Microsoft announced it has kicked off a 'technical preview' of the next version of its money-making Office suite and promised a public beta will ship this summer.
How Bill Gates changed Microsoft's stance on open source
To Microsoft, Linux used to be a 'malignant cancer.' Now it and other open source projects are running on Microsoft's own platforms. Here's how Bill Gates changed everything at one meeting in 2008.
Microsoft Partner: Office 365 App Dev Model to Change, Expand
External developers will be able to build much more sophisticated applications and tools for Office 365 once Microsoft releases the next upgrade of that cloud-hosted communication and collaboration suite, according to a Microsoft partner.
Microsoft: Windows Phone 8 will run all your old Windows Phone 7 apps
In response to circulating rumors regarding Windows Phone 8's lack of application backwards compatibility, Microsoft's Brandon Watson -- Director of Developer Experience -- confirmed today that the upcoming OS revision will run older Windows Phone 7 applications.
Windows 8 stable on ARM, going to developers soon, say sources
Windows 8 is stable on the ARM chip platform and will be seeded to developers soon, sources told CNET
Lync 2010 Hotfix KB 2670498
Microsoft has released a download that includes all available updates for Lync 2010
Windows 8 latest build, build 8192 reaches beta Escrow stage
As we know that Microsoft would be releasing the Windows 8 Beta which is currently called as Windows 8 consumer preview in February
Microsoft Kinect Motion-Sensing Technology Coming to Laptops, Sources Say
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?