Microsoft Now Officially Owns Nokia Devices
Nokia appears free to return as an Android or Windows Phone maker in 2016
Microsofts Atari E.T landfill excavation event successful, game cartridges found
An excavation of an old landfill in New Mexico to find evidence of millions of buried Atari 2006 "E.T." game cartridges has been successful and will be part of an upcoming Microsoft Xbox documentary.
Microsoft Surface Mini seems likely to ship soon
Microsoft may be prepping to ship a mini version of its Surface tablets within a month, based on an Amazon.com listing for a case custom made for the device.
Microsoft: Office 365 Home now has 4.4 million subscribers
Microsoft has offered a new update on its subscriber base for Office 365 Home, announcing that 4.4 million users have now signed up to access the software service.
Microsoft realigns its SQL Azure cloud database line-up
Microsoft is retiring its SQL Web and Business cloud-database service tiers in April 2015 and replacing them with new Basic, Standard and Premium ones.
Windows Phone 8.1 hits 3.1% saturation rate after a week
A new report from Aduplex shows that Windows Phone 8.1 is now on a little over 3.1% of Windows Phone devices currently surveyed by the company and there are a few new Lumia devices in the works too.
Chinese government sticks with Windows XP over expensive Windows 8
Nation acknowledges risks but hopes to find a way to patch and protect machines
Microsoft reiterates commitment to Qualcomm
Microsoft has once again reiterated its commitment to Qualcomm in the Windows Phone arena
Microsoft holding Atari E.T. pre-dig party in New Mexico on Friday
Microsoft will hold an Atari 2600-themed free party Friday night in Alamogordo, New Mexico prior to Saturday's dig of the site where millions of "E.T.' games were buried.
Microsoft delivers Remote Desktop app preview for Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft has made available for download a preview version of its Remote Desktop app for Windows Phone 8.1.
Microsofts new, new Windows cadence: Once a year is not enough
What comes after Windows 8.1 Update? Sources say a second update is on its way, and that Microsoft's unified OS group is picking up the delivery pace.
Motorola Solutions signs patent sharing pact with Microsoft
Nothing to do with Lenovo whatsoever
Microsoft, Nokia Deal Slated to Close April 25
Microsofts $7.2 billion deal to acquire Nokias (NOK) mobile phone business is set to close Friday, April 25, sealing a month- long process that apparently ended with the companies winning the last-leg nod from Chinese regulators.
Microsoft to Build Data Center in Central Iowa
Microsoft has committed to building a massive 1.2 million square-foot, $1.1 billion regional data center complex on 154 acres in central Iowa, a project officials pledged will create more than 80 jobs in the local area over a four- to five-year phase-in period.
The next Windows 8.1 update could come this autumn as Windows 8.2
WZOR has released some new details on the next Microsoft OS update
Microsofts Office 365 finally launches in China
Microsoft has finally launched its Office 365 software subscription service in China, where it will be operated by the local company 21Vianet. The government of Shanghai is an early adopter.
The end of Nokia? Firm to be renamed Microsoft Mobile Oy when deal closes
The grand old name of Nokia will be dropped from the company's title as soon as the Microsoft takeover is rubber stamped this month, according to a letter sent by the new owners to suppliers
Microsoft to build $1.13 billion data center in Iowa
Microsoft announced Friday it will build a data center in West Des Moines, Iowa - costing $1.13 billion and will take four to five years to fully build, bringing in 84 jobs.
Windows Phone 8.1 ?Project My Screen PC app now available
Have you been waiting to use the new Project My Screen feature in Windows Phone 8.1? Well, wait no more - the PC companion app that facilitates this feature is now available from Microsoft.
IE6: Retired but not dead yet
Microsoft may have retired Internet Explorer 6 last week, but it's still keeping track of the ancient browser's user share on a death watch-like website that's been running for more than three years.
