Microsoft's $100-per-app bounty is both too much and not enough
An analysis from ArsTechnica
Microsoft execs' Xbox Live accounts hacked, investigation still underway
Microsoft has just confirmed that a group of hackers have indeed accessed the Xbox Live accounts of several of its past and present "high-profile" employees
StatCounter: Windows 8 now installed on 3.77 percent of PCs that surf the web
Data from the StatCounter service shows that Windows 8 is currently installed on 3.77 percent of all PCs that the service monitors, compared to 2.34 percent from the beginning of 2013
Latest Xbox 720 leak suggests always-connected gameplay, hard disk installs
More alleged leaks are pointing to the console having an always-connected format with games to be installed directly to a hard drive
Microsoft may be in a bit of a bribery bungle
Mere weeks after the European Commission slapped Microsoft with a $731 million (around £485m, AUS$712m) fine, the tech company may again find itself in hot governmental water
Microsoft now paying devs to submit Windows 8/Windows Phone apps
Microsoft has launched a new promotional program that offers app creators $100 cash for each new Windows 8 app and another $100 for each new Windows Phone app, up to $2,000 for each app maker.
Windows 7 SP1 automatic installation will start happening tomorrow
Microsoft has announced that the first service pack for Windows 7 will be now automatically applied to all Windows 7 machines over the coming weeks and you should prepare your computer now
Microsoft Windows 8 Apps Get Preview Site
Microsoft hopes PreApps site will help Windows 8 developers create pre-ship buzz and ultimately build more useful apps
Latest Windows Phone 7.8 update removes Google Contacts & Calendar sync
The latest update to Windows Phone 7.8, 7.10.8862.144 removes the ability to sync Google contacts and calendars
Microsoft Surface Tablets: Reportedly 1.5 million sold and counting
Microsoft sold 400,000 Surface Pro tablets and a little more than a million Surface RT tablets so far
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2013 and more
Here a roundup of the latest Microsoft news:
Office 2013 licenses are now transferable
Here a quick roundup of the latest Microsoft news:
EU fines Microsoft $732M over browser ballot debacle
European Union antitrust officials today hit Microsoft with a $732 million fine for failing to live up to a 2009 settlement that requires it to offer Windows users a choice of alternate browsers.
EU to hit Microsoft with 'large fine' Wednesday, says report
European antitrust regulators will reportedly slap Microsoft with a "large fine" Wednesday for failing to live up to a 2009 settlement that requires it to offer Windows users a browser ballot.
Microsoft promises Surface Pro in European stores next quarter
Computerworld reports that Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet will go on sale in Europe in the second quarter priced somewhere around $1,170
Windows Blue build 9347 screenshot surfaces but doesn't show much
Neowin posted another screenshot from Windows Blue build 9347
Could we see Microsoft update Office 2013 every three months?
Kurt DelBene, the leader of Microsoft's Office division, hinted this week that we could see updates for both Office 365 and the client-based Office 2013 software every three months
Steam says Windows 8 has overtaken Windows XP
The number of Windows 8 users on Steam is now more than the number of Windows XP user, according to the newly updated Steam hardware survey report for Feburary 2013
Windows 8 market share up slightly in February to 2.79 percent
Neowin posted a story that Net Applications's newly updated operating system market share data for February shows that Windows 8 went up slightly to 2.79 percent
Windows 9 to be released November 2014?
Ghacks reports that someone over the Soft-forum posted a timeline for the Windows 9 operating system
