Microsoft's new browser, part of its Windows 10 platform, may include Cortana integration, digital-inking support and grouped tabbing, according to new leaks.
Looks like that leak from earlier this month of an upcoming limited edition Lumia in gold was spot on, as Microsoft has just commenced sales of a Lumia 930 in gold color variant in China
Microsoft Band owners who also own a Windows Phone can now download an update to the Microsoft Health app, along with a firmware update for the fitness band itself. It's the first such firmware and software update in two months.
Microsoft is broadening its preview of Office on Android tablets, adding support for Kitkat and Lollipop and removing the waiting period for access.
The firm has started phasing out availability of the first generation of the sensor.
If you haven't purchased an Xbox One yet, you'll need to move quickly as the current pricing of the console, which now starts at just $349 in the US, is a limited-time promotion
Microsoft wants you to consider its Surface Pro 3 hybrid tablet/laptop as a potential alternative
Boyd Multerer, one of the founders of Xbox Live, announced today via Twitter that he has left Microsoft.
Microsoft has confirmed via its OneDrive Twitter account that its cloud-based storage service will save files on OneDrive forever or until the user decides otherwise
Tech giants say proposal would 'do harm to consumer welfare'
Ireland has waded into Microsoft’s battle with the US government over a search warrant to access data on a server stored on Irish soil
A little known feature that some described as Microsoft's online version of FrontPage, the company's ill-fated WYSIWIG HTML editor, will be dropped within weeks according to a Knowledgebase post
Civil lawsuits over alleged fraudulent claims
Passengers on a Virgin Atlantic 787 Dreamliner flight VS11 got a special treat from Santa and Microsoft yesterday, December 21. Starting at boarding, the passengers were given brand new Windows tablets from Santa.
Patent-holding company's biggest win, against Apple, was tossed out in September.
If you were hoping to snag a Microsoft Band before the new year, chances are you're out of luck
European cloud market could be kick-started if courts go against Microsoft
And is doubling down on Xbox Music
Bing looks in its crystal ball to foretell the trends of the year to come.
Microsoft is no longer legally required to remind Windows users in the European Union that they have a choice of browsers beyond IE, as has been the case for the past five years.
Microsoft's Operating Systems Group is staffing up a new team that is building an app and game streaming service for the company's 'core platforms.'
In the middle of an appeals process, Microsoft is trying to fight back against the US government's demand on the company's customers' data, by going on a PR campaign to get the public on its side
Microsoft is rolling out its first public preview of its Skype Translator real-time translation service, which is initially available on devices running Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Technical Preview
Microsoft has released a new public preview of Azure Active Directory Connect, a tool for connecting Windows Server AD to Azure AD.
Microsoft's first smartphone without the Nokia logo, the Lumia 535 is currently experiencing touch sensitivity issues
Facebook is no longer showing Bing Web search results in Facebook search results.
Anandtech reports that AMD sends word this evening that they are advising users to remove update KB3004394, which was released as part of this week's Patch Tuesday, due to driver installation issues this update is inflicting.
Bitcoin just got a big boost in stature as Microsoft is now accepting the cryptocurrency for digital content from its stores
Microsoft's 'Bingification' of applications officially has begun with its integration of Bing search into Word Online.
Starting with Windows 10, Microsoft's plan for making money on Windows is via other services that will be attached to the operating system, rather than depending on OS licensing as much as in the past.
Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner hinted at a new pricing model for Windows
Starting today Bing searches will look a little bit more like Google results thanks to a new feature called Fact Answers
Microsoft is looking to the .NET Core to help bring its programming framework across different Windows flavors, as well as Linux and Mac OS X.
Microsoft is building a new platform called Azure BizTalk Microservices that could be key to what's next for the company on the cloud platform-as-a-service front
Redmond does away with the iconic 90's favourite for more modern imagery.
HP has announced an extension of its Office 365 relationship with Microsoft with new business services, as well as Exchange Online hosting capabilities in HP datacenters.
Microsoft Research is working on real-time translation functionality to enable consumers to use Skype and engage in conversation with others from around the world. George Takei, better known as Mr Sulu in Star Trek, visited Microsoft Research to see how the technology works.
Microsoft confirmed the rumors and announced that it has purchased Acompli and its excellent Outlook-like mobile clients for Android and iOS
The latest word is that Microsoft is planning a wearable device that will be tightly integrated with the Xbox One, and it's hoping it launch it next year
Microsoft is giving away 50 albums from various artists free of charge through its Xbox Music & Music Deals applications until December 15 to those within the US
US electronics retailer Micro Center has started selling a 7-inch version of its Windbook Windows 8.1 tablet after launching 8-inch models earlier this year
Dropbox has added support for Office to its Android and iOS apps
Windows infrastructure to become more cloud-like for greater consistency with Azure services
Microsoft has announced that people will now be able to use Skype within their Office Online setups to communicate and collaborate with co-workers in real-time
Microsoft Corporate Strategy Vice President Jeff Teper talks about Microsoft's thinking on everything from its Minecraft acquisition, to how the leadership team is evaluating what's core to the company.
Google has agreed to settle a patent dispute between itself and the Rockstar consortium, an assembly of companies including Apple and Microsoft that own Nortel's old intellectual property
Developers building apps for Microsoft's Windows Store could potentially earn less money starting January 1, 2015
Microsoft has announced a range of promotions and discounts for Black Friday, including up to $150 off its Surface Pro 3 tablet
The highly anticipated documentary exploring the excavation of Atari's E.T cartridges and exploring the downfall of Atari is now available for free on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Video
Microsoft officials are attributing a nearly 11-hour Azure outage across a large part of the world earlier this week to a performance update the company made to its Storage services.
