Category: Microsoft
CES 2012: Kinect motion controlling its way to Windows in February
Those longing to get a-tinkering on Windows platforms with Microsoft's Kinect motion sensor for Xbox 360 will be pleased to hear that the Redmond firm will be releasing its Kinect for Windows SDK on the 1st of February. Microsoft…
Microsoft suing retailer Comet for selling pirate Windows CDs
Now here's an unexpected and downright criminal move from struggling electronics retailers Comet. They're being accused by Microsoft of producing and selling some 94,000 forged copies of Windows Vista and XP recovery discs out of a factory in Hampshire. Microsoft…
Windows 8 public Beta landing in time for Valentine's Day
Microsoft are reportedly planning an early Valentine's Day present for Windows OS lovers with the public beta of their next operating system, Windows 8, going live in Februray. If the news proves true, it all-but-confirms that a 2012 finishing date…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Top Online Digital Services – Spotify, LoveFilm, Dropbox and more!
Tech gifts don't have to be about screen sizes or processing capabilities these days. In fact, they don't have to be physical gifts at all. You can put a smile on a loved one's face just by setting them up…
Ocado On The Go shopping app now on Windows 7 and Blackberry
The online supermarket Ocado has released its On the Go shopping application for both the Windows 7 and Blackberry devices for the mobile shopper in all of us. The app which has been available on Iphone and Android for…
Halo 4 coming to Xbox 360, not next gen console
It's that time of year, the days are getting shorter and much colder, and we are all talking about the next generation of console. When will it arrive? What will it be called? What games are going to be…
Giants Windows Phone Built in NYC
Microsoft see their latest phone releases as something of a big deal, in the case of this video a 6 storey deal. This giant Windows phone was built in New York to advertise the release of 4 new Windows…
Hotmail update to clear your inbox of "greymail"
Hotmail users will soon see a new version of the webmail service roll out to their accounts, as Microsoft set out to rid our email accounts of "greymail". The update includes categories and more advanced folder management, newsletter filters and…
Windows Phone Marketplace gets web update
Microsoft have today announced the launch of a re-vamped Windows phone Marketplace for apps that gives WP7 smartphone owners the option to download apps directly from their computer's web browser. Users no longer have to install Zune onto their PCs…
Microsoft's "glass ceiling" for women costs firm £1m in UK payout
Ex top UK Microsoft executive Natalie Ayres was paid over £1million after the computing giant was felt to have unfairly passed her over for the company's highest UK position. Ayres, who has since left the company, had been with Microsoft…
