-
+9 +2
Did the FBI Lean On Microsoft for Access to Its Encryption Software?
The NSA is reportedly not the only government agency asking tech companies for help in cracking technology to access user data. Sources say the FBI has a history of requesting digital backdoors, which are generally understood as a hidden vulnerability in a program that would, in theory, let the agency peek into suspects' computers and communications.
-
+13 +3
Microsoft offering $200 trade-in for your iPad towards purchase of a Surface
Bring in your gently used iPad 2, 3, or 4 and get a minimum of a $200 gift card to the Microsoft store.
-
+11 +3
This giant Windows 8 touchscreen PC has a 70-inch monitor
Windows 8 combines the fun of a tablet with the productivity of a PC, says InTouch. Which must mean a whole lot of fun is bound up in the massive 1080p INF7011, a 70-inch, touch-enabled Windows PC.
-
+7 +2
Microsoft in $40bn share buyback
Microsoft has announced a share buyback worth $40bn and will raise its dividend payout to shareholders by 22%. The new share buyback replaces a previous scheme to repurchase shares which was launched in 2008 and expires this month. The company's shares rose 1.4% after the announcement.
-
+8 +3
Nokia's Elop set for big payday thanks to Microsoft deal
Elop, seen as a potential successor to departing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, is set to get roughly $25.5 million in compensation following the close of the deal.
-
+18 +2
Ballmer calls Google a 'monopoly' that authorities should control
Microsoft unveiled its new Bing logo and design this week, and yesterday CEO Steve Ballmer opted to highlight his concerns over Google's business practices. During a presentation at Microsoft's financial analysts meeting, Ballmer discussed how Microsoft might generate money in consumer services.
-
+7 +3
Blame Steve Ballmer for Microsoft's woes? Not so fast
The great counter-factual scenario: What if proponents of an Internet-centric strategy had won the day and what if the courts had not overturned a judge's order to break up Microsoft?
-
+9 +2
Cortana digital assistant reportedly launching with Windows Phone 8.1... in the U.S.
In the last week or so, details have emerged describing 'Cortana', Microsoft's upcoming digital assistant that aims to offer the kind of voice interaction and interrogation features found in Apple's Siri, with the intelligent context-aware capabilities of Google Now. It's believed that Microsoft eventually intends to integrate the service into all of its major products, including the Windows OS family and the new Xbox One.
-
+12 +2
Dawn of a revolution
When Bill Gates was at Harvard, he wrote software code that helped to launch the personal computer era
-
+19 +3
Bill Gates admits Control-Alt-Delete was a mistake, blames IBM
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has finally admitted that forcing users to press the Control-Alt-Delete key combination to log into a PC was a mistake. In an interview at a Harvard fundraising campaign, Gates discusses his early days building Microsoft and the all-important Control-Alt-Delete decision.
-
+9 +1
Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer dances at tearful send-off
Departing Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer has hosted his last company meeting - bidding a tearful farewell to employees he has worked with for 33 years.
-
+15 +1
Steve Ballmer's intense, tearful goodbye to Microsoft (Video)
Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has always been a speaker and performer like no other — his absolute enthusiasm for his company is electric in person, turning ordinary corporate events into raw displays of emotion that are often criticized but never forgotten.
-
+11 +1
Microsoft received 37,000 end-user data requests in first half of year
Judges and police investigators are on track to submit about the same number of requests to Microsoft for end user data this year as they did in 2012, according to figures released Friday. Microsoft received 37,196 such requests worldwide in the first six months of the year, meaning it’s on track to field about the same number of requests as last year, when just over 75,000 were submitted.
-
+1 +1
Installing Firefox Metro In Windows 8.1
Learn how to install and setup Firefox Metro (Modern UI) version in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
-
0 +1
Download System Mechanic 12 With 50% Discount Coupon Code
The new version of System Mechanic 12 has been released. The standard edition of System Mechanic is $49.95 but we will give you the discount coupon code fo
-
+9 +1
First Windows 8.1 ad features the return of the Start button
The removal of the Windows 8 Start button last year turned out to be a hot-button issue for users of Microsoft's latest operating system. Following a range of feedback from customers, Microsoft is now preparing to release Windows 8.1 on October 18th with a Start button.
-
+5 +2
Microsoft Wanted Google to Censor a Wikipedia Page About Microsoft
After asking Google to censor Microsoft.com, Microsoft has given Google a copyright takedown request for a Microsoft Wikipedia page. Microsoft must want to scrub all mentions of itself on the Internet or something. It's the only sensible explanation for its vigilance!
-
+9 +2
Ex-Microsoft privacy adviser: I don't trust company after NSA revelations
Caspar Bowden says he was unaware of Prism data-sharing program when he worked at software firm
-
+6 +2
Windows 7 outpacing Windows 8 adoption
Windows 7 generated more growth in share in the past month than Windows 8, amid warnings on continued poor PC sales and a weak "back to school" season during the third quarter.
-
+5 +1
Alan Mulally Is the Right CEO to Save Microsoft
The skills that helped Alan Mulally lead a historic turnaround at Ford Motor could translate powerfully at Microsoft. Don’t think an automotive CEO (and former Boeing chief) could tackle the immense challenges facing Microsoft as some reports suggest?
Submit a link
Start a discussion