Linux, Open Source, & anti Microsoft news

Microsoft may have a solution in the works for its Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 app deficit, but some inside the company reportedly aren’t on board yet.  It’s simple:…

Microsoft has issued patches for 24 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, fixes that the company didn’t disclose in its preliminary listing of security bulletins it released last week.  The most severe…

As strange as it may seem to some gamers new pressure is being put on Microsoft to give up on the video games industry and hardware in general, as two…

Microsoft support for Windows XP officially expires in April 2014. Tech Pro Research conducted an online survey of 641 respondents to discover the future plans of organizations that currently use…

Microsoft is tempting PlayStation gamers to give up on Sony’s 7-year-old system and upgrade to its next-generation hardware with an in-store credit to its retail locations.

We’ve known since IDF that Intel intended to put pressure behind Bay Trail’s sales volume by aggressively positioning the tablets across both Windows 8.1 and Android, but it seems Microsoft…

The UK Government has decided that Open Document Format, the OpenOffice-derived file format, is the best choice for all government documents.

The closing months of 2013 saw Android gain ground on rivals in much of Europe and the US, as iOS and Windows Phone saw mixed results in the global market.

Google and Samsung have signed a global patent cross-licensing agreement aimed at reducing “the potential for litigation” and enhancing innovation.

Microsoft has announced the purchase of the hugely popular Gears of War games franchise from Epic Games, thus keeping it exclusive to the company’s Xbox and Windows platforms.

Nokia’s improving Lumia shipments came to a halt during the fourth quarter, and that’s bad news for Microsoft, which will soon take over the phone unit.

In an effort to match prices set by Amazon Web Services, Microsoft said last week it will lower the cost of Windows Azure storage. 

Amazon is one of the most technically influential companies operating today – but you wouldn’t know it, thanks to a dearth of published research papers and negligible code contributions to…

Microsoft has reportedly partnered with Machinima to quietly pay the YouTube channel’s video partners to promote the Xbox One. According to Ars Technica, Machinima’s affiliates could get a $3 per…

While Microsoft continues to push its less-than-beloved Windows 8, HP is citing “popular demand” in opting instead to flog its machines equipped with Windows 7, an operating system that will…