Category: Microsoft
VIDEO: Windows 8 tablet VS. iPad 2
Microsoft's BUILD conference has thrown up plenty of info on the new Windows 8 operating system, not least of all how the platform will look when it hits tablets. We'd yet to see a direct comparison against the tablet…
Want to try Windows 8 on your PC today? Here's how to do it
Microsoft have been showing off the latest build of their Windows 8 operating system at their annual BUILD developer's conference in California this week, revealing new tricks and features of their OS to app and program makers from around the…
Nokia boss Stephen Elop slams Google/Motorola deal
Motorola and Google execs may be toasting each other's health following this week's big buy-out, but Nokia CEO Stephen Elop believes it could be damaging for the Android OS as a whole. He's suggested that by making Motorola a…
Microsoft's Amy Winehouse "cash-in" tweet sparks backlash
Microsoft have sparked an angry repsonse from fans of the late soul singer Amy Winehouse, as the Redmond-based company appeared to be cashing in on the stars death by plugging their own Zune music service. Tweeting from the official Xbox…
Microsoft report record annual revenues
Big smiles on the faces of Microsoft executives in Redmond today; their latest earning calls has revealed not only record quarterly earnings, but record annual ones too. Microsoft reported yearly revenue of $69.94 billion and $23.15 billion net income. However,…
Fujitsu bringing WP7 Mango device to stores next month?
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Mango update was scheduled to touch down at some point in the autumn. But it look likely now that Fujitsu will jump the gun with the release of their first Mango handset next month in…
Microsoft: "We view a tablet as a PC"
Microsoft still see tablets closer to PCs than mobile phones, despite their forthcoming tablet-friendly OS Windows 8 visually appearing very similar to the Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system. Speaking at the Microsoft Partner Conference in Los Angeles, Windows Phone…
Microsoft boast of 400 million Windows 7 sales, not so good WP7 numbers
Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference kicks off in Los Angeles today, and keynote-leading CEO Steve Ballmer was both his usual bullish self but also surprisngly frank when it came to discussing his firm's smartphone performance. The success of Windows…
Microsoft urge users to ditch Windows XP
Microsoft are urging PC users to call time on their Windows XP operating system and migrate to Windows 7 or prepare to move to Windows 8, with the company only offering support for the ageing OS for a further 1,000…
IE10 Platform Preview 2 announced by Microsoft
Microsoft have just lifted the lid on Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2, giving a glimpse at what's to come with their next-generation web browser. IE10 looks to further the solid work made with IE9, focussing on the "beauty of…
