Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts Wednesday morning at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, giving the company a new chance to court one of its most important audiences: developers who use Microsoft’s software tools… Read More
Microsoft is finally bringing Windows 10 to mobile phones running previous versions of Windows Phone starting today. While the initial list of upgradeable phones is short, Microsoft is working with manufacturers and carriers… Read More
Twitter is bringing finally bringing its latest features to its Windows 10 app, with the addition of Moments, group Direct Messages and quotable tweets. The dark theme from the old Windows phone… Read More
People visiting the Ballard Locks, one of Seattle’s marvels of 20th Century engineering, were given a chance on Saturday to help Microsoft usher in one of the promises of the 21st Century:… Read More
One of the biggest problems Windows smartphone users face is a small selection of apps. Microsoft hoped to solve that by building an Android emulator into Windows 10, but the recent acquisition… Read More
Cortana isn’t just for Space Marines any more: regular Marines and other members of the U.S. military may start using Microsoft’s AI assistant (named after the Halo character), on official machines… Read More
Microsoft has a history of helping users watch TV, first with now-dead Windows Media Player and then with Xbox One’s live TV integrations. But the Redmond-based software giant’s best option for… Read More
If you want a new computer with the latest CPU architecture like Intel’s Skylake chips, you’ll need to run Windows 10 as well, Microsoft announced today. While that might seem like… Read More
Earlier this week, Microsoft and Samsung announced the first Galaxy Tab running Windows 10. Now they’re moving on to washers and dryers. Terry Myerson, executive vice president of Microsoft’s Windows and Devices Group,… Read More
Samsung has built its Galaxy Tab business on the Android operating system, but the company is betting on Microsoft’s Windows 10 with its newest tablet, the Galaxy TabPro S, unveiled… Read More
Less than six months after its release, Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system is running on more than 200 million devices, outpacing Windows 8’s growth by nearly 400 percent and Windows 7… Read More
Microsoft may be putting a lot of weight behind their Office apps for iOS and Android phones, it hasn’t forgotten about its own operating system. Today, the software giant announced… Read More
Windows 7 and 8 users still have nearly 11 months to upgrade to Windows 10 for free, but those calling iYogi for tech support may find themselves swindled out of $80… Read More
One of the defining features of Windows 10 is its ability to run pretty much anywhere, from powerful desktops to the Internet of Things. But that doesn’t necessarily doesn’t mean its apps… Read More
Microsoft made good on its promise to bring Cortana — its digital assistant — to a broader range of devices on Wednesday, officially launching standalone apps for iOS, Android and Cyanogen… Read More
Windows 10 is still trailing behind Windows 8 when it comes to overall market share, but Microsoft announced last night that the platform has taken off for gamers. In November,… Read More
The November update for Windows 10 is once again available for download through Microsoft’s media creation site, just a couple days after it was mysteriously taken down without much explanation. In… Read More
Microsoft has pulled the latest version of Windows 10 from its media creation site, reverting to the original Windows 10 operating system without this month’s performance upgrade and the Edge browser update.… Read More
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
Microsoft has been struggling to build up the app store for its mobile operating system for years. While rumors have circulated about dual OS phones running both Android and Windows, or… Read More
With initial adoption of its new operating system starting to level off, Microsoft announced its first major update to Windows 10 this morning, including a series of features designed to get… Read More
Cloud storage provider Box is building on their relationship with Microsoft with a new Windows 10 app. Unveiled today, Box for Windows 10 is a single app running across all Windows… Read More
Microsoft delivered on its promise to make more than 100 Xbox 360 games playable on the Xbox One this holiday season, releasing a list of 104 backward compatible titles on… Read More
There are already 110 million Windows 10 users, according to Microsoft, but the new operating system still accounts for less than 10 percent of global desktop market share and adoption is slowing,… Read More
Microsoft has seen pretty rapid adoption of Windows 10, and today announced they’ve crossed the 110 million user mark. In a push to hit the 1 billion Windows 10 device goal the… Read More
The first major update to Microsoft’s new operating system is supposedly coming next month, but the highly anticipated Edge browser extensions promised by the software giant likely won’t be included in… Read More
Microsoft vice president Joe Belfiore took to Facebook on Tuesday night to announce an extended leave from the company where he has worked for 25 years. But fear not, he says, he’ll… Read More
Lenovo’s Yoga laptops have helped to pioneer the field of multi-modal PCs, and now the company is bringing that functionality (and name) to the desktop. A new portable all-in-one desktop machine, the… Read More
Windows 10 has been out for 2 and a half months now, but the hardware race around Microsoft’s operating system is just heating up. Less than a week after Microsoft announced… Read More
NEW YORK — Microsoft announced a slew of new devices at blockbuster press event on Tuesday, each aiming to deliver a unique user experience. There’s a laptop that turns into a tablet,… Read More