 24 Apr 2012 - 9 comments
Facebook, Microsoft sign patent deal
Facebook, Microsoft sign patent deal
Microsoft and Facebook have announced today a deal in which Facebook can purchase some of the patents the software giant recently acquired from AOL. ...... 23 Apr 2012 - 1 comment
Windows 8 will only have four different versions
Windows 8 will only have four different versions
After years of complaints, Microsoft has listened to its consumers and will be releasing only four different versions of its upcoming Windows ...... 17 Apr 2012 - 25 comments
Dev leaks details of Microsoft's upcoming plans
Dev leaks details of Microsoft's upcoming plans
Microsoft developer Maarten Visser has leaked a roadmap for the company's software that covers the next two year's of releases. Visser is ...... 13 Apr 2012 - 3 comments
Report: Microsoft has only sold 3.5 million WP7 phones, ever
Report: Microsoft has only sold 3.5 million WP7 phones, ever
According to well-connected Microsoft reporter Mary Jo Foley, the company has only sold 3.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices, to date. That ...... 12 Apr 2012 - 12 comments
Rumor: Microsoft wants to buy stake in RIM
Rumor: Microsoft wants to buy stake in RIM
The rumor lived and died last year, but it has resurfaced today; Microsoft is looking into buying a stake of Research in Motion. Today's ...... 11 Apr 2012
Rumor: Xbox 360 successor to have 16 CPU cores
Rumor: Xbox 360 successor to have 16 CPU cores
The latest rumor for the Xbox 360 successor is here. Microsoft's upcoming console, code-named Durango is rumored to be powered by a 16-core ...... 11 Apr 2012 - 23 comments
Microsoft reminds customers of impending end of support for Windows XP
Microsoft reminds customers of impending end of support for Windows XP
Microsoft has reminded its customers this week of Windows XP's impending end of life. Support for Windows XP SP3 will be dropped on April ...... 11 Apr 2012 - 38 comments
Microsoft to buy AOL patents for $1 billion
Microsoft to buy AOL patents for $1 billion
Microsoft has announced today that they will purchase AOL's portfolio of patents for $1 billion. The 800 patents will be purchased in full ...... 09 Apr 2012 - 2 comments
Don't sell your old Xbox 360! Hackers can still steal info even after reset
Don't sell your old Xbox 360! Hackers can still steal info even after reset
Even though the consoles had been restored to factory settings, security researchers at Drexel University and Dakota State University were able ...... 02 Apr 2012 - 12 comments
Microsoft responds to rumors of 'Xbox Lite'
Microsoft responds to rumors of 'Xbox Lite'
Over the past few days, rumors of a $100 'Xbox Lite' being released next year have been making the rounds. The rumor came via famous "Microsoft ...... 30 Mar 2012 - 12 comments
Microsoft allowing you to swap old smartphones for brand new WP7 device
Microsoft allowing you to swap old smartphones for brand new WP7 device
Microsoft's "Smoked by Windows Phone" campaign is allowing smartphone owners near Microsoft retail stores to trade in any old smartphone (that ...... 26 Mar 2012 - 8 comments
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