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Microsoft working with OEMs on smaller Windows tablets

, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

During Microsoft's quarterly earnings call yesterday, CFO Peter Klein mentioned that the company is working with OEMs to manufacturer "a new suite of small touch devices powered by Windows." Klein didn't specifically mention what exactly these devices would be, but it's a good guess that we could be talking about the smaller 7-inch variety. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 best-selling console for 27 straight months in US

, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is back for yet another month of being on top of the gaming console charts. The company announced today that the Xbox 360 has been the best-selling gaming console in the US for the 27th straight month, selling 261,000 units in March, which is down from 302,000 in February, but it seems it was still enough to retain the lead. Read The Full Story

Microsoft offering free Xbox Live Gold this weekend

, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

The last time that Xbox 360 gamers were treated with a free weekend of Xbox Live Gold was back in November. It's certainly been a few months, but Microsoft has announced that the promotion is back this weekend, giving those who don't have a Gold membership the opportunity to take part in the $60/year subscription service. Read The Full Story

Microsoft posts $20.5 billion revenue in Q3 2013 earnings

, Apr 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has just reported its fiscal Q3 2013 quarterly earnings, and things are looking adequate for the company, which reports a revenue of $20.5 billion for the quarter, with a net income of $6.06 billion. The company also posted an operating income of $7.61 billion, which is up from $6.37 billion during this time last year. Read The Full Story

Microsoft begins rolling out two-factor authentication

, Apr 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

The popularity of two-factor authentication is too much for Microsoft, as they will buckle under the pressure and offer two-factor authentication for all 700 million Microsoft accounts. The company announced today that they will be rolling out the new feature over the next few days, giving Microsoft users a little more piece of mind. Read The Full Story

Microsoft reports that 24% of all PCs are unprotected

, Apr 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Many of you are probably sporting some kind of anti-malware software on your computer, whether it'd Norton, McAfee, Kaspersky, etc. However, it turns out that almost a quarter of all PCs in the world are unprotected, leaving them wide open for all kinds of havoc that no one really wants lurking around. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Smartwatch prototyped and wireless

, Apr 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week it's been reported more than once that a Microsoft-developed smartwatch may well be on the way, today's tip including no less than a magnetic wireless charging port on its back. This smartwatch would build on the work Microsoft had done in the 2000's with the brand SPOT, that particular watch using FM radio signals for data. At a Microsoft TechFest research event in early March, the company's own Bill Buxton presented a 37-year history of smartwatches. The clues are stacking up. Read The Full Story

Intel CEO promises future Windows tablets running Atom processors will start at $200

, Apr 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is taking a beating in the computer and tablet market right now. The Windows 8 operating system for desktop and notebook computers has proven to be less popular than Microsoft hoped. The software giant's Windows RT operating system for ARM-powered tablets has also proven to be less popular than desired. Read The Full Story

Microsoft announces patent licensing agreement with Foxconn parent Hon Hai

, Apr 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has announced the signing of a patent licensing agreement with Hon Hai, parent company of Foxconn. The agreement covers devices that run Chrome OS and Android, such as smartphones and tablets, and is even said to cover televisions. This makes Hon Hai the latest in what is a growing list of manufacturers with Chrome and Android patent licenses. Read The Full Story

Google’s Eric Schmidt says to ignore Microsoft’s statements about Google

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier today, at All Thing's D's conference, D: Dive Into Mobile, the head of the Windows Phone division at Microsoft, Terry Myerson, took a few shots at Google and its Android operating system. He made assumptions that Samsung and Google had a strained relationship and that Samsung is the only smartphone manufacturer to benefit from Android. He also stated that Google may have an entire team working on blocking Facebook Home from the Android operating system. Google chairman Eric Schmidt offered his response to the comments. Read The Full Story

Microsoft’s Myerson: Android “still kind of a mess”, Windows Phone “a well-funded start-up”

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

According to the head of the Windows Phone division at Microsoft, Terry Myerson, Android is "still kind of a mess". Myerson spoke at All Thing's D conference, D: Dive Into Mobile about the progress of Windows's mobile devices and how Windows Phone compares to the competition, mainly Google. Myserson believes that the only entity benefiting from Google's Android OS is Samsung, and that there is "clearly mutiny in the Starship Android..." Read The Full Story

Dell Exec: Windows RT response is “still pretty negative”

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

It's not the system Microsoft thought it'd be - Windows RT, the alternate to Windows 8 for lower-powered systems. It's like the tablet version of Windows 8, but with many of the same bits and pieces of the full deal. This week Dell's head of tablet and high-end PC business Neil Hand spoke with CNET, saying that based on what they've seen thus far, the Windows RT wave of machines hasn't exactly been the success story they'd hoped it'd be. Read The Full Story
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