Dell is relaunching its Inspiron lineup of consumer laptops this fall, including the new 11-inch Inspiron 11, a Windows 8 touchscreen notebook that has a starting price of $349
Microsoft's Kinect for Windows development kit gets HTML5 additions
The latest version of Microsoft's Kinect for Windows SDK adds more HTML5, Kinect Fusion and support for other programming interfaces.
Microsoft Replaces $40 Billion Share Buyback Program, Offers Dividend Increase
Microsoft is upping the quarterly dividend from $0.23 to $0.28
Microsoft won't discount Windows 8.1 upgrades
Microsoft today announced that it will charge full price for Windows 8.1 upgrades from Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7.
Firefox's Windows 8 UI won't be ready until January
Mozilla's Metro Firefox update will have to wait a little longer: the company says it won't be ready until next year
Microsoft launches new Bing logo, design refresh
Microsoft has rearchitected its logo and its Bing.com site to reflect the fact Bing is no longer just a search engine on a Web page.
Microsoft updates display 'worrisome' decline in quality
Microsoft had to rewrite four security updates just three days after releasing them after customers reported never-ending demands that they be installed, even though they already had been.
Hands-on with Windows 8.1: A solid update, but not a game changer
ExtremeTech takes a look at Windows 8.1
Microsoft: Over 2 million downloads for Windows 8.1 so far
Microsoft marketing head Tami Reller said this week there's been over 2 million downloads of Windows 8.1 so far, but it's not clear if that's just of the preview version or if it includes the RTM bits
Microsoft launches iPad trade-in promotion
Microsoft is launching a limited-time iPad trade-in offer in its brick-and-mortar Microsoft Stores
Windows 8.1 tablets with 64-bit Atom chips not coming until Q1
Buyers looking for a tablet with Intel's new Bay Trail Atom chip and a 64-bit version of Windows 8.1 will have to wait until early next year.
The new SkyDrive implementation in Windows 8.1
gHacks takes a look at the new SkyDrive implementation in Windows 8.1
Microsoft goes public with more details on Dynamics CRM 2013
A new release guide for Microsoft's coming CRM 2013 and CRM Online service updates detail more of what users can expect this fall on the CRM front from Redmond.
Who's who on Microsoft's new operating systems team
Microsoft's new cross-platform operating system team includes a number of former Windows big-wigs and few of the members of the most recent Windows regime.
Microsoft's Next CEO Could be Ford's Alan Mulally
Microsoft investors want Mulally and CSC's Mike Lawrie to be the main candidates for the position
Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 RC
Microsoft has released the release candidate of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013
Microsoft reverses course; releases Windows 8.1 RTM to developers
Microsoft is making the 'gold' Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 bits available to developers and volume licensees ahead of the October 18 general-availability date, after all.
Dell sticks with Windows 8 for business tablets
Demand for Windows 8 may be sluggish, but Dell still thinks it's the best operating system for business tablets and plans to roll out more Windows 8 products later this year.
Windows RT 8.1 RTM leaks to the web
Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 RTM images, language packs and device drivers have been leaked by prominent Russian leaker Wzor
Microsoft launches Xbox Music across iOS and Android, adds free streaming on the Web
Microsoft announced its plans to bring Xbox Music to iOS and Android devices, as well as free streaming on Xbox Music via the Web