If Kinect capability does arrive in laptops, you may soon be able to control programs with the wave of your hand.
Microsoft wants Gmail users to switch to Hotmail
In a new post on the Windows Live blog site, Microsoft gives its reasons while Gmail users should switch over to Microsoft's Hotmail service as well as showing how to make that switch.
Windows 8 won't have Start Screen picture customization
The upcoming beta release of Windows 8 will allow users to use more customization features but won't allow users to use their own picture as the background of the Metro Start Screen.
Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2608656)
Microsoft has released Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3
Microsoft pubCenter expands to cover 7 new countries
Microsoft has announced seven new countries that will be added to the 'supported' list for the pubCenter and Microsoft Advertising service, which will enable Windows Phone developers in said countries to begin earning revenue from in-app advertising.
Nokia reports quarterly loss that includes cash infusion from Microsoft
Nokia has released its fourth quarter financial report for 2011.
Microsoft Xbox 720 Details Trickle Out?
Microsoft's upcoming entertainment and cloud services platform console could run seven times faster and dish up Blu-Ray.
Dell teams with Microsoft on private cloud starter system
Dell is the latest enterprise vendor to offer a pre-configured package of servers, storage, networking and management tools to help organisations get up and running with their own private cloud infrastructure.
Microsoft rolls out Hotmail for the Kindle Fire
Microsoft has tweaked its Hotmail for Android implementation to create one that is customized for the Kindle Fire.
Update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (KB2635973)
Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1
Super-powerful Xbox 720 chip enters production
The Xbox 720 could be with us in October 2013 if reports that its new, super-charged chipset have entered production are true.
Supporting sensors in Windows 8
Steven Sinofsky published a new Windows 8 blog entry, this time about sensor support in Windows 8
RedHawk to be part of Microsoft's Windows Phone 8, too?
Rumor alert: Might the coming Windows Phone 8 operating system have even more in common with Windows 8, architecturally, than the OS kernel itself?
First look: Windows 8 breaks new ground
Tests of the pre-beta code indicates that Windows 8 represents an aggressive effort by Microsoft to deliver a single OS that runs just about everywhere.
Microsoft's SQL Server 2012 to launch on March 7
Microsofts SQL Server 2012 database will launch on March 7.
Windows 8: Why the coming beta is likely to be labeled the 'consumer preview'
The coming Windows 8 beta is looking more and more like it will be called the consumer preview.
Windows Phone Predicted To Overtake iOS By 2015
Nokia partnership will launch Microsoft's platform to second place in global smartphone market share, iSuppli forecasts.
Windows 8 third party app developers speak out
Windows 8 may not be be launched for several months at least but a number of third party app developers are speaking out on making apps for Microsoft's next operating system.
Engineering Windows 8 for mobile networks
Steven Sinofsky dig into the details of how the Windows 8 wireless networking stack has been optimized for both mobile broadband and Wi-Fi networks in his latest posted on the Building Windows 8 blog.
What's it like building apps for Windows 8? Developers speak out
Some developers already have begun building Metro-style apps for Windows 8. Heres what they're experiencing so far.