During remarks at a developers conference in Japan on May 23, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer referred to the next version of Windows as Windows 8.
Pioneer Studios, an experimental group within Microsoft tasked with designing and incubating novel "consumer experiences," has been closed down, with the team disbanded and redistributed, and its offices vacated.
Neowin posted a video demonstration of the new "Moorea" application in Office 15
Windows Mobile 6.x's days are numbered as Microsoft will no longer support the OS after 15 July.
According to Chester Wisniewski, Senior Security Advisor at Sophos, Microsofts statistics relating to the SmartScreen technology built into Internet Explorer (IE) 7, 8 and 9 just dont really add up.
Microsoft has announced a massive incentive for US-based college students to pick up a new Windows 7 PC by serving-up a free Xbox 360 console.
MasterObjects, a software development company, added Microsoft to the list of companies it is suing for infringing on a patent for technology that displays potential completed search terms as users type into a search bar.
Microsoft is continuing to move some of its SQL Server capabilities to the cloud and turn them into services. The latest: Complex event processing, a capability thats codenamed Austin.
The Windows 8 Beta blog posted an installation video of Office 15 Build 15.0.2703.1000
Microsoft shared features and timing for the second service pack for its Exchange 2010 product during its TechEd 2011 conference on May 17.
Microsoft will officially support apps running from SharePoint in Service Pack 1, which launches in June.
When Microsoft launches Office 15 it will include a new application called "Moorea".
Americans are more enamored than ever with Microsoft's software, according to a national customer satisfaction survey released today.
Microsoft has incorporated more Facebook data into its Bing search results, increasing the competition around social search with Google
Milestone 2 screenshots of an early Office 15 build leaked to the Internet on Monday.
When Microsoft teamed up with Nokia to create WP7 hardware, it showed a massive shift in strategy for Nokia.
Microsoft has released the following downloads for Lync 2010: Lync Network Monitor Parsers, Lync 2010 Conferencing Quick Reference, Lync 2010 Instant Messaging and Presence Quick Reference, Lync 2010 Sharing and Collaboration Quick Reference, Lync 2010 Quick Reference Cards, Lync 2010 Attendee Quick Reference Card, Lync 2010 Voice and Video Quick Reference Card
The same Citrix technology that lets users access Windows applications from the iPad is coming to Chrome OS laptops built by Google.
Microsoft is going to be accelerating its CRM release schedule, and is planning to deliver two minor updates and two more major ones to its online and on-premises CRM offerings in the next 12 months.
Microsoft revealed its latest range of wireless mice on Wednesday.
Microsoft researchers develop a sensor that reads electromagnetic fields as motion.
V3.co.uk takes a look at Microsoft's new cloud-based management software
Skype is an icon of online communications for consumers, but the Microsoft purchase gives Skype established credibility with business customers as well.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today promised that the company would continue to develop and support Skype on rival platforms.
Microsoft announced on May 10 that it bought Skype, an Internet communications maker, for $8.5 billion.
The Wall Street Journal citing those infamous people familiar with the matter is reporting on May 9 that Microsoft is close to buying Skype.
Microsoft has launched a new Mac vs PC site. The new site, Do the Math, launched in Canada recently and aims to compare Mac based computers to several PC counterparts.
On May 2, Microsoft made available to testers a beta build of the second service pack (SP2) for its coming Windows Server High Performance Computing (HPC) 2008 R2 platform.
Microsoft will invest in the BlackBerry platform from Research In Motion, becoming the default search provider in BlackBerry browsers and maps, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said during a surprise keynote appearance at BlackBerry World.
Microsoft has released an updated community technology preview (CTP) of its Windows Thin PC product.
Microsoft will raise the price for certification exams by $25 beginning July 1
Microsoft’s overall Internet Explorer market-share dipped again in April 2011 following a small increase in February and decrease in March.
The need to replace aging machines and upgrade to Windows 7 drives uptick in corporate market.
Microsoft released a developer tool on April 29 that is aimed at helping iPhone developers port their applications more easily to Windows Phones.
Xbox and enterprise software saved Microsoft from sluggish PC sales in its third fiscal quarter
After 10 years, Microsoft will no longer be the subject of antitrust oversight.
Hands-free apps, for industries like healthcare and engineering, could be the next frontier in business computing.
Today, Nokia and Microsoft sealed the deal finalizing Nokia's commitment to the Windows Phone platform. Not bad for two months.
Microsoft and other members of the CPTN Holdings group that is attempting to acquire more than 800 Novell patents are altering their original agreements to head off potential antitrust concerns, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on April 20.
SuperSite for Windows published a screenshot gallery of Office 365
WP Central reports that AT&T is distributing the Nodo update for Windows Phone 7
More than 100,000 organizations are signed up to test the vendor's new on-demand platform, suggesting email and collaboration could overtake CRM as the top services-based app.
Microsoft Corp., the worlds largest software maker, needs to accelerate the pace of product development to compete with Google Inc. and Apple Inc., co-founder Paul Allen said in an interview.
On the heels of a credible report that Microsoft was planning to open source the coming Kinect SDK, Microsoft officials are denying thats the case.
New screen shots, allegedly from an internal milestone build of Office 15, show that Microsoft is making good on hints to add a new application to its next version of its Office suite, expected to ship around 2013.
As rumored last week, Microsoft made available on April 18 a public beta of its Office 365 bundle of Microsoft-hosted applications.
The Hot Fix has uncovered a new build of Office 15 which includes further Metro styling. Outlook has been overhauled to include a number of Metro inspired elements.
Microsoft is readying private and beta marketplace access for Windows Phone as part of its Mango update coming this fall.
Having learned from Google's mistakes with Street View, Microsoft is laying the groundwork for mobile and location-based services.
In a Channel 9 Live interview, Brandon Watson let it be known that Microsoft is working hard to enable an early release of Mango to developers.
