Thirty years ago today, Microsoft joined a competitive race with the introduction of Windows 1.0. Apple had already introduced its Mac OS and Microsoft was a year and a half late… Read More
For software engineer Tim Paterson, using Windows 8 was like taking a step back in time to the days of MS-DOS. And he would know — after all, he did write the code… Read More
Microsoft’s six-year-old Windows 7 operating system experienced a surge in market share in June, surpassing 60 percent of the worldwide desktop OS market for the first time, according to new data from… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Microsoft doesn’t have the splashy booth or big keynote at CES any more, but the company is holding an small event (by CES standards, at least) tonight where it’s… Read More
If you’re wary of Windows 8, Microsoft has a new pitch for you, starting this week. But what it will be called is still a mystery. The company is holding an event in San Francisco… Read More
Microsoft’s Windows 7 continued its rebound in June, climbing to 50.55 percent of worldwide desktop operating system usage. And despite its retirement, Windows XP saw a small increase in market share during… Read More
The fight over Windows 8 between the Chinese government and Microsoft has heated up this week. A news show on Chinese state-run television ran a segment earlier this week claiming… Read More
Windows 7 is making a mid-life comeback. Five years after its release, the Microsoft operating system surpassed 50 percent market share among desktop computers for the first time in May… Read More
China has banned the use of Windows 8 on government computers, Reuters reported today. Oddly enough, the move came as a part of a notice on energy-saving products, though it… Read More
Home automation and control company Insteon this morning announced a new set of apps for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone, and said Microsoft will soon start selling Insteon sensors for business and… Read More
Google already allows app developers to respond to user reviews, and now Microsoft is doing the same. The Redmond company is testing out a new pilot program that allows developers to… Read More
Are you still running Windows XP? Are you ready for Tuesday? More than 12 years after Windows XP’s release, Microsoft will officially end support for the aging operating system on… Read More
How’s this for a new era at Microsoft? Microsoft operating systems chief Terry Myerson announced this morning that the company will be bringing a version of the traditional Start menu… Read More
In an attempt to coax Windows XP users away from the aging operating system, Microsoft is now offering potential PC buyers a $50 gift card to the Microsoft Store if they buy… Read More
A visit to HP’s website this morning will feel like a time warp … or maybe a welcome return home. In a move that will cause headaches at Microsoft, the… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Pokki, an app store pre-installed on Windows 8 machines from major PC makers, will now adjust in real time depending on how a computer or device is… Read More
LAS VEGAS — PC makers have tried all sorts of approaches to make notebooks work as tablets — bending, twisting and more. At a preview of the Consumer Electronics Show… Read More
Microsoft’s Windows 8 is ending the year by reaching a nice little milestone — exceeding 10 percent market share (for Windows 8 and 8.1 combined) for the first time on… Read More
Aviary, a photo-editing technology company backed by investors including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, says it is discontinuing work on its photo-editing software development kit for Windows Phone and Windows 8, citing… Read More
Two well-known directors from Microsoft’s Windows team, who oversaw some of the biggest changes introduced by Windows 8 and 8.1, are shifting to the Microsoft Bing team — part of… Read More
Microsoft released its Windows 8.1 update this morning, almost a year after the release of Windows 8 — aiming to make its operating system more palatable to desktop and notebook… Read More
Research firm IDC this afternoon released a new 2013 forecast for the global PC market, and the news isn’t good for Microsoft or other companies that rely on traditional computer… Read More
Microsoft says it has started sending the code for Windows 8.1 to its hardware partners to install on new PCs and tablets in time for the official public debut on… Read More
Lenovo, which recently took the title of world’s largest PC maker, is going around Microsoft to restore something much closer to the traditional Start Menu in its Windows 8 machines,… Read More
Hook up a Kinect sensor to Windows 8, project the screen onto a wall or any other surface, and interact and control the computer by touching the projected image. That’s… Read More
Here’s another interesting tidbit from Microsoft’s Form 10-K filing with the SEC: The company reports that its internal ranks of product support and consulting services employees swelled to 21,000 people… Read More
Finally! A great new, exclusive game for my Windows Phone! Ugh, I guess not. At least not for another month. That’s the emotional roller-coaster created by Microsoft’s newly released Halo:… Read More
Microsoft this morning released the latest in a series of ads comparing Windows tablets to Apple’s iPad, but with a new twist — touting the slashed Surface RT pricing that… Read More
Digital agencies Ratio Interactive and Cypress announced this morning that they’re merging, bringing together two Seattle-based companies that have made a mark on Windows 8 and Xbox 360 in addition… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — One of the most interesting sessions this morning at Microsoft’s Build conference was on “Design Differences Between iOS and Windows 8,” led by Bart Claeys, the creative director… Read More