Microsoft Xbox One holiday promotional $50 price drop is coming to an end on January 3 and Redmond is urging interested buyers to get one for themselves if they still haven’t before…
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Microsoft Lumia 1330’s alleged benchmark tells all, almost
A leaked GFX Benchmark screenshot has revealed key hardware specifications of Microsoft’s upcoming Lumia 1330 phablet. As per the screenshot, the yet-to-be announced ‘Lumia 1330’ with model number RM-1062 will feature a…
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 expected in two screen sizes
With Surface Pro 3 Microsoft more or less struck the right chord and could have possibly even earned profits and building upon its success, Redmond is expected to release Surface Pro 4…
Microsoft CEO meets Indian PM; assures support for ‘Digital India’, ‘Make in India’ initiatives
Microsoft Corporation CEO Satya Nadella met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday in New Delhi. Nadella stands third in the list of major tech executives to meet Mr. Modi, after Amazon’s…
Microsoft’s “Making the Switch” website to ease Mac to Surface Pro 3 transition
Microsoft has rolled out a new ‘guide’ website to assist those who have switched or are thinking of making a switch from Apple’s Mac to Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3. Redmond’s recently launched…
Microsoft integrates Skype group chat feature with Office Online
Microsoft has integrated Skype chat feature into its Office Word Online and Office PowerPoint Online services enabling users to chat with their colleagues all the while editing their documents. Users will don’t…
Microsoft Xbox Live and Sony PlayStation Network face outages on Christmas
Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Sony’s PlayStation Network faced outages on the Christmas Eve following DDoS by a hacking group calling themselves the Lizard Squad. Microsoft acknowledged the disruption and posted a message…
Microsoft, Google stand alongside Sony; release ‘The Interview’ through their online might
Microsoft and Google are standing next to Sony in its fight against online threats and have decided to release ‘The Interview’ through their respective online services. “Of course it was tempting to…
Microsoft to axe SharePoint Online Public Website service next month
Microsoft has announced it is shutting down its SharePoint Online Public Website service, effective January 2015. “Starting in January 2015, Microsoft is making changes to the SharePoint Online Public Website feature,” a…
‘Rockstar’ group sells remaining 2,000 patents to RPX Corp for $900 million
The Rockstar Consortium LLC, on Tuesday, announced it has sold its collection of over 4,000 patents, purchased in 2011 from the bankruptcy estate of Canadian telecommunications provider Nortel, to patent risk management…
Microsoft launches Windows Phone carrier billing in China, India, Brazil
Microsoft may not have enough ammo to fire its guns as far as Windows Phone is concerned, but that hasn’t stopped the company from scaling new heights. In its latest move to…
Microsoft Xbox VR headset to see light of the day at E3 2015, new report claims
Recent reports suggest Microsoft could unveil its Xbox virtual reality headset device at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in June next year. According to DigiTimes, citing “upstream supply chain” sources, Microsoft is…
Microsoft Lumia 535 touchscreen issue to be patched on December 27
Microsoft will be releasing a patch for Lumia 535 touchscreen issue, which many users have claimed leads to over-sensitive touch panel. According to WMPowerusers, the patch to address Lumia 535 touchscreen issue…
Microsoft removes all third-party Snapchat apps from Windows Phone Store
Microsoft has taken it unto itself to ensure that Snapchat users aren’t embroiled in another set of leaks. To ensure this Microsoft has removed all third-party Snapchat apps from its Windows Phone…
Microsoft Internet Explorer Chief Dean Hachamovitch leaves company after 24 years
Dean Hachamovitch, longtime Internet Explorer chief, has confirmed his departure from Microsoft after serving for over 24 years. Hachamovitch announced his departure in an interview with GeekWire on Thursday saying “I’m overdue…