Microsoft's new Office 365 pricing, new Outlook Web App functionality, an update to Visual Studio 2013 and more on that coming Microsoft smartband close out this short week.
After confiscating 22 domains from hosting service No-IP earlier this week, Microsoft has announced today that it has restored control of the seized domains to the hosting provider.
Yes, it's real. It's just not a watch
Microsoft and Canon have entered into an agreement that will allow both companies access to each other's patent portfolios
Microsoft has partnered up with Qualcomm and other companies to establish standardized ways for connected household objects (such as light bulbs and thermostats)
Ever wanted to test out new features before they launch? If so, today's your lucky day as Microsoft is currently looking for beta testers for the Office family of programs and services.
A DDoS on the heels of Microsoft's takeover of 22 No-IP domains makes things worse.
Word on the street is that Redmond is releasing a smartwatch in the autumn
It appears that the Chinese government is not rushing to kill off Microsoft office as it had been widely reported
Microsoft has filed a civil case, naming two foreign nationals from Kuwait and Algeria as the masterminds behind a concerted scheme to infect millions of computers with Bladabindi and Jenxcus families of malwar
Says it will keep sending early notification emails
Microsoft has announced it is adding new encryption support for its OneDrive cloud storage service and its Outlook.com email website, along with the opening of its first Transparency Center.
A new story that claims to have inside information on the next major update for Windows, code named Threshold, should please desktop PC users, who may never have to access the Modern UI interface that was first introduced in Windows 8.
Microsoft plans to test the fuel cells as a means of providing more efficient power to data centers
Online rumors claim that a sequel to the 2013 Xbox One launch game Ryse: Son of Rome has now been cancelled, reportedly due to issues between the game's developer Crytek and publisher Microsoft over the rights to the franchise.
Technically, Microsoft will open its 100th retail store location on Saturday but that statistic combines the number of the larger main stores with the many smaller kiosk-like specialty setups that the company has opened as well.
After the backlash of the E3 2013 announcement of the Xbox One, Microsoft changed course and killed one digital sharing feature that was highly innovative - but it's not off the table yet.
While Microsoft's Open XML (OOXML) SDK has long been publicly available, today they have finally decided to open-source this software development kit
Affordable smartphone to cost £120 SIM-free
The steady stream of app updates to rename apps previously owned by Nokia continues this morning with Nokia App Folder becoming just App Folder in the 1.2.6.1 update that is now live in the Store
Aims to reduce end-user costs
In the mobile market -- at least the higher-volume, lower-cost part of it -- the new Microsoft is looking to make money on services, not operating systems.
Microsoft has revealed that the first generation of Nokia X smartphones will not be updated to the Nokia X software platform 2.0, which features a slightly revamped UI and new features
Microsoft posted some new details this week on how Internet Explorer 11 will allow users to share the same website passwords when using the browser on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft today announced the Nokia X2, its new Android handset featuring a 4.3-inch display, 1GB of RAM, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 5MP camera with flash, front-facing camera, and more, for €99
Microsoft is providing Office 365 Home and Personal subscribers, not just business users, with 1 TB of OneDrive storage for free
Microsoft is offering MacBook Air owners up to $650 in store credit for trading in their Apple devices for its new Surface Pro 3 tablets
Only US buyers able to get device at present, though
Goal is to make Bing a "quality product in 75 markets."
Japan will be launching Microsoft's next-gen console on September 4th
Microsoft inadvertently confirmed in a user guide that it had a smaller Surface tablet ready to release when it unveiled the larger Surface Pro 3 last month.
Everything indicates that Microsoft is getting ready to launch the second generation of the Android-powered Nokia X handsets. A countdown on Nokia's website points to Monday as the release date
Dynamic Perspective looks to be a big selling point of the Amazon Fire Phone, but Microsoft seems to be exploring some hands-free technology of its own
Microsoft has made available its promised roadmap for some of its coming features for Office 365 for business
Microsoft Mobile has teamed up with British designer A. Sauvage to come up with luxury pants that also charge a compatible smartphone
Microsoft is working on new anti-theft features for Windows Phone to be added in a future update
All of the next big updates to Microsoft's core products are in development and while details remain a bit hazy, we have a few nuggets of information to share about the development process.
Software giant Microsoft’s start-up arm Microsoft Ventures has forged an exclusive partnership in Ireland with Dublin accelerator NDRC to provide digital start-ups with expertise and resources to make their idea go global.
Microsoft had warned customers that its malware detection engine, used in a wide range of its products, could be disabled if an attacker sent a malformed file as an email attachment
Microsoft has cut prices of its almost-retired Surface Pro 2 tablet by $100 just days before the next-generation goes on sale
With the Surface Pro 3 shipping by the end of the week, it looks like Microsoft engineers are readying some fixes that will improve the experience of using the tablet
Developers can try out new features of the next version of Internet Explorer using a test edition released by Microsoft
Multiple tech giants, including Apple, Verizon and Cisco, have joined Microsoft in opposing the US government's requests for search warrants for data stored on overseas servers
Microsoft crows about transparency, but it didn't reveal this list of 310 patents
A few days ago, Microsoft's Marcus Ash made comments that caused a bit of controversy among Windows Phone fans; bringing Cortana to iOS and Android. But Ash is back and has cleared up the confusion
At a technology conference in Seattle, a program manager for Windows Phone, Marcus Ash, said that Microsoft is talking internally about if they should bring the digital assistant to Android and iOS
Buys them from South America
A former Microsoft employee who Windows updates and software that validates product key codes was sentenced to a three-month prison term on Tuesday
Firm will not use email, chat and voice data for targeted advertising
Now that Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia is complete, the Redmond-based organisation is looking to transition Nokia's brand assets starting next year
