Category: Microsoft
Microsoft and Barnes and Noble settle patent dispute: Nook Windows 8 tablet on the way?
Microsoft have settled their long running patent dispute with Barnes and Noble, and have entered into an unexpected partnership in the process. Microsoft has invested a substantial $300 million in Newco, a new venture with the US bookstore chain whose…
Microsoft and Central Saint Martins College team up for mad hardware designs
Microsoft have revealed the winner of its inaugural PC Hardware Design Project, in partnership with Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design. Twenty four students studying MA Industrial Design were asked to create "a range of innovative hardware and…
Microsoft looking for Xbox Skype developers
A job listing over on Microsoft's recruitment page states that the team are looking to build a Skype Xbox Engineering Team, suggesting video chat integration could be coming to the Xbox 360. According to the listing, Microsoft is "building the…
Official Microsoft Office Suite hits Nokia…Symbian phones!
Microsoft have today launched the Office suite of apps for Nokia's Symbian platform. Now I know what you're thinking, Symbian is a dead duck in the mobile OS pond, what with Google's Android, Apple's iOS and Windows Phone 7 from…
Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available to download
Microsoft have released the Consumer Preview build of their much-anticipated Windows 8 operating system, and you can try it out now for free. Microsoft's president of Windows Steve Sinofsky told crowds collected at Mobile World Congress today that the OS…
Apple is worth more than Google and Microsoft COMBINED
Apple now has a market value worth more than both that of Google and Microsoft combined, new financial results have revealed. Apple's stock rose a significant 3% this week, while Google's share price falling 9% and Microsoft losing 6%…
Microsoft detail Windows 8 on ARM (WOA)
Microsoft have revealed the first concrete details of how Windows 8 will work on ARM-based architecture, following last years announcement that the two will be compatible. Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky has revealed that Windows on ARM (or WOA) will be…
IE9 browser gets kid-friendly update in association with CEOP
Microsoft have teamed up with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) to develop a new child-safe version of their IE9 browser to launch alongside Safe Internet Day 2012. The special broswer has one-click access to the CEOP.police.uk and…
Kinect for Windows hardware and SDK now available
Right on cue, Microsoft have announced the availability of the Kinect for Windows hardware and Software Development Kit, hitting the February 1st release date that Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer promised at CES. Built for developers as "a fully-tested and…
Xbox Live gaming app to land on Apple iOS and Android?
Fancy a bit of Xbox Live gaming on your Android or Apple iOS device? That's the possiblity being speculated upon today after a loose-lipped Microsoft executive teased the expansion of the platform. Speaking to Forbes, an Xbox spokesperson stated that:…
