Microsoft retracts Windows 7 PC end-of-sales deadline
As quietly as Microsoft defined the dates it would stop selling Windows 7, over the weekend it revised its end-of-sales deadlines again, saying it had made a mistake
Microsoft releases first RC update to Visual Studio 2013
Microsoft is now offering the first release candidate update for Visual Studio 2013
More on Microsoft's SKU-morphic Windows vision
Microsoft's plans for Windows SKUs is undergoing a transformation
Microsoft sells out Dell tablet doorbuster in minutes
Microsoft sold out the Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet within minutes of kicking off an online discount Monday morning
Report: Xbox One hard drive becomes full at 362 GB
A new report says the 500 GB hard drive in Microsoft Xbox One's 500 console maxes out when 363 GB worth of games and apps are installed, which could mean that many hardcore games will run out of space
Apple, Google, Microsoft and other tech giants team up to fight NSA spying tactics
Twitter, Yahoo and LinkedIn also join the fight
Does Microsoft's Telepathwords know what you will type next?
Experimental tool is supposed to help prevent weak passwords.
Windows 8.1 Preview license ends in January 2014
Microsoft says the license for the public preview version of Windows 8.1 will end sometime in January 2014, after which the OS will no longer work when installed on a PC
Microsoft exec hints at separate Windows release trains for consumers, business
Microsoft may revert to separate release schedules for consumer and business versions of Windows, the company's top OS executive hinted this week.
Microsoft ends Windows 7 retail sales
Microsoft has quietly ended retail sales of Windows 7, according to a notice on its website
Why Microsoft needs three or more operating systems
Microsoft may line things up behind the scenes, but for users they'll stay different.
5 Ways To Improve Speed & Efficiency In Windows 8
MakeUseOf posted 5 ways to improve speed and efficiency in Windows 8
Microsoft to encrypt services, notify customers of govt data requests
Microsoft moved to reassure business and government customers worldwide that it is committed to informing them of legal orders related to their data, and will fight in court any 'gag order' that prevents it from sharing such information with customers
Windows tablet shipments to grow, but wont threaten Android, iOS
Windows tablets will gain market share in the coming years, but not fast enough to challenge the dominance of Google's Android and Apple's iOS, IDC said on Tuesday.
The Top 12 PC Settings in Windows 8.1 You Should Know
Howtogeek posted 12 PC settings in Windows 8.1 you should know
European Commission clears Microsoft's Nokia purchase
The EU has approved Microsoft's planned purchase of Nokia's mobile devices and services business.
Microsoft develops smart bra and app to help prevent emotional eating
Researchers from Microsoft and two universities have developed a 'smart bra' with embedded sensors that connects to a Windows Phone app, to explore ways to reduce stress-related 'emotional eating'
Xbox One SmartGlass receives small update on Windows 8
We're not seeing it on Windows Phone, but the Xbox One SmartGlass app for Windows 8.1 has just received a new update
Microsoft talks Xbox One stats
A report 11 days in on the exclusives
Microsoft launches Windows 8.1 closed beta version of Project Spark
Microsoft has now launched the Windows 8.1 closed beta version of its Project Spark game creator via the Windows Store
