Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft give up on Kinect – here's how Microsoft have killed motion controls for another console generation
So it's official – with a few weeks to go before E3, Microsoft have announced a mea culpa. In a press release titled "delivering more choice for fans", Xbox head Phil Spencer reveals plans to release begin selling Xbox One…
Is Microsoft developing a smartwatch?
A new patent reveals that Microsoft is working on a smartwatch to rival the Samsung Galaxy Gear and the rumoured Apple iWatch. The patent application, which was filed in 2012 but only published by the US Patent Office this week,…
Upcoming Microsoft event reignites Surface Mini rumours
According to MicrosoftNews, Microsoft has sent out invitations to various members of the press to a "small gathering" on May 20, where the Surface Mini may finally be revealed. The cosy event will be held by the software (and now…
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…
