Passengers on a Virgin Atlantic 787 Dreamliner flight VS11 got a special treat from Santa and Microsoft yesterday, December 21. Starting at boarding, the passengers were given brand new Windows tablets from Santa.
Microsoft removes unofficial Snapchat apps from Windows Phone Store
Photo-messaging service Snapchat has been actively urging users to stay away from third-party apps after recent security breaches and it would appear Microsoft has joined the company in the crusade.
Microsoft files case against tech support scammers
Civil lawsuits over alleged fraudulent claims
Microsoft quietly kills free Public Websites feature
A little known feature that some described as Microsoft's online version of FrontPage, the company's ill-fated WYSIWIG HTML editor, will be dropped within weeks according to a Knowledgebase post
Microsoft no longer needs to remind EU Windows users they have a browser choice
Microsoft is no longer legally required to remind Windows users in the European Union that they have a choice of browsers beyond IE, as has been the case for the past five years.
Windows Phone 8.1 Denim update arriving to all Lumias in January
Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows Phone Denim update will begin to roll out for all Lumia devices in early January 2015
Microsoft's Bing predicts 2015 trends
Bing looks in its crystal ball to foretell the trends of the year to come.
Microsoft Is Selling MixRadio
And is doubling down on Xbox Music
Microsoft cloud data case will define industry for years to come
European cloud market could be kick-started if courts go against Microsoft
Microsoft: We have more than 1.5 million Windows 10 Insiders
Microsoft officials say there are about 450,000, or 30 percent of its total registered Windows 10 Insiders, actively testing the next Windows release .
Windows 10: 9901 has native FLAC support
We knew it was coming and in the latest leaked build of Windows 10, FLAC playback is now supported natively in Windows Media Player which joins MKV in new media support for the OS
Microsoft may not launch a new Windows Phone flagship before September 2015
It feels like it's been a long time since the likes of the Lumia 930 and Lumia 1520 launched, but there may still be a long wait for a new Windows Phone flagship if rumours are to be believed
Microsofts Arcadia team is building a streaming app and game service
Microsoft's Operating Systems Group is staffing up a new team that is building an app and game streaming service for the company's 'core platforms.'
Microsoft strikes back at US government with PR campaign
In the middle of an appeals process, Microsoft is trying to fight back against the US government's demand on the company's customers' data, by going on a PR campaign to get the public on its side
Microsoft working on a fix for the Lumia 535 touch sensitivity issue
Microsoft's first smartphone without the Nokia logo, the Lumia 535 is currently experiencing touch sensitivity issues
Microsoft remakes its Active Directory tool for linking Windows Server, Azure
Microsoft has released a new public preview of Azure Active Directory Connect, a tool for connecting Windows Server AD to Azure AD.
Microsoft makes available preview of Skype Translator
Microsoft is rolling out its first public preview of its Skype Translator real-time translation service, which is initially available on devices running Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Technical Preview
Facebook drops Microsofts Bing from Facebook search results
Facebook is no longer showing Bing Web search results in Facebook search results.
Microsoft sends invitations for Windows 10s next chapter
Cortana, mobile and Xbox features all expected
AMD Recommend Uninstalling KB3004394
Anandtech reports that AMD sends word this evening that they are advising users to remove update KB3004394, which was released as part of this week's Patch Tuesday, due to driver installation issues this update is inflicting.