Neowin posted story that Visual Studio 2015 and .NET 4.6 have reached general availability and starting today
Microsoft posted a bit more information on the Cortana integration with Office 365
Microsoft has announced that the final version of Visual Studio 2015 will be released on July 20th
V3 posted a story that Microsoft has acquired application management software firm BlueStripe
Hexus posted a story that the Surface Hub 55- and 84-inch models will be available for $6,999 and $19,999
Microsoft's quest to conquer the mobile productivity app world by acquiring it is still underway, it seems.
Customers can try new features like Always Encrypted and the ability to extend data storage to the cloud
Microsoft announced today that it is preparing to take a more "robust" approach to its certification policy for Windows Store apps
Microsoft is working on a new app called Office Now and after looking into the leaked application, this could be the 'personal assistant' app that Bill Gates had previously revealed
New browser uses safer sandboxing, compiler and memory control techniques.
Microsoft announced that the final name for its new Windows 10 web browser would be Microsoft Edge. Today, the company revealed a new official Edge blog and, more importantly, launched the first beta version of the Microsoft Edge Dev site.
At Build 2015 Microsoft talked about the future of the Windows Insider program and the company is currently considering two paths to keep the updates flowing to participants.
Microsoft has today made available the public preview for the first time
Microsoft showed off a new DirectX 12 graphics demos today during Build 2015 that showed how the new graphics API that's included in Windows 10 could be used to increase frame rates in games
A filing with the SEC reveals that Microsoft loses 12 cents every time a phone is sold, potentially leading to a write off of its $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's Phone Division.
In the move to the cloud, trust has shifted, and Microsoft Trustworthy Computing corporate vice president Scott Charney says that there are now two more pillars to add to the three main ones for information security.
Predictive analytics is already having an impact on the enterprise
Though Patch Tuesday has already come and gone for this month, Microsoft will push an impressive number of patches out today. Admins and mobile users might want to keep a close eye on Windows Update.
Microsoft's level of trust in the open source community is continuing to build after it moved to absorb its MS Open Technologies subsidiary back into the company
Microsoft is increasing its Office 365 portfolio with a new service called Office 365 Video that allows companies to upload and share videos internally
Although Microsoft has ended official support for Windows XP in 2014, the operating system has a market share of 16.94 percent in March 2015. If you have to use Windows XP, whether at your school or workplace, you'll be glad to know that the Chrome browser will be supported for the platform until the end of the year.
Firms will take individual responsibility for search ad sales
TIME magazine has released its annual list of what it considered to be 100 most influential people in the world in 2015, and one of them happens to be Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
Rumors of a Microsoft and Cyanogen partnership have been making the rounds recently, and the Android mod maker is confirming them today.
Microsoft has announced a new server SKU called nano Server that is designed for in-cloud applications and containers
Bill Gates emailed a letter to Microsoft employees to celebrate the company’s 40th birthday, noting the vendor is “better positioned than ever to lead” advances in computing under chief executive Satya Nadella’s direction.
Microsoft has released the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL, two new budget-friendly additions to its Windows Phone range
Store for Azure-based applications and services now available to more customers
Microsoft and Getty Images have formed a new partnership that will allow Microsoft to use the catalog of photos from Getty in its products and services such as Bing and Cortana
Windows 10 for phones supports Host Card Emulation, licensing makes it official.
Mark Russinovich tells conference audience that it's a "new Microsoft."
Microsoft has revealed the pricing for its new Visual Studio 2015 developer tools as well as the versions that will be available. The most expensive tools are becoming much more affordable
Today Microsoft has officially announced an addition to its Surface family of tablets, the non-Pro Surface 3
During the Windows 8 lifecycle, the name for the store apps went from Metro to Modern but as we move forward with Windows 10, they will now simply be called Windows app
Microsoft has announced that they are changing their initial plans for Internet Explorer by saying that Internet Explorer 11 will remain fundamentally unchanged from Windows 8.1 going forward
Samsung has announced an expansion of its partnership with Microsoft that will include pre-installing Office apps on some of Samsung's tablets in the first half of 2015
If you've been thinking of buying a Surface Pro 3, now may be just the right time, as Microsoft is offering discounts of up to $150 off the device, along with a free protective sleeve
Just how low can Microsoft's Lumia series of Windows Phone go? Evidently, very low as the company this morning is unveiling the 'super affordable' Microsoft Lumia 430 dual-SIM Windows Phone
In an expected move, Microsoft will look to drop the Internet Explorer brand altogether for Project Spartan
Microsoft has announced the launch of a new preview of Office 2016 for IT pros and developers, which you can sign up for right now - although the company points out that it's not yet feature-complete.
A new version of Office 2016 Technical Preview has leaked online and it brings a few small changes compared to previous versions. This comes on top of leaks of Windows 10 for desktop and phones.
Microsoft's low-cost strategy for Windows tablets is hitting new pricing points as the MOMO7W is being priced at $48 but as of right now, it can only be purchased in China
Microsoft is launching a contest for members of its Windows Insider program that will give 10 of them a chance to visit the company's headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
Apple is priming the masses for the Watch's maiden journey into the "waters of wearables". Microsoft by contrast is more subtly and methodically building a system to immerse itself in the developing currents that are directing the wearables market
New leaks reveal a new 'zero footprint' Nano Server and a shielded virtual-machine role are likely to be part of Microsoft's Windows Server 2016 release.
Microsoft has just formally announced the Lumia 640 and 640 XL at their Mobile World Conference 2015 presentation
Microsoft's OneDrive and OneNote apps are preloaded on the just-announced Samsung Galaxy S6 Android phone. Could this be just the start of more OEM deals for Microsoft?
A new rumour has emerged suggesting that Microsoft could be working on a revolutionary feature with DirectX 12, allowing users to combine graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD on the same machine.
By encouraging employees to spend time follow their ideas and concepts for apps and services Microsoft is daily looking for the next great thing.
Making the most of your system and raising the possibility of some interesting builds.
