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Internet Explorer 10 preview finally available for Windows 7
- Aside from Microsoft's unilateral decision to enable Do-Not-Track by default, the most controversial thing about Internet Explorer 10 may have been its limited platform support. Except for its first couple of previews, the browser has remained compatible only for flavors…
Steven Sinofsky, head of Microsoft's Windows division leaves the company
- Steven Sinofsky who had been running the Windows division at Microsoft since 2009 has left the company, effective immediately, without clear explanation on the reasons. Sinofsky’s departure comes shortly after the launch of Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface, products that…
Built-in advertising: The Windows 8 feature you haven't heard about
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The advertisements are reportedly found inside some of the applications that ship with Windows 8 under the Modern UI (Metro) user interface like Finance, News, Travel and Weather. Advertisements in free mobile apps or even trial software are perfectly understandable, but...
Surface early adopters reporting issues with audio, Touch Cover
- Several Surface early adopters are reporting multiple issues with Microsoft’s first-ever tablet. It’s not exactly a good sign for Redmond considering the device has only been on the market for two weeks but we understand they are already working with…
Windows 8, RT set to receive first critical security patches
- Microsoft’s recently launched Windows 8 operating system is set to receive its first critical security update next week. According to the company’s advance notification posting, the November edition of Patch Tuesday will include critical fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet…
Microsoft's secret OS project Midori is still alive and moving forward
- Microsoft is most commonly associated with developing Windows although few people know that Redmond has also been working on another operating in secrecy for several years. It’s been more than four years since we last heard about project Midori but…
Preliminary teardown suggests Surface RT is more profitable than iPad
- A new report from IHS iSuppli suggests that Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet is more profitable than Apple’s iPad. The company’s preliminary teardown report on a 32GB Surface with the optional black touch cover reveals a bill of materials (BOM) of…
Windows Phone 8 to get curated Wi-Fi hotspot data
- Microsoft is pulling out all the stops as it tries to make Windows Phone 8 an attractive proposition for smartphone buyers. Their latest effort involves a deal with Devicescape to power the Wi-Fi maps portion of its mobile operating system’s…
It's official: Skype will replace Windows Live Messenger soon
- It's been confirmed that moving forward Skype and Messenger are to become one. The shift started with Skype 6.0 (Windows/Mac) as users have been able to log in using Microsoft account credentials since this latest release. Microsoft expects to retire…
Microsoft readies 7-inch gaming tablet, the Xbox Surface
- The 7-inch tablet market is about to see a new member jump into the fray. The Verge reports that Microsoft is working on a 7-inch gaming tablet called Xbox Surface that will include a custom ARM processor and high-bandwidth RAM…
Microsoft job listings reveal cloud-based television platform
- We’ve heard Apple’s name associated with a television product for a couple of years now although a recent job posting suggests that another high profile player is interested in the space as well. Microsoft is in the market for a…
Windows 8, IE10 suffer multiple critical zero-day vulnerabilities
- Researchers at Vupen, a private security firm based in France, claim to have found multiple, critical vulnerabilities in Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10. The team's exploits allow hackers to remotely execute code, allowing crafty individuals to potentially gain control…
32GB Surface tablets ship with just 16GB of usable disk space
- Microsoft has revealed exactly how much free disk space that users can expect to find on a brand new Surface tablet. According to a recently published tablet FAQ, only half of the storage on a 32GB Surface tablet is usable.…
Microsoft Surface trounced in browser benchmarks, iPad 3x faster
- With Microsoft's tablet offering finally in the wild, Futuremark took to Peacekeeper -- its own "universal" benchmark suite -- in order to determine how Surface stacks up against its competition. Perhaps surprisingly, benchmark monkeys discovered that Surface's test performance falls…
Acer continues to speak out on Microsoft's decision to build Surface
- Acer has once again spoken out against Microsoft and their just-released Surface tablet. In a recent interview with Tencent Technology, Acer’s Greater China president Lin Xianlang likened making hardware to food. His comments were roughly translated as he described Microsoft's…
Microsoft sponsors coding competition during Build conference
- Microsoft recently held what some are calling a hackathon at the company’s campus in Redmond. 40 teams of coders were brought together for the four-day event with cold, hard cash at stake. But instead of looking for exploits or designing…
Touring Microsoft, Sony and Apple Stores on Windows 8’s Launch Day
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When Microsoft launched Windows 8 last week, it was the culmination of a long wait. For most folks, it was a rather jarring thrust into the future. For better or worse, the operating system that introduces the touch-oriented Metro UI to the Windows environment had arrived.
No one is more excited about the launch than Microsoft. The company has launched pop-up holiday stores at malls across America to promote the new OS and the Surface RT. I had a chance to check in with one at Aventura Mall in Miami, Florida.
Acer delays Windows RT offerings, fears Surface
- Shelving what it described as an "aggressive" product schedule, Acer is delaying the launch of its Windows RT offerings until Q2 of 2013. This news comes for Acer President Jim Wong who cites Microsoft's Surface tablet as the reason, in…
Microsoft sued over use of Live Tiles in Windows
- Microsoft is already facing lawsuits related to the recently-launched Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 operating systems. Surfcast, a Portland-based company OS development company has filed a complaint with a U.S. District Court in Maine, claiming that Microsoft is infringing…
Microsoft showers Build devs with gifts: Surface RT, Lumia 920, etc.
- Microsoft, like other large companies, has a reputation of handing out some pretty awesome swag to conference-goers. Last year Redmond kicked off its Build conference by handing out tablets running Windows 8 to developers and members of the press.
Microsoft: four million Windows 8 upgrades sold in four days
- Windows 8's reception was something of a mixed bag with plenty of opinions in favor and against the new touch-centric interface that takes center stage over the classic Windows desktop. But that isn't stopping consumer adoption of the new OS,…
Microsoft talks mobile Office for Windows Phone 8
- Microsoft has introduced a mobile version of Office for Windows Phone 8 that will come pre-installed on every new handset. Bert Van Hoof from Microsoft’s Office engineering group outlined five clear objectives they wanted to accomplish with the new software…
Surface RT shipments delayed in Europe, customers receive coupon
- Those who pre-ordered Microsoft's brand-new Surface for Windows RT tablet in Europe were met with dissapointment as the company announced it was experiencing problems shipping units abroad. Although no reason was given for the delay nor a specific date for…
Microsoft unveils WP8, Windows Store reaches 120,000 apps
- The always very excitable Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled Windows Phone 8 today, outlining a number of new features and improvements over WP7x. Microsoft, of course, hopes WP8 will be the key to increasing the software giant's smartphone market penetration…
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