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 Has No Plans To Release Its Own Windows Phone Anytime Soon
04/16/2013, We’ve been hearing a number of rumors of Microsoft possibly creating a Microsoft-branded “Surface Phone,” which we expected to hear by the first half of this year, especially since Foxconn has reportedly been chosen to manufacture the device. But Microsoft’s corporate vice president [...]
Flixster App Launched On Xbox 360 With Support For UltraViolet Videos
04/16/2013, Microsoft announced late last year it would be rolling out over 40 new applications onto its Xbox 360 up until the end of spring 2013. One of those applications that was promised to be released was Flixster, which not only helps [...]
Android Was Initially Only Supposed To Be For Cameras
04/16/2013, As the global smartphone market now stands, 70% of all devices are powered by Android OS. Samsung is one of the leading manufacturers, holding some 30% share of the entire market, courtesy of its hugely successful Android smartphones. Andy Rubin, who [...]
Microsoft Cuts Price On Cloud Services
04/16/2013, In the highly competitive arena of cloud services, software giant Microsoft has slashed prices for both hosting and processing customers’ online data, and this move can be seen to be an aggressive challenge to Amazon.com Inc’s current lead in the [...]
New Self-Deleting Trojan Malware Discovered By Microsoft
04/16/2013, Microsoft, one of the major names worldwide where software is concerned, has stumbled upon a rather interesting discovery. First of all, a little context to help us get started off on the right footing. Microsoft does have their own anti-virus [...]
Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Remake Coming Summer 2013
04/16/2013, One of the most iconic 2D platforms of the 16-bit generation had to be Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse. It seems if you or anyone else owned a SEGA Genesis, then they also had this great platformer, which is [...]
Amazing Timelapse Shows Original Microsoft HQ Being Built
04/15/2013, I’m sure many of us our fascinated by these big companies, companies that manufacture and develop hardware as well as software that make our lives easier. Microsoft is one such company, a big behemoth with great big offices located all [...]
Skype For Windows Phone 8 Loses Beta Tag In New Update
04/15/2013, Today Microsoft has released a new update of the Skype for Windows Phone 8 app. The beta tag that previously accompanied this app has now been dropped in the latest update, which brings the version number up to 2.5. Despite [...]
Microsoft Rolls Out Major Windows 8 Update To News, Maps, Travel and More
04/15/2013, Microsoft is currently working on its Windows 8.1 update which may or may not come with a Boot to Desktop option, but that doesn’t mean the company isn’t ready to push out some updates to Windows 8 right now to improve [...]
Microsoft And The Hunger Games Partner Up To Promote Internet Explorer
04/15/2013, I am not quite sure about you, but seriously, how many folks do you know still use Internet Explorer voluntarily as the browser of their choice? Well, Microsoft certainly wants to continue pushing the legacy of the once all conquering [...]
Retail Version Of Minecraft For Xbox 360 Delayed Until June 4
04/15/2013, We think it’s safe to say Minecraft has been a complete success on the Xbox 360 as the last time we heard of its sales, it reached 5 million copies sold. Hearing a retail version of the game was being planned was [...]
Windows 8.1 May Include ‘Boot To Desktop’ Option
04/15/2013, One of the biggest gripes people have with Microsoft’s Windows 8 is the fact they completely replaced their traditional Start button experience found in previous versions of Windows with a UI that was specifically designed with tablet and touch-screen computers [...]
Additional Tiles Could Be Added To Windows Phone According To Report, Hints At Larger Displays
04/15/2013, Last week it was reported that according to the rumors, Windows Phone could support 1080p Full HD resolutions in its next update. Given that Android phones already support 1080p, this move is more or less expected, although the question of [...]
