Microsoft has reportedly begun sending out invites, giving developers the opportunity to try out the upcoming Windows Phone 8.1. One of said developers has taken to Reddit and revealed a number of features in the SDK. Read More >>
Ballmer's out, Satya Nadella is in. The search for Microsoft's third CEO is over. Thousands of people have a brand new boss, but what does that mean for you? Read More >>
Satya is a proven leader. He's got strong technical skills and great business insights. He has a remarkable ability to see what's going on in the market, to sense opportunity, and to really understand how we come together at Microsoft to execute against those opportunities in a collaborative way. I have worked closely with Satya for many years and I have seen these skills many times. He is not alone, though. Our Senior Leadership Team has never been stronger, and together this group will drive us forward. Read More >>
Unlike recent years, 2014 saw some Super Bowl ads for tech companies that were actually... good? Inconceivable! We've gathered them all here, in easily processed ranking form. As always, all rankings are totally subjective and legally binding. Read More >>
Microsoft's latest Windows 8.1 update has hit the web early ahead of its March release, letting those happy to take a punt on an unofficial, torrented version of the update check out what's in store for the divisive operating system. Read More >>
Microsoft's board is reportedly preparing to name Satya Nadella as the new CEO. Nadella is an internal candidate most recently in charge of the company's enterprise and cloud endeavours. The company is also reportedly considering replacing Bill Gates as chairman. [Bloomberg] Read More >>
In the eternal words of Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel, Microsoft's Xbox One console is "none more black." Well, for the time being at least -- come October, there could be a "none more white" version too. Read More >>
New specs have appeared giving us a look inside the Nokia X Android model, suggesting it'll be a very low-spec budget phone. Conspiracy theorists might even suggest Nokia's making a rubbish Android phone on purpose, to make its WP models look better in comparison. Read More >>
If you've followed the see-sawing story of the Halo gaming franchise's rocky route to the silver screen, you'll have seen Neill Blomkamp's name regularly pop up. The director very nearly took on the challenge of putting the Master Chief on the silver screen before turning his attention to the superb District 9. And now, he's back in the running to helm the Halo Xbox One TV show. Read More >>
Microsoft's SkyDrive is a terrific little cloud service that doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. Unless, of course, it's being sued by British Sky Broadcasting Group over its name. But now SkyDrive will be called OneDrive, for just as long as is legally allowable. Read More >>
Multi-gigapixel panoramas are awesome. But Microsoft has made the concept even more fun with its 20 Gigapixel "ArtZoom," and has hidden a load of things for you to find. Read More >>
Leak after leak after leak out of Nokia's labs recently all-but confirms one thing -- the Finnish smartphone manufacturer is dabbling in the dark arts of Android, its Windows Phone interests (and close relationship with Microsoft) be-damned. With fresh rumours circulating this morning, we felt it was high-time to pull together everything we know on Nokia's latest experiment. Read More >>
Smartphones, smartwatches, smart home appliances. Why not smart elevators? That's the question Microsoft asked—and then answered, by putting a Kinect camera in an elevator, training it to recognise when people want to get on, and teaching it to open the doors automatically when needed. Smart, indeed. Read More >>
And, yep, still managed to end up with a generic-looking black box. Not that it's ugly, but it took over 75 attempts to get to that final version, giant power brick and all? Read More >>
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