Solving the Mystery of Microsoft's Super-Secret Event
Time to figure out all the possible things that could happen at Monday's mysterious Microsoft event.
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Time to figure out all the possible things that could happen at Monday's mysterious Microsoft event.
In one sense, campaigns are doing a more sophisticated version of what they've always done through the post office 2014 sending political fliers to selected households. But the Internet allows for more subtle targeting.
A giant tech company buys a hot start-up for a lot of money and loyal users are fearful that the new owner will crush the company's soul. Sound familiar?
While your little "Aw, Snap!" and "Whoa! Google Chrome has crashed" error notes used to endear me, it has gotten old. Chrome: This is over.
Need another confirmation that the world of programming is as nerdy as you suspected? Well, today we learn tech employers want recruits to think that they'll be hired as ninjas or Jedis, like we're all living in Kill Bill or Star Wars or something.
Microsoft now offers a program that charges $99 to basically move items to the recycle bin for you.
With Microsoft putting $300,000,000 into Barnes and Noble's Nook business, the Windows 8 maker just bought itself something that could come in handy with that whole iPad killer strategy it's got going on.
This morning's earnings report from AT&T confirms that it sold more iPhones than its competitor Verizon last quarter, something it probably isn't too ecstatic about.
Lost in the thunder of Facebook buying Instagram for $1 billion a few weeks ago was Microsoft buying a portfolio of patents from AOL for the same amount, a portfolio which Microsoft has now parlayed into a $550 million cash deal with Facebook.
Last night Microsoft announced three cuts of its much anticipated new operating system: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT.
An Easter Sunday opening day didn't hurt Microsoft as much as it might have before the Internet existed.
While Apple and Google are busy getting bad press for their privacy issues, labor practices and general big-evil-company wrongdoings, Microsoft has done some brand regeneration, making it look like the hippest tech company on the block these days.
Brandon Lee Price, an AWOL soldier, is now in federal custody for trying to steal Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's identity, and while, yes, it was an incredibly dim and illegal plan, we can't really blame him for aiming high.
When Microsoft's not making software or technological marvels in its labs, it's fighting crimes with its Digital Crimes Unit.
We gave Internet Explorer a chance after coming across this actually funny, actually hip ad campaign from Microsoft called "The Browser You Love(d) to Hate," but we still kind of hate it.
Every week we're taking a tally of who's getting heard, what they're saying, and why it matters. This week:
After a successful developer preview debut last fall, Microsoft has unveiled the consumer preview of its newest operating system.
Currently Google and Microsoft are battling it out via passive aggressive statements over who is in the wrong in this whole user privacy tracking ordeal, when of course, both of them, along with the rest of the tech giants, are doing the same wrong things.
Not limiting its tracking to iDevices, Google has also bypassed Internet Explorer's privacy settings, getting around the search engine's cookie restrictions, according to Microsoft.
Hoping to get some of that early Windows magic back, Microsoft has chosen a logo very similar to the one for its very first Windows operating system for its newest operating system.
The Microsoft CEO has come a long way from his screaming "monkey boy" days.
Now that Foxconn has fixed one pay dispute, we can't quite stop feeling guilty that the workers making our iPhones and Xboxes hate their lives so much they threaten suicide.
As American consumers ogle over shiny new gadgets at this week's Consumer Electronic's Show, the workers that make those products are threatening mass suicide for the horrid working conditions at Foxconn.
After teasing the project formerly named Tulalip over the summer and then giving tech blog The Verge a sneak peak, Microsoft has launched their social network, So.cl.
Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen and aerospace designer Burt Rutan said today they plan to privately build the largest airplane in the world with the hopes that it can serve as a launchpad to project satellites into space at a low cost.
Yahoo's not worth as much as it had hoped, receiving bids for a minority stake between $16 and $18 per share, far short of its high $20 expectations.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 Live, which customers can now sign up for, offers more than any other box in the lame streaming TV industry, but if you're looking to cut pricey cable out of your life and totally rely on the Internet for TV, these aren't the gadgets for you.
Months after announcing its sale and the ensuing speculation over buyers, Yahoo will reportedly sit down today and talk about the possibility of selling a minority stake in its company to one of various bidders.
Microsoft is continuing to flirt with the idea of making a bid to buy Yahoo, an aggressive move that experts think would sling the aging tech company back onto the cutting edge.
During the deluge of protests against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) from tech companies and civil rights groups alike, the Business Software Alliance, who counts Apple and Microsoft in their ranks, issued a glowing vote of support for the law.
Google X made headlines this week, but Microsoft has been secretly building everything from social networks to projectors that turn a human body into a touch screen in their labs for years.
Three of the old fogies of the tech industry can't seem to get enough of tousling in bed together.
Microsoft released a new video detailing its vision of the future which doesn't exactly include flying saucers and droids, but it does feel futuristic and tech-y.
With all these big Internet names floating around, let's take a look at the chances any of these companies will make it out with Yahoo in hand.
The Wall Street Journal has word from two private-equity firms that Google is interested in purchasing the "core business" of its rival Yahoo--a move that could put it up against other tech giant, Microsoft, in its bid for the company.
According to Microsoft's numbers, the biggest share of spam is for drugs
Microsoft is considering a bid, again
Microsoft announces streaming in Xbox Live, but it can't replace a cable box
The portable listening device showed early promise, but never made it big
Team Windows just signed Samsung up for a patent licensing deal. It's also a good reason for them not to use Google's OS
As Steve Jobs once said, "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower"
The former Google CEO's testimony will impact more than Google's future
Excitement for Windows 8 was enough to bring out the Apple fanboys to rain on the parade
Like Apple, Microsoft has forgone the platform, but only kind-of, sort-of
What some are calling the most important update isn't really that great
Microsoft's latest product has lots of nice features that make it worth it to switch
The timing is perfect for Microsoft to unveil something fresh
Accuses company of lying to Congress about how customers are tracked
The move offline means Google's free programs are more like the software giant's
Group messaging company gets bought by Microsoft via Skype
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