Why Microsoft may keep, not kill, Nokias new Android phones
Once Microsoft officially owns Nokia's phone business, the Redmond company just might find more reasons to keep than 'Kin' Nokia's new line of Android phones.
Is there life for Microsoft in the automotive space after Ford?
Microsoft's Windows Embedded partnership with Ford seems to be unraveling
Microsofts Azure cloud team moves toward blurring the IaaS/PaaS lines
Microsoft's latest bundle of Windows Azure enhancements includes some new virtualization capabilities that ultimately may help blur the IaaS-PaaS distinction
Stephen Elop set to run Microsofts Xbox, gaming, devices and entertainment unit
Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop will take charge of Microsoft's hugely important Devices and Studios unit, according to a purported leaked internal email
Microsoft signs up to the White House patent plan
Microsoft has said that it is backing the White House in its efforts to revamp a patent system that has become a haven for Patent Trolls.
Microsoft officially acknowledges Windows 8.1 spring update
Microsoft execs have acknowledged publicly what's been rumored for months: An update to Windows 8.1 is coming to users this spring.
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
