Microsoft may go after Amazon with hands-free zooming
Dynamic Perspective looks to be a big selling point of the Amazon Fire Phone, but Microsoft seems to be exploring some hands-free technology of its own
Microsoft fixes flaw in its own security software
Microsoft had warned customers that its malware detection engine, used in a wide range of its products, could be disabled if an attacker sent a malformed file as an email attachment
Microsoft Ventures forges exclusive start-up deal with NDRC
Software giant Microsoft's start-up arm Microsoft Ventures has forged an exclusive partnership in Ireland with Dublin accelerator NDRC to provide digital start-ups with expertise and resources to make their idea go global.
Microsoft trims Surface Pro 2 prices as sales of successor loom
Microsoft has cut prices of its almost-retired Surface Pro 2 tablet by $100 just days before the next-generation goes on sale
Microsoft releases a browser just for developers
Developers can try out new features of the next version of Internet Explorer using a test edition released by Microsoft
Cortana will be fluent in Canadian in time for Windows Phone 8.1
Canadians will be happy to hear that Cortana will be ready for The Great White North in time for the rollout of Windows Phone 8.1
Tech giants join Microsofts call for US to end requests for overseas data
Multiple tech giants, including Apple, Verizon and Cisco, have joined Microsoft in opposing the US government's requests for search warrants for data stored on overseas servers
Microsoft: There are no plans to bring Cortana to iOS/Android
A few days ago, Microsoft's Marcus Ash made comments that caused a bit of controversy among Windows Phone fans; bringing Cortana to iOS and Android. But Ash is back and has cleared up the confusion
Microsoft strips some Windows 7 users of IE11 patch privileges
Microsoft has quietly stopped serving security updates to Internet Explorer 11 on consumer and small business Windows 7 PCs unless the customer has successfully applied a browser update from April
Chinese gov?t reveals Microsoft's secret list of Android-killer patents
Microsoft crows about transparency, but it didn't reveal this list of 310 patents
Celkon preparing their own entry-level Windows Phone 8.1 device for India
Yet another Indian smartphone OEM has revealed plans to launch a Windows Phone 8.1 device
Microsoft is considering bringing Cortana to iOS and Android
At a technology conference in Seattle, a program manager for Windows Phone, Marcus Ash, said that Microsoft is talking internally about if they should bring the digital assistant to Android and iOS
Ex-Microsoft employee who leaked Windows secrets to be deported to Russia
A former Microsoft employee who Windows updates and software that validates product key codes was sentenced to a three-month prison term on Tuesday
Microsoft runs out of IPv4 addresses
Buys them from South America
Microsoft updates privacy policies with promise of no targeted advertising
Firm will not use email, chat and voice data for targeted advertising
Give us the Windows 8 Start menu and no one will get hurt
It's looking like Microsoft won't be bringing back the Start menu until 2015. Way to put the customer first, Microsoft!
Microsoft is working on phones with a full week of battery life
Microsoft's senior researcher for mobility and networking says that the company is working on extending smartphone battery life to a full week, in research that will also be used for wearable devices
Microsoft continues its push in China with two new Lumias landing this summer
Microsoft has announced that the Lumia 636 and 638 will be arriving in China this Summer and will be entry level devices, with a price of $200 and will run Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft fights back against US cloud data ruling
Microsoft is still trying to hold off data requests from the US government for email data stored on its servers in Ireland.
Microsoft Updates OneDrive in Windows 8.1
Hidden among the Patch Tuesday security updates this week was an interesting update for OneDrive in Windows 8.1 which includes both fixes and new features.
