Microsoft has officially unveiled the Xbox One, promising it will usher in a new generation of games, TV and entertainment. The One comes a dozen years after the original Xbox video game console debuted, and eight years after its best-selling ...
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It seems Microsoft is continuing to wrestle with Wi-Fi issues affecting its Surface RT tablet, with the release Tuesday of another firmware update designed to once and for all put the matter to bed. It’s the 5th time since launching ...
Read More »Microsoft to link together Skype and Lync in June along with new mobile apps
Microsoft has revealed a new step in its plans for Skype today. At a Lync Conference keynote, Skype president Tony Bates announced that the software giant will link together Skype and Lync, Microsoft’s business instant messaging service. The connectivity will ...
Read More »Microsoft Considering A Linux Version Of Office In 2014
Now this is a watershed moment — Microsoft is looking at offering a Linux version of Office in 2014. According to ExtremeTech, Microsoft is taking a “meaningful look” at releasing a full Linux port of Office in 2014. That would ...
Read More »WinTel tablet paradigm stalls
A joint effort by Microsoft and Intel to challenge Apple’s wildly popular iPad in the highly lucrative tablet market seems to have gotten off to a very slow start. According to FBR Capital Markets analyst Craig Berger, only five of ...
Read More »Microsoft says DirectX 11.1 is only for Windows 8
Microsoft says DirectX 11.1 will be a Windows 8 exclusive. Does it matter? Over the years, new versions of DirectX have heralded new and improved features for computer games, as developers added more and more detail (eye candy) to the ...
Read More »Microsoft Surface goes on sale at midnight
Microsoft’s ambitious attempt at competing in the tablet war will be official as soon as the calendar ticks to October 26. To celebrate, some stores will be selling the $499 tablet right at midnight. Microsoft is also opening a handful ...
Read More »Microsoft announces official Windows 8 Pro upgrade pricing
Microsoft has announced that, as of today, reservations are open for retail packaged DVD upgrades to Windows 8 Pro, costing $69.99 from select retailers in the United States. Microsoft is offering the update in retail packaging with five different ‘vibrant ...
Read More »Atari and Microsoft bring classic arcade games to browsers
As a child of the 80s, I spent every moment I could in the arcade. One of my favorite games? Lunar Lander. Maybe it sounds silly, but something about the horrible black and white graphics and the giant handle appealed ...
Read More »$15 Windows 8 upgrade – order yours now
Microsoft has begun taking orders for the new version of Windows. The very low upgrade price only applies to users who purchased a new PC in the last couple months, from June 2 to the present. However, even though you ...
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