Microsoft tries to jumpstart cheap Windows devices with license price cut
Microsoft has cut the price of Windows 8.1 by nearly three-fourths to device makers who produce lower-cost laptops and tablets
Nokia Here Maps app coming to Windows 8.1
Nokia's Here Maps application will be available for free in the coming days for all Windows 8.1 users, including those with devices running Windows Pro and Windows RT.
Where are Microsofts next versions of Office for Windows and Mac?
Microsoft execs dropped a few clues and hints this week regarding the company's planned timing for the next versions of Office client and servers for Windows.
Microsoft's rebranded OneDrive cloud service goes live
Microsoft's rebranded cloud storage service OneDrive has gone live. The company was forced to change the name of its Sky Drive service following a lawsuit by British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)
Microsofts first LTE wireless Surface tablet gets closer to launch
A device that looks like an AT&T LTE-enabled Surface 2 has received FCC approval. Maybe the promised ARM-based Surface with built-in wireless is close to announcement.
Microsoft claims 200M Windows 8 licenses sold, but how many are in use?
Microsoft last week said that it had sold 200 million licenses of Windows 8 since the operating system launched more than 15 months ago. But how many copies are actually being used?
Can Yahoo really wriggle out of its Microsoft search partnership?
The 10-year Microsoft-Yahoo search pact continually seems like it's threatening to unravel. But will that realistically happen? If so, how -- and when?
All Ryse cheaper Xbox One downloads! Microsoft testing reduced digital prices
Microsoft has confirmed it will begin testing cheaper prices for digital copies of Xbox One games, starting tomorrow with Ryse: Son of Rome
Grab your Windows 7 licenses while you can: End of sales begins October 31, 2014
If you are a Windows user who does not like Windows 8 for one reason or the other but decided to buy a new PC, it is likely that you picked Windows 7 as your operating system of choice for it
Report: Microsoft Office for iPad may be released before Windows touchscreen counterpart
A touchable version of Microsoft Office may be coming to the iPad before it hits Microsoft's own Windows 8
Microsoft sets Oct. 31 as stop date for Windows 7 consumer PC sales
Microsoft has set Oct. 31 as the end of sales of new consumer-grade Windows 7 PCs, but for now has left open the do-not-sell-after-this-date for business machines
Windows Phone 8.1 may get backgrounds on the Start screen, three column support
More information from the Windows Phone 8.1 beta SDK leak hint at some forthcoming features for the OS update, due to be announced in April
Windows 8.x reaches 200 million licenses sold
Number includes preinstalls and upgrades, but not volume licenses.   Â
Windows 8.1 update 1 build 17019 screenshot leaks, enters escrow
According to a newly leaked screenshot, Windows 8.1 update 1 is now out in the wild and according to the leaker, the build has entered escrow and will hit RTM very soon
Windows 8.x reaches 200 million licenses sold
Number includes preinstalls and upgrades, but not volume licenses.
Google and Microsoft to go on a Wi-Fi offensive in Washington
According to the Wall Street Journal, the recently paired Comcast and Time Warner Cable will team up with Charter Communications, Microsoft and Google; together they plan to launch a coalition called WifiForward asking for more public access Wi-Fi.M
Microsoft confirms 64-bit Windows 8.1 tablets on the way
64-bit Windows 8.1 tablets powered by Intel Atom (Bay Trail) processors are on the horizon
Windows 8 Update: Microsoft wants Windows 8 to get small to run on more devices
Microsoft is aiming to slim down Windows 8 so it fits on smaller devices, the company's top marketing executive says.
Microsoft zaps Skype IM bugs
Microsoft has fixed a variety of bugs that affected people's ability to use Skype's instant messaging feature across different devices.
Microsoft releases NewsPad blogging tool as open source
Microsoft Research's Fuse Labs has released NewsPad, a blogging tool for people who wish to collaborate on writing news posts in real time, as an open source project
