All the stories tagged with Microsoft
Microsoft is the company behind software like Windows, Microsoft Office and hardware like the Xbox and Kinect. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. MS-DOS was the product that propelled Microsoft towards success, but it is Windows and Office that made it what it is today. Microsoft is currently engaged in a number of projects, including Windows 8, Windows Phone, Xbox, Office and the Azure cloud computing platform. the large majority of desktop computers run on Windows.
Microsoft addresses Windows Phone 7 update issues
02/23/2011, On the official Windows Phone blog, Microsoft brought up the issue about the Windows Phone 7 update causing issues with certain Samsung phones. This means that Microsoft has officially acknowledged the problem so if you’re a Samsung WP7 device owner, [...]
Microsoft Express Mouse won’t cost a bomb
02/23/2011, If you’ve always wanted to get your hands on a Microsoft Mouse featuring the fancy BlueTrack Technology (that allows you to use the mouse on practically any surface), but didn’t want to spend a fortune on it, Microsoft has the [...]
Microsoft releasing Kinect Software Development Kit this spring
02/21/2011, Great news for all Kinect hackers and enthusiasts out there – Microsoft will be releasing a Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Kinect on Windows 7. No longer will users have to rely on the raw data that they’ve been [...]
Microsoft Bing toolbar now integrates Facebook
02/17/2011, Microsoft has just released a new version of their Bing toolbar, and the latest version brings a lot of new features to enhance the user’s Bing experience. The new Bing toolbar brings a whole new level of efficiency to web [...]
Nokia allowed to customize Windows Phone 7
02/17/2011, Talk about a change of mindset – it looks like Microsoft are taking back what they said about not allowing manufacturers to customize Windows Phone 7. Microsoft originally didn’t want their operating system to be like Android – where consumers [...]
Kinect hacked to work with Android
02/16/2011, And the Kinect hacks just keep on coming – here we are with another adaptation of this wonder from Microsoft, where YouTube user HirotakaSter has apparently managed to hook up Kinect with what resembles an Android-powered device. Of course, since [...]
Nokia Windows Phone 7 devices to be delayed?
02/16/2011, Despite the recent announcement of Nokia’s partnership with Nokia, the Finnish mobile giant isn’t going to be releasing any Windows Phone 7 devices anytime soon. The first Nokia phones running Microsoft’s operating system will have to wait ’til after October. [...]
Windows Phone 7 Connector arrives at Mac App Store
02/16/2011, Apple’s Mac App Store has one additional high profile company taking part in it, as Microsoft has added its Windows Phone 7 Connector to the store as a free download. This version is similar to the earlier version, though it [...]
Bing notches up another percentile point over Google
02/13/2011, Microsoft’s Bing search engine has scored a minor victory over Internet search giant Google, hitting 13.1% search through January, which came at Google’s expense as the latter fell to 65.6%. It seems that this was partly achieved due to Bing [...]
Nokia employees walk out in protest of Microsoft deal
02/11/2011, Nokia’s partnership with Microsoft is definitely a big deal and there will be major changes thanks to it. Of course, change isn’t necessarily welcome by everybody and many Nokia employees have made their disapproval of the deal known. Nokia’s staff [...]
Nokia and Microsoft announce Windows Phone partnership
02/11/2011, A few years (or maybe months) back, nobody would have imagined the majority of Nokia devices running any other operating system other than Symbian. Of course, times have since changed and iOS and Android are enjoying plenty of dominance in [...]
Microsoft Bing gets more personal
02/10/2011, Microsoft is now serving personalized search results for users of their Bing search engine. What was only limited to a select few testers previously, is now available for everybody. The search results are being tweaked based on user’s web location, [...]
Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate now available
02/10/2011, After months of beta testing, the Release Candidate version of Internet Explorer 9 is now available for the public to download. With over 25 million beta testers who helped out with the testing process, Microsoft has deemed the latest version [...]
