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Updated: Microsoft Build 2013: what to expect from this year’s conference

Updated: Microsoft Build 2013: what to expect from this year’s conference

The annual Microsoft Build developer’s conference has a bit of Google IO glow surrounding it this year, thanks in no small part to the Windows 8 conundrum. Is it a failure? Is it the beginning of [...]

Internal document reveals $1B Microsoft offer for Nook maker

Internal document reveals $1B Microsoft offer for Nook maker

After spinning off its e-book division into a separate company last fall, bookseller Barnes & Noble may soon unload troubled Nook altogether to investor Microsoft. TechCrunch reported Thursday that Microsoft may have an offer on table [...]

Windows Blue: Microsoft promises changes based on feedback and a holiday release

Windows Blue: Microsoft promises changes based on feedback and a holiday release

After acknowledging its Windows Blue codename publicly in March, Microsoft is getting closer to revealing all about the upcoming Windows 8 update. In an interview with The Verge this week, Microsoft’s Windows CFO Tami Reller provided [...]

Microsoft Surface debuts in the top 5 tablets shipped

Microsoft Surface debuts in the top 5 tablets shipped

It was no surprise to see worldwide tablet shipments continue to surge in the first three months of this year, but it was notable that Microsoft Surface tablets made the top five for the first time. [...]

Microsoft makes Windows Phone commercial, sells iPhone instead

Microsoft makes Windows Phone commercial, sells iPhone instead

Microsoft has released a new commercial for the Windows Phone Nokia Lumia 920, and in it they show off both Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S. A lot. So much, in fact, it’s hard to [...]

Microsoft comes from nowhere to grab 7.5 per cent of recent tablet sales

Microsoft comes from nowhere to grab 7.5 per cent of recent tablet sales

Over three million tablets running Windows 8 or Windows RT were sold during the first three months of 2013, according to new data released on Thursday. Research firm Strategy Analytics claimed the unconfirmed sales help Microsoft’s [...]

Intel plans to power more dirt cheap Microsoft and Google touch-enabled devices

Intel plans to power more dirt cheap Microsoft and Google touch-enabled devices

Reports on Friday claimed Intel processors will power a new breed of affordable touchscreen laptops and tablet devices running both Microsoft and Google operating systems. CNET’s sources said the company is targeting the lower end of [...]

In Depth: Microsoft: emphasis on Start Screen shackled Windows 8

In Depth: Microsoft: emphasis on Start Screen shackled Windows 8

Not that bothered about Windows 8? You’re not alone. To even the most disinterested observer, it’s clear Microsoft has a lot work to do to get people enthused about its touch-centric efforts, and the forthcoming Windows [...]

Microsoft working on a 7-inch Surface tablet, says WSJ

Microsoft working on a 7-inch Surface tablet, says WSJ

The Wall Street Journal reports that a new lineup of Surface tablets is in the works from Microsoft, including a 7-inch version. It’s not yet clear what form the new Surface might take, but the Journal [...]

Microsoft creative director: ‘I don’t get the drama’ over ‘always-on’ Xbox rumors

Microsoft creative director: ‘I don’t get the drama’ over ‘always-on’ Xbox rumors

The rumors that Microsoft’s next Xbox will require an “always-on” internet connection are gathering steam. The Verge has heard that Microsoft is indeed planning the connection requirement for its upcoming console, but this was based on [...]