With the release of the Surface 3, Microsoft is bringing an end to the Windows RT operating system era.
The new Surface model, named Surface 3, is set to be the lightest and slimmest model to date while still having all the laptop-replacing features as the Surface Pro 3. The Surface 3 will come installed…
Samsung to start adding Microsoft services to their phones and tablets.
Samsung has announced that it will be pre-installing Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Skype on some of its Android based tablets. Samsung has yet to announce which models will be pre-installed, but these models will also include OneNote and OneDrive as well.Microsoft products and…
Cyanogen is a $500 million company after latest round of funding.
The start-up company, Cyanogen, creates Android-based operating systems which allow the user more control and customization of their Android device.Cyanogen is about to close a deal that will add an additional $110 million in funding to the Android company. With this funding, Cyanogen will be able…
Microsoft is peeved at Project Zero's public release of unpatched security flaw in Windows 8.1.
Project Zero is a security research team assembled by Google to test and search for vulnerabilities in software and products from other companies. If any flaws are found by Project Zero, they are reported back to the vendors. If the…
Expect to see more Microsoft gaming in 2015.
Microsoft's gaming boss, Phil Spencer, wants to show gamers how Microsoft being both the Windows company and the Xbox company can be a real win for them. He isn't talking about specifics yet (those details are coming in 2015, he says), though he stresses that he's committed to PC gaming."We…
If you've noticed that Internet Explorer seems to be a little (or a lot) slower as of late, it's not you. Well, it could be; try clearing your cache, make sure no nefarious add-ons slipped through, and scan for viruses. Assuming everything checks out, the issue could be related to a pair of security updates…
In case you missed it, Microsoft recently announced that its Internet Explorer browser will begin blocking out-of-date ActiveX controls starting September 9, 2014. This was originally supposed to go into effect on August 12, 2014, though Microsoft decided to push things back a month to clear up customer confusion, and to give IT departments additional time…
China is ramping up its campaign against Microsoft, following its ban in May on the installation of Windows 8 on government computers. Officials of China's State Administration for Industry & Commerce reportedly have made unannounced visits to Microsoft offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu. They apparently questioned staff in at least one office.There's speculation…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella releases disappointing memo
In a 3,200 word memo released to everyone who works inside Microsoft and even published on the company’s website July 11, 2014, Satya Nadella, Microsoft's latest CEO, expressed that change is coming to the software giant and gave a few new perspective points to the new wave to…
In an attempt to catch up with Apple and Google, Microsoft has created voice command technology that seems to far surpass its competitors. Cortana, named after the omniscient program from Microsoft’s Halo, seems to impress more beta testers each day. With the new windows 8.1 operating system update, Cortana’s intelligence has increased tenfold from previous…
Microsoft may have retired Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) last week, but it's still keeping track of the ancient browser's user share on a death watch-like website that's been running for more than three years. IE6 launched in August 2001, about two months before Windows XP shipped. Microsoft issued the final security update for IE6 on April…
Bug prompts Microsoft to halt update's delivery through WSUS, the standard enterprise update service.
Microsoft suspended serving Windows 8.1 Update to businesses that rely on WSUS (Windows Server Update Services), saying that a bug would prevent devices from recognizing future updates.WSUS is Microsoft's standard corporate update service and is used by IT staffs to manage…