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Microsoft Announces How It'll Fix Window 8

AP | By ANICK JESDANUN | Posted 05.14.2013 | Technology

NEW YORK (AP) — A planned Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free...

Nokia Won't Give Up On The Windows Phone

Reuters | Posted 05.07.2013 | Technology

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop said the company would remain focused on using Microsoft's Windows Phone software to compete w...

Hold On, Doesn't The Facebook Phone Sound Familiar?

Craig Kanalley | Posted 04.05.2013 | Technology
Craig Kanalley

"Stay close to the people who matter." "Put people first." These are slogans Microsoft used to promote Windows Phone in August 2011. Facebook launched its first Facebook Home ad with this: "We use our phones to connect with the people we care about" and "Your friends are always right there with you."

May the Web Browser Rest in Peace

John Pavley | Posted 05.09.2013 | Technology
John Pavley

I would like to see something new and better than 20-year-old hacked together ideas with which to browse the massive, unstructured, and nearly endless ocean of content that is our contemporary World Wide Web. The web browser and its core feature set have become a straight jacket on innovation and is holding us back.

Microsoft Fined $733 Million

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 05.06.2013 | Technology

AMSTERDAM — The European Union has fined Microsoft (EURO)561 million ($733 million) for breaking a pledge to offer personal computer users a cho...

Second Time's A Charm? Well...

Reuters | Bill Rigby | Posted 04.08.2013 | Technology

By Bill Rigby SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. tech writers have given Microsoft Corp's new Surface tablet-laptop hybrid largely negative revie...

Dell May Be Going Private: Report

Reuters | Posted 01.14.2013 | Technology

Dell Inc is in talks with private equity firms to go private, Bloomberg reported on Monday, sending the personal computer maker's shares soaring 15 pe...

Windows 8 Is Not Saving The PC From Certain Doom

AP | By PETER SVENSSON | Posted 01.29.2013 | Technology

NEW YORK (AP) — Sales of personal computers in the U.S. didn't get any boost from the launch of Windows 8, confounding the hopes of Microsoft and PC...

Microsoft's Future Looks Grim

Larry Magid | Posted 11.28.2012 | Technology
Larry Magid

Based on what I've seen lately, things don't look promising for Microsoft. This is not wishful thinking. I've been a fan of its products for decades and am writing this column in Microsoft Word on my Windows 7 PC, which I like.

Bad News For Windows 8

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2012 | Technology

Between the vigorous ad campaign and redundant launch events, you've probably heard: Microsoft recently released a shiny-new, touchscreen-optimized op...

Microsoft Explains Why iPhones And Android Phones Are Just Awful

The Huffington Post | Dino Grandoni | Posted 11.20.2012 | Technology

Despite the release of Windows Phone 8 in October, Microsoft still has long way to go to catch up to Apple and Google in the mobile market. And in th...

Microsoft Learns A Kindergarten Lesson: Play Nice

Reuters | Bill Rigby and Alexei Oreskovic | Posted 01.15.2013 | Technology

By Bill Rigby and Alexei Oreskovic SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The sudden departure of powerful Windows boss Steven Sinofsky this...

5 Theories Why Sinofsky Left Microsoft

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.13.2012 | Technology

Steven Sinofsky, head of Windows operating system, has packed up the knick-knacks he had accumulated on his desk over the nearly 25 years he had worke...

Huge Shakeup At Microsoft

AP | Posted 01.12.2013 | Technology

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft Corp. said Monday that Steven Sinofsky, the president of its Windows and Windows Live operations, is leaving the com...

Goodbye, Windows Live Messenger

Posted 11.06.2012 | Technology

Goodbye, Windows Live Messenger. As the BBC notes, Microsoft will soon be retiring its instant message chat tool and will instead be encouraging u...

Jason Gilbert

Windows 8, From A to Z

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 10.27.2012 | Technology

Microsoft's much-anticipated Windows 8 operating system is out and ready for your purchase. Here's everything you need to know, from A to Z: Apps -...

Why Microsoft Is Trying To Flirt With You

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 10.25.2012 | Technology

Microsoft's tagline for its new Windows 8 operating system is "Windows reimagined." But it's the Windows user that's been "reimagined," too. Recog...

SURPRISE: Bill Gates Likes Windows 8

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 11.27.2012 | Technology

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Thursday called the new Windows 8 operating system scheduled for release next month "a very exciting...

Android's Winning For Now, But Will The iPhone 5 Change That?

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 11.18.2012 | Technology

Android and Apple devices dominate in smartphones, with 85 percent of the worldwide market combined, according to research firm IDC. LG Electronics sa...

Windows 8 Haters Rear Their Heads

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 08.22.2012 | Technology

We're just about two months away from the release of Windows 8, the transformative new operating system for Windows desktops and laptops, and already ...

You May Now Request Your Windows 8 Upgrades

AP | Posted 10.21.2012 | Technology

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — The window to upgrade to the next version of Microsoft's computer operating system is now open. Microsoft Corp....

Jason Gilbert

10 Free Programs Every Windows User Should Install Immediately

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 07.11.2012 | Technology

You might not have realized it -- what with all the excitement over "Magic Mike" and all -- but we are rapidly approaching an exciting season: prime b...

Microsoft's Radical Keyboard Could Be A Blessing For Your Thumbs

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 07.03.2012 | Technology

Accurately typing on your smartphone with but one hand can require the dexterity, flexibility, and finger strength of a world-class thumb wrestler. Th...

Here's How Much You'll Be Paying For Your Windows 8 Upgrade

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 07.10.2012 | Technology

Planning on upgrading your current PC to Windows 8? Unless you're still on Windows 95, Microsoft just revealed how much you might be paying. For us...

'Do Not Track' To Be Built In To Windows 8

Wired | Posted 06.01.2012 | Technology

Microsoft announced Thursday that the next version of its browser, IE 10, will ship with the controversial “Do Not Track” feature turned on by def...