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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.
Windows Phone Mango has internet sharing
08/24/2011, The Windows Phone Mango update is really shaping up to be something. The folks over at wpcentral did some digging around and discovered that Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) will have the ability to share the phone’s internet connection with up [...]
Windows 8 features better file management [+Video]
08/24/2011, One of the things that haven’t changed a lot over the many years it’s been around is one of Windows’ basic file management features: copy, move, rename and delete. While it is functional in its current state, there are many [...]
Zune 4.8 introduces 2-day movie rentals and Mango support
08/23/2011, The Zune is dead, long live the Zune. Well, Microsoft’s attempt at taking over the iPod’s throne seem to have failed rather miserably, but that does not mean the company has given up on the Zune platform which has now [...]
Microsoft confirms USB 3.0 support in Windows 8
08/23/2011, While there’s no specific launch date for Microsoft’s Windows 8, for those interested in following the development, Microsoft has recently confirmed that their to-be-released operating system will be supporting USB 3.0.
Microsoft shows off Xbox 360 and Windows Phone interaction
08/22/2011, When Microsoft announced that gaming would be a big part of Windows Phone, people wondered about how Xbox Live on the mobile operating system would interact with their Xbox 360 consoles. Well, today at GameFest, the company gave a demonstration [...]
Motorola Phones Accused of Infringing on Microsoft’s Patents
08/22/2011, Today, Microsoft and Motorola Mobility are in courts as Microsoft accuses Motorola of illegally using seven of its patents. The software giant is asking the international trade commission (ITC) to stop the importation of select Motorola phones. This case is [...]
Many webOS developers may move to Windows Phone
08/22/2011, Despite the heartbreaking news of HP terminating its webOS products – not everybody’s feeling down about it. Microsoft recently took advantage about the situation and extended a hand to webOS developers by offering free phones, dev tools and training. In [...]
Inq boss thinks Windows Phone will be cheaper than Android
08/22/2011, A couple of days ago we reported that the Fujitsu IS12T would be the first Windows Phone 7 phone to be released that was running on Mango, Windows Phone 7’s latest update. We also reported that it would be released [...]
Windows Phone 7 Mango ready to be delivered
08/19/2011, Not long after the final build of Windows Phone 7 Mango leaked out in the wild, we have an “official” statement from Microsoft’s Mobile Business Group director, Peter Wissinger, saying that Mango is has been completed. According to a comment [...]
Thrustmaster launches Ferrari 458 Italia Racing Wheel for Xbox 360
08/19/2011, While we may never get to ride around in an electricity-driven Ferrari, the folks over at that’s not going to stop us from driving around in a digital version of the car on your favorite Xbox 360 racing simulator. The [...]
Windows 8 confirmed to be getting their own app store
08/18/2011, A few months back there were rumors circulating Windows 8, and one of them was that the upcoming OS by Microsoft would be featuring an app store. Given the tablet-esque nature of the platform, it’s really not surprising that there [...]
Microsoft patent suggests cloud based OS
08/17/2011, Cloud computing seems to be the way that we are headed these days, and with that it’s not surprising to see Microsoft patent what they are calling “Fast Machine Booting Through Streaming Storage”, which essentially means booting the OS from [...]
Microsoft Windows 8 preview coming?
08/16/2011, Microsoft has set up a spanking new blog – where the software giant could very well use that platform to unveil their latest operating system update in 16 years, where we are talking about Windows 8. This will be a [...]
