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  Despite Internet Explorer having the majority of the market share, they had built a notorious reputation over the years due to the product’s clumsiness. Good news is this will change on March 14 as Microsoft has confirmed to release the final build of Internet Explorer 9 at 9AM PST, exactly after a year from [...]

  With Nokia adopting Windows Phone 7 as the main platform, the fate of Nokia’s Symbian OS and MeeGo was uncertain. However, Nokia has come clean saying that both the platforms will continue to survive albeit both will have a different approach. Symbian will now become a franchise platform to Windows Phone 7, which means [...]

  After weeks of speculation about Nokia’s partnership with Microsoft, both companies have confirmed their affiliation. The specific details of the agreement are still being worked out but it’s confirmed that Nokia will adopt Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS as the main smartphone platform. Other things that will be integrated under the new agreement: – Bing [...]

  The Release Candidate of Internet Explorer 9 is now available for download from Microsoft. The Release Candidate or better known as the RC version is a proof that MS’ IE9 browser is ready for primetime and a similar version could be released as the final build. Anyways, the current RC is available at the [...]

  Well Microsoft didn’t really show any devices as speculated but Steve Ballmer in his pre-CES keynote confirmed that the next version of Windows will support the ARM architecture. This will make the world’s widely used operating system compatible with the world’s widely used architecture, which is used in mobile phones, tablets etc. Microsoft also [...]

  One thing that has kept Microsoft out of the tablet race is the uptake of its operating system. In order to give a full PC experience, manufacturers were forced to adopt Intel or AMD CPUs for their devices but compromise on the device’s battery life, which is a big factor while considering a tablet. [...]

  Microsoft has confirmed sales figures of its Windows Phone 7 devices. Sure, it’s nowhere close to what Apple managed to sell their iOS-equipped iPhone 4 but it’s a good start to a fresh platform, which has garnered sales of 1.5m units over a period of 6 weeks. Microsoft’s Achim Berg, vice president of business [...]

  Microsoft’s Windows OS may be down in the tablet arena but that is going to change from next month, if NYTimes latest report is to be believed. The paper’s source claims that Steve Ballmer will unveil few Windows-based tablets when he’ll take the stage at CES in January. Amongst various devices, Ballmer will show [...]

  Here’s a fact that recently released Kinect is doing better than Sony’s PlayStation Move. Microsoft has announced that Kinect for Xbox 360 has sold more than 1 million units worldwide in just 10 days. With the holiday season arriving soon, Microsoft has also upped its sales forecast for this year from 3 million to [...]

  Motorola has replied to Microsoft’s patent infringement complaints by filing a new complaint against Microsoft with the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of Florida and the Western District of Wisconsin. Motorola alleges Microsoft also infringes 16 of its patents that are used by Microsoft’s PC and server software, Windows Mobile and Xbox [...]

  Microsoft’s Kinect is barely out in the market for a week and we’re seeing reports about Microsoft’s Xbox 360 controller getting hacked. Adafruit had offered a $2000 bounty to develop an open source Kinect driver and looks like someone has already achieved it. However, the hackers NUI Group that managed to hack it are [...]

  LG and Microsoft have teamed up to offer a special treat to LG Windows Phone 7 users. In a unique promotion, users using LG WP7 handsets will get 10 free apps every 60 days. The apps valued more than $30 will be handpicked from different genres and will be offered for free for a [...]

  Most new gadgets are subjected to a teardown and Microsoft’s new Kinect for Xbox 360 is no exception. Folks over at iFixit did the honors and have found some interesting things in this compact game controller. Few noteworthy things found in the teardown are that the Kinect sports two cameras and one IR projector [...]

  Microsoft has a reason to celebrate. Sure, Windows 7 has completed a year in the computer OS arena but it is the OS’ success that is more important. In a year of its launch, MS has sold more than 240 million copies of Windows 7 that includes retail sales as well as OEM licenses. [...]

  Microsoft yesterday unveiled a new online service for business users. The Office 365 is a complete solution that brings Office suite apps as well as communication products, including Sharepoint, Exchange and Lync under one roof. The service will allow users to work and collaborate with the organization from anywhere since it works with most [...]