Microsoft has finally confirmed that Xbox fans’ worst fears are at least partially true: Although the new Xbox One gaming console won’t need an always-on internet connection, that connection had…
The software giant said it would issue five bulletins, including one critical bulletin, repairing 23 flaws that impact Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. The updates, part of the Microsoft Patch…
Ever been concerned about the energy consumption of your web browser? Us neither, but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft from ballyhooing that stat to sway you in favor of Internet Explorer.
The Xbox One brings with it a required peripheral packed with microphones and cameras that can monitor a person’s every movement and word spoken and could be used to track…
The word is that Microsoft is now considering a major restructuring. Shocking? Not really.
Bloomberg is reporting this morning that Microsoft is cutting the price of Windows RT for small tablets in a seemingly desperate bid to spur sales. It’s a rather predictable move…
Microsoft isn’t being totally straightforward in its anti-Google ads, said search engine expert Danny Sullivan. “Unfortunately, Bing is hardly in a position to be lecturing Google about poor disclosure and…
The White House is set to announce Tuesday sweeping reforms aimed at so-called patent trolls who stand accused of hurting American businesses.
Two security engineers for Google say the company will now support researchers publicizing details of critical vulnerabilities under active exploitation just seven days after they’ve alerted a company. The goal,…
Ubuntu headman and part-time astronaut Mark Shuttleworth has declared victory over Microsoft’s domination of the PC industry, noting that the competitive landscape today is far different from what it was…
DARPA announced a sensor reference system device based on a new Android-based sensor processing core called the Adaptable Sensor System (ADAPT). The initial ADAPT reference device, called UGS (unattended ground…
Cisco and Italian ISP Messagenet will try to convince a European court today that it should overturn the EU’s approval of Microsoft’s acquisition of VoIP biz Skype.
Microsoft changed an ad that claimed its new ASUS VivoTab Smart tablet was bigger than an iPad after a blogger claimed that the math Microsoft used in the ad was…
Innovation could be stunted by plans to include ways to digitally lock media in the web’s core technology, rights campaigners warn.
Microsoft’s Xbox One announcement last week was supposed to be big, shocking, and amazing. It was supposed to blow the PlayStation 4 reveal out of the water and take everyone…