Microsoft finally offered up some concrete numbers on at least one Windows Phone device as the company revealed that the budget-themed Nokia Lumia 520 has so far registered over 12 million activations
New Start menu leaks in Windows build 9788
A new leak shows the Start menu in a leaked build of Windows Threshold and it looks exactly like the one that was shown off at Microsoft's Build conference earlier this year
Microsoft updates Bing Apps for Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft has announced a range of improvements to some of its Bing Apps for Windows Phone 8.1, including single sign-in for Microsoft Accounts, and new features in Bing News, Food & Drink and Travel
Windows build 9788 spotted in the wild
A screenshot of Windows build 9788 has been spotted in the wild and aligns to previous information that we had heard about this particular build being leaked in the very near future
Microsoft launches Apportals to improve app management on Windows 8
Microsoft is continuing to attempt to reduce Windows 8.x hurdles for its business users with a new app-management tool called Windows Apportals
Microsoft CEO Nadella: We will reinvent productivity
CEO Satya Nadella has given Microsoft's employees their fiscal 2015 marching orders. The company's primary focus will be on productivity and platforms, not devices and services.
Microsoft readies three new Office 365 plans for small and mid-size businesses
Microsoft is introducing three new Office 365 plans for small and midsize business users this October
Russian Windows leaker denies link to ex-Microsoft worker who stole trade secrets
Notorious Russian leaker Wzor denied any link between the publication of internal Microsoft info and a former employee who stole trade secrets.
Microsofts IE steps back from the brink of irrelevance
Microsoft has managed to reverse years of sometimes-sharp decline in Internet Explorer's user share and revive interest in the browser it bundles with Windows.
Microsoft hasnt canceled plans to let you turn your Xbox One into a dev kit
Last year, Microsoft said that it would allow any Xbox One to be turned into a developer console but it looks like that feature has been scrapped by the team in Redmond
Windows 7 makes appearance in Microsoft end-of-support list
Microsoft has issued a list of products that will reach end of support in the second half of 2014 and in the two weeks of January 2015 as part of its routine support lifecycle product database
Windows Phone 7.8 mainstream support ends September 9
Microsoft has posted a reminder that Windows Phone 7.8 will lose its mainstream support on September 9
@evleaks hints at Android powered Lumias from Microsoft
Microsoft may be seriously looking at releasing Android powered Lumias after all, after the release of the Nokia X which was seen by many as a parting shot for the Microsoft acquired Nokia division
Office 365 price increase ahead for some enterprises and more Microsoft news of the week
Microsoft's new Office 365 pricing, new Outlook Web App functionality, an update to Visual Studio 2013 and more on that coming Microsoft smartband close out this short week.
Microsoft acquires UnityVS maker Syntaxtree
Bolsters the company's cross platform credentials
Microsofts Office beta website falls down within hours
Microsoft's pre-release programme for the next version of its Microsoft Office productivity suite has gone down after just a few hours
Microsoft joins Internet of Things group founded by Intel, IBM and Cisco
Redmond wants to ensure IoT is not hampered by lack of communication
Google, Microsoft team up to push 50Gb Ethernet in datacenters
Google joined Microsoft, Mellanox, Broadcom and Arista Networks to launch the 25G Ethernet Consortium, an open industry body that aims to push 25G (single link) and 50G (double link) protocols in datacenters
Microsoft and Wearables
Yes, it's real. It's just not a watch
Microsoft and Canon announce patent cross-licensing agreement
Microsoft and Canon have entered into an agreement that will allow both companies access to each other's patent portfolios