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Microsoft: the dream is to sell 100 million Windows phones per year
- This week at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference, Kevin Turner, Microsoft's COO, announced during his keynote that the company hopes to sell up to 100 million Windows Phone devices annually. "We have dreams and aspirations that we can get to 100…
Rumor: Microsoft could ditch the Windows brand after Windows 8
- This week at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference, Andy Lees, Microsoft's president of the Windows Phone Division, said that his company would eventually have just a "single ecosystem" for PCs, phones, tablets, and even the TV. Microsoft has hinted at such…
Microsoft registers microsoft-sony.com and sony-microsoft.com
- Microsoft has purchased the domain names microsoft-sony.com and sony-microsoft.com. Microsoft registered the former yesterday, and the latter two days, according to a WHOIS search on DomainTools (one, two, via WinRumors).
Microsoft accidentally reveals internal social project "Tulalip"
- Microsoft is not going to sit back and let others have all the fun when it comes to social networks. The company today accidentally revealed an internal test version of a social search service named "Tulalip" -- reportedly after a…
Microsoft to open 75 new retail stores within 3 years
- There's no denying Apple's retail success. Ten years after opening the first store location at Tysons Corner in Virginia, the company now counts 327 stores worldwide, where it can showcase its products to millions of visitors each month with thoughtful…
Microsoft ends support for Windows Vista SP1
- As planned, Microsoft today ended support for Windows Vista Service Pack 1. This means the software giant will no longer provide any assisted support or security updates. Windows Vista users are thus encouraged to upgrade to Service Pack 2, or…
Microsoft shows four unannounced Mango-powered phones
- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had plenty of good news to share with the company's partners during his keynote speech at the annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) yesterday, such as Windows 7 selling 400 million licenses in under two years, or…
Windows 8 to have the same system requirements as Windows 7
- Did you recently buy a new PC with Windows 7 on it? Are you interested in Windows 8? Are you worried you won't be able to upgrade your operating system? If you answered yes to all three, we have good…
Microsoft: 400 million Windows 7 licenses sold in 21 months
- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced that Windows 7 has sold more than 400 million licenses so far, meaning it is still the fastest-selling operating system. Ballmer revealed the number at the Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), a four-day…
Rumor: Windows 8 to play Xbox 360 games?
- Take this with a grain of salt, but a number of sites are reporting today that the next version of Microsoft's desktop operating system, Windows 8, will let users play Xbox 360 discs on their PCs.
Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse details leak out
- At Microsoft's London Christmas in July event, a new peripheral was quietly on display: The Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse. Yet to be announced, the blue mouse was spotted by Pocket-lint.
Microsoft redesigns Microsoft Download Center, 1 billion visitors per year
- Microsoft has released an updated design for the Microsoft Download Center. At the same time, the software giant made a point to reveal that it gets 1 billion unique visitors to the website every year.
Microsoft updates Windows Live Essentials 2011
- Microsoft has released an update to Windows Live Essentials 2011. You can download the new version 15.4.3538.0513 directly from here: Windows Live Essentials 2011.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to kick off CES 2012
- The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will deliver a preshow keynote address at next year's Consume Electronics Show (CES), the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow. CES 2012 is scheduled to take place between January…
Microsoft demands $15 per Android device from Samsung
- Microsoft is using its patent arsenal to make some cash out of Android's success and the company has set its sights on a big target. According to a Reuters report, the Redmond giant is demanding that Samsung Electronics pay $15…
Microsoft releases IE10 Platform Preview 2
- Microsoft has released the second platform preview of Internet Explorer 10. You can download it now directly from the Microsoft Download Center: Windows Internet Explorer Platform Preview. Until Windows 8 is released, Windows 7 32-bit or Windows 7 64-bit is…
Microsoft already working on Windows Phone updates Tango, Apollo
- Microsoft has been showing off its next Windows Phone update, which is expected to begin rolling out this fall, and is codenamed Mango. At the same time though, the software giant is also working on the next Windows Phone updates,…
Microsoft releases Office 2010 SP1
- Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft Office 2010. You can download it now directly for Office 2010 32-bit and Office 2010 64-bit. The software giant will also push it out via Microsoft Update, and eventually as a required update.
Trojan requires infected Windows users do a System Restore
- Microsoft has warned of a new malware threat affecting Windows users that can only be completely removed by restoring the system to a previous state or wiping it altogether. According to Redmond, the culprit is the latest variant of a…
Rumor: Windows 8 will hit RTM in April 2012
- Microsoft is on track to release to manufacturing (RTM) all Windows 8 versions by April 2012. The plan is to RTM Windows 8 for x86, Windows 8 for ARM/SoC (system on a chip), and Windows 8 Server all at the…
First video and pictures: Nokia's first Windows phone
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It's hard to tell if he did this on purpose or if he really did think people would listen to him but either way, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop asked a crowd of people to put away their cameras for the unveiling of something "super confidential."
Microsoft revamps Windows Live SkyDrive with HTML5
- Microsoft has launched a new version of its Windows Live SkyDrive website that is faster and easier to navigate thanks to the use of HTML5 and hardware acceleration. The new SkyDrive is rolling out gradually, as there are 100 million…
Microsoft introduces NUads, interactive TV ads with Kinect
- Microsoft has announced plans to bring interactive ads to Xbox 360 consoles using the voice and gesture-recognizing capabilities of Kinect. Speaking at the Cannes International Advertising Festival, Microsoft's General Manager for the Advertising Business Group Mark Kroese unveiled Kinect NUads,…
Microsoft sends Mozilla a smaller cake for Firefox 5 release
- Microsoft has once again sent a congratulatory cake to Mozilla, this time for the release of Firefox 5. This is the fourth cake the software giant has sent; it's become a tradition that is celebrated upon major version releases of…
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