Microsoft refused to give Windows 8.1 customers another reprieve, requiring most to upgrade their devices to April's Windows 8.1 Update before the firm's Windows Update would serve up today's mammoth patch slate
Heres how Microsoft is supporting the open-source Docker container model
Microsoft is among the many cloud and Linux vendors supporting the first release of the open-source Docker application-deployment engine
Microsoft Surface watch seen in the wild apparently
Apparently Microsoft's Surface smartwatch is being trialed in the wild and one journalist has spent time with it
Preston Gralla: Memo to Nadella: Copy IBM
Microsoft's situation in 2014 is eerily similar to IBM's in the late 1980s, and it can save itself the same way.
Microsoft releases OneNote Clipper for Chrome, Springpad migration tool
Microsoft has released a Chrome extension for their note-taking app OneNote called OneNote Clipper
Cheaper Windows and WP devices are coming in 2014, says Microsoft
Microsoft has so far competed mainly with Apple when it comes to its top-of-the-line Windows and Windows Phone devices, but it might soon set its sights on more budget-oriented competitors
Microsoft Opens Up Xbox One Controller to Windows
Microsoft on Thursday provided drivers that enable the Xbox One wireless controller to work with Windows via a micro-USB cable
Microsoft, Google and IBM stump up cash to train 45,000 computing teachers
Firms put up £426,500 while Department for Education adds £338,000 in ongoing skills push
Microsoft Teases HTC Partnership at Computex 2014
New phone will reportedly draw features from the Android HTC M8 and/or A9, be dubbed "HTC W8"
Xbox One June 2014 System Update is Rolling Out
Microsoft on Wednesday said that the June 2014 System Update for Xbox One has begun rolling out globally
Microsoft unveils new Windows devices
On stage at Computex, Microsoft showed off a number of recently launched Windows devices as well as some we hadn't seen before. Among these a HP 2-in-1 device and a 7-inch tablet from Toshiba
Microsoft makes available first test build of Visual Studio 14
Microsoft has released a first preview of its its 'Visual Studio '14' development environment, which the company is planning to roll out in calendar 2015
Microsoft Updates OneDrive with Better Photo Experiences
Microsoft today announced updates for OneDrive which make the cloud storage service a better choice for photo experiences
Touch-first Microsoft Office for Android to beat Windows 8 version to market
In another example of Microsoft's mobile-first strategy, the company is expected to make the Android version of its core touch-first Office apps available months ahead of the Windows 8 variant
Microsoft and FBI team up to take down GameOver Zeus botnet
Microsoft has lent its botnet-busting muscles to the FBI to help it defeat the GameOver Zeus (GOZ) trojan, an aggressive piece of malware targeting passwords and online bank account details
Microsoft, Salesforce Team for Global Partnership
Former rivals Microsoft and Salesforce.com extended a mutual olive branch last week, as both companies have entered into a new strategic partnership to create new solutions for their joint customers
The father of SharePoint is now the head of Microsofts corporate strategy
Jeff Teper - sometimes referred to as the 'father of SharePoint', and part of the team that recruited current CEO Satya Nadella to the company in 1992 - is now head of corporate strategy at Microsoft
Windows Phone 8.1 Preview updated to version 12393
It's just after 1PM ET, and Microsoft's servers are blazing with a hot new update for Windows Phone 8.1
No Microsoft Start Menu for Windows 8 until 2015: Sources
It's looking like Microsoft's new 'mini' Start Menu for Windows 8.x won't be part of Windows 8.1 Update 2 as rumored. Instead, it's sounding like a 2015 deliverable now.
Hands-on with Files, Microsoft's file manager for Windows Phone 8.1
Windows Phone gets just a little more like regular Windows.