Topic: Microsoft

Start Button to Return in Windows 8.1
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Start Button to Return in Windows 8.1

Are you a Windows user still jarred by the removal of the Start button in Windows 8? Fear not -- a report from The Verge states that Microsoft plans to bring back a version of the button in Windows 8.1, which is due … [Read more...]

Microsoft Working on 7-inch Surface Tablet
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Microsoft Working on 7-inch Surface Tablet

It seems that no company can escape the pull of smaller, 7-to-8-inch tablets. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is planning a 7-inch Surface tablet to compete with smaller devices in the … [Read more...]

Next Xbox Could Be Unveiled in May & Run on AMD Chips
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Next Xbox Could Be Unveiled in May & Run on AMD Chips

The next-generation Xbox, or the Xbox 720 as some have taken to calling it, could be shown off to the world next month, just three months after Sony showed off some of the technology behind its upcoming PS4. According … [Read more...]

Windows Phone App Store Hits 130,000 Apps and Games
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Windows Phone App Store Hits 130,000 Apps and Games

Microsoft just announced that its Windows Phone App Store has more than 130,000 apps and games – designed specifically for the Windows Phone UI and its ecosystem.  Additionally, the company noted that, "we expect … [Read more...]

It’s Time to Break Up with Microsoft Office
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It’s Time to Break Up with Microsoft Office

A great deal of speculation exists as to whether or not Microsoft will bring its Office suite of business computing tools to the iPad. It's an interesting topic to me, as someone who has lived without Microsoft Office … [Read more...]

Microsoft Posts Update on Surface Pro Availability
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Microsoft Posts Update on Surface Pro Availability

It's safe to say that the launch of Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet has been anything but smooth. It started with a somewhat mistargeted commercial that incorporated breakdancing and beatboxing, and continued on with the … [Read more...]

Bill Gates Takes Part in Reddit AMA Using 80-inch Windows 8 Tablet
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Bill Gates Takes Part in Reddit AMA Using 80-inch Windows 8 Tablet

Remember that 60-inch tablet I was holding out for? Forget that. I want the 80-incher that Bill Gates is using. Gates showed up on popular social news site Reddit today to take part in an AMA -- "Ask Me Anything." … [Read more...]

The Surface Pro Commercial Sucks. Here’s Why.
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The Surface Pro Commercial Sucks. Here’s Why.

Here we go again...  Microsoft has released its brand new commercial for the Surface Pro, which is the Microsoft Surface tablet that runs the full version of Windows as opposed to the Surface RT which runs Windows RT. … [Read more...]

Internet Explorer Commercial Hopes To Reconnect The Browser With Gen-Y
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Internet Explorer Commercial Hopes To Reconnect The Browser With Gen-Y

This brand new Internet Explorer commercial by Microsoft attempts to tug at Gen-Y's heartstrings in an effort to bring them back to the once dominant web browser. The commercial features popular things from the 1990's, … [Read more...]

Specs of Next-Generation Xbox Possibly Leaked
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Specs of Next-Generation Xbox Possibly Leaked

Microsoft's Xbox 360 has enjoyed an extremely-long lifespan and still has several quality releases on the way, despite having launched way back in 2005. But there's a sense in the gaming community that the console's life … [Read more...]