Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft to drop Nokia brand name
Microsoft's phones will not be called Microsoft Mobile, but they won't use the Nokia name for long either, according to a report at PC Pro. The report says that former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has revealed that it's not yet…
What's on new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to-do list on Day 1?
It has finally been revealed that after a long search Microsoft has found its new CEO… in the office down the corridor. Satya Nadella takes the big desk in the corner office after previously heading up Microsoft's Cloud & Enterprise…
Jonathan Ross joins Microsoft Studios as an executive producer
Chat show host Jonathan Ross is to join Microsoft Studios as an executive producer, Microsoft have announced. Ross, of course, is best well known for presenting his Saturday night ITV chat show – and for having previously upset Andrew Sachs….
Why did Apple make Mavericks and iLife free?
Yesterday's Apple event was interesting for a number of reasons – and not just because they unveiled the iPad Air and new iPad Mini. It seems they've decided to use all of those spare billions in the bank to take…
Can Microsoft turn Windows Phone around?
Later today we're expecting to see Apple's Tim Cook unveil the next generation of the iPad – which is presumably why this morning Nokia thought it was, ummm, a good idea to announce a new tablet and some new phones…
James O'Malley appointed new editor of Tech Digest – welcome aboard
September has been a huge month for the technology industry – in one month Nokia has been eaten up by Microsoft, the Blackberry has started to rot, fingerprints have suddenly become important, and Los Santos has become the number one…
Microsoft to buy Nokia. Elop to replace Ballmer as CEO?
Microsoft has announced that it is gearing up to purchase Nokia's hardware division, in a deal worth £4.56 billion. A move that has been more or less on the cards since Nokia gambled their smartphone business on Microsoft's Windows Phone…
Xbox One release date set for November 8, claims leak
The next-generation Xbox One console from Microsoft will launch on November 8. That's NOT according to Microsoft, who spectacularly failed to give even a whiff of the console's launch date at last week's GamesCom, but instead according to a fresh…
Angry Birds Star Wars trailers at Gamescom 2013 – ahead of 29 October launch
From a galaxy far, far away come Activision's Angry Birds Stars with new multiplayer trailer and screens making their debut at Gamescom 2013 in Cologne, Germany.For the first time in the series, Angry Birds Star Wars introduces new multiplayer modes…
Windows 8.1 confirmed for October 17 release date
Microsoft have confirmed that the Windows 8.1 update (formerly referred to as Windows Blue) will launch on October 17, 2013. Free to existing Windows 8 users, the upgrade will be made available through the Windows Update system, as well as…
