Microsoft rallies Windows for price war with Android
Dirt-cheap Windows PCs and tablets are coming, and it’s all thanks to Google’s growing low-price threat. Android tablets are eating the world, Chromebooks have been gobbling up market share in…
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Microsoft slashes Xbox price to £399 to boost sales
Microsoft has responded to strong sales figures for rival Sony’s PlayStation by slashing the cost of its Xbox One console to £399 and including a yet-to-be-released game.
Ford to ditch Microsoft Sync technology, sources say
Ford, struggling with in-car technology flaws, will base the next-generation Sync system on BlackBerry’s QNX and no longer use Microsoft’s Windows, according to people briefed on the matter. Using QNX…
Nokia smartphone leaks information abroad
Contrary to what Nokia implied two years ago, Lumia phones do not ensure the user’s privacy – at least no better than the phones of other big manufacturers. Lumia’s operating…
UK citizens to Microsoft: Oi. We WANT ODF as our doc standard
Even if Microsoft bosses collectively whistled Always Look on the Bright Side of Life they’d still struggle to drown out people backing Cabinet Office proposals to adopt the Open Document…
Microsoft asks pals to help KILL UK gov’s Open Document Format dream
The UK Cabinet Office is close to adopting Open Document Format (ODF) as the official standard for government documents, but it hasn’t happened yet – and it won’t, if Microsoft…
Canonical Announces First Partners to Ship Ubuntu Phones Around the Globe
Canonical today announces it has signed agreements with mobile device manufacturers bq (Spain) and Meizu (China) to bring Ubuntu smartphones to consumers globally. Canonical is working with these partners to…
Microsoft: Win8 sales have DOUBLED – but have fallen behind Win7
Microsoft says it has now sold more than 200 million Windows 8 licenses, in the first update to public sales claims it has offered since last May. Back-of-napkin estimates suggest…
Bing censoring Chinese language search results for users in the US
Microsoft’s search engine Bing appears to be censoring information for Chinese language users in the US in the same way it filters results in mainland China. Searches first conducted by…
Android apps on Windows? Microsoft might let it happen
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:…
Patch Tuesday surprise: Microsoft unexpectedly issues patches for 24 critical Internet Explorer flaws
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…
Investors call for Microsoft to abandon Xbox
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…
Research: 37 percent continuing with Microsoft XP post support
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 offers trade-in credit to ‘ditch your PS3’ for an Xbox One
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.
Microsoft slashes prices on Windows 8.1 tablets, achieves near-parity with Android devices
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…