Microsoft unveiled its highly-anticipated Windows Phone 8.1 update at its keynote address at the Build conference in April, but at that time, did not provide a timeline for either the developer preview,
Microsoft finally stopped supporting Windows XP on 8 April, a move the company had first announced in 2008. While that might sound like a fairly long warning, some organisations are still in
Microsoft Research is working on a prototype feature, using something called Skynet UI, which might soon enable portable devices to scan physical objects and turn them into high-quality 3D models. The process
Microsoft, following its announcement of its ‘Universal Windows apps’ model at the Build Conference, has given some behind-the-curtain details by unveiling the consolidated and simplified price tiers for developers on the corresponding
India’s No.2 smartphone marker Micromax Informatics Ltd has expressed interest in buying a stake in South Korean peer Pantech Co Ltd as part of its drive to expand overseas and go upmarket,
Patent buyer Intellectual Ventures has persuaded Microsoft and Sony to invest in its latest acquisition fund while Apple and Intel, which invested with IV previously, declined to participate, according to people briefed
The last six weeks have been terrible for many technology shares, but not for the four horsemen that sat atop the last tech boom. Intel, Oracle, Microsoft and Cisco, known as the
Microsoft Corp’s board faces a lawsuit over the way it handled an error with its Internet Explorer browser that ended up costing the company a record-breaking $731 million fine by European antitrust
Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President of Operating Systems, has provided more details of the idea behind ‘One Windows’. He also shared updates on the ‘Windows Embedded’ platform as well as the
People clinging to Microsoft’s aging Windows XP operating system will be left to fend off cybercriminals by themselves come Tuesday. On April 8, the US software colossus will stop patching newly found
Microsoft has announced that its four productivity apps for Apple iPad users – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote – have collectively surpassed 12 million downloads from the iTunes App Store. The firm
Domestic handset maker Micromax has partnered with Microsoft to offer Windows Phone 8.1-powered smartphones in the country. The deal – that was announced on Wednesday at Microsoft’s Build 2014 conference in San
