Laptops October 21, 2015 Gates chokes up at Ballmer's final Microsoft shareholders meeting Microsoft chairman Bill Gates choked up while reading from prepared remarks during Steve Ballmer's final shareholders meeting as chief executive.
Microsoft October 21, 2015 Google, Microsoft to block searches for child porn Google's executive chairman says the company has introduced state of the art new tech that will block links to child abuse material on the web.
Microsoft October 21, 2015 Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 11 browser for Windows 7 personal computers Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that it has made its latest browser, Internet Explorer 11, available to users of Windows 7 machines.
Laptops October 21, 2015 Review: Microsoft Surface 2 a worthy iPad rival The new Surface 2 from Microsoft is a wonderful piece of hardware. It’s beautifully made and blazingly fast, portable yet powerful, interactive and entertaining all at once. So why isn’t Microsoft eating Apple’s lunch?
Laptops October 21, 2015 Microsoft Windows 8 update will be free when it comes later this year A planned Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free this year, the company said Tuesday.
Laptops October 21, 2015 Windows: It’s over, tech site declares Calling the latest operating system a “failure” and Microsoft’s leaders “idiots,” a top tech website has proclaimed the PC era over. Windows is coming to a dead end, they say.
Laptops October 21, 2015 Windows XP death watch begins If you, or your workplace, are still using Windows XP, it’s time to move on.
Laptops October 21, 2015 'Windows 8.1' may ship in 2013, receive annual updates New iterations of Windows usually take several years to develop and release to the public, but those days may soon be behind us.
Microsoft October 21, 2015 Microsoft launches sewage-powered data center The next time you find yourself saying that Microsoft’s cloud services stink, you could be more right than you realize.
Microsoft October 21, 2015 Microsoft plans to launch payments service on Windows 10 soon Have a Windows device? Get ready to pay. According to Re/Code, Microsoft is gearing up to launch its own mobile payment option for Windows phones and tablets.
Microsoft October 16, 2015 Microsoft will pay you to switch from Mac Windows 10 has not been the boost PC vendors were hoping for. Reports from both Gartner and IDC earlier this week suggested that PC sales fell between 7% and 11% year over year in the third quarter, which is a huge hit considering the wave of new hardware that has been released over the past few months. With vendors seemingly running out of options in their attempts to stir up interest in their wares, Microsoft has stepped in with a new offer aimed at incentivizing users to upgrade to a new Windows 10 desktop or laptop.