Microsoft

Microsoft used to be the tech industry leader, now it's playing catch up. Kurt Eichenwald has written about the state of the company in the August issue of Vanity Fair.

The other day on its website Vanity Fair previewed an article about life at Microsoft. And it details a particular human resource practice that drove employees up the wall: something called "stack rating." What exactly is it?

Bing is no boon, so Microsoft books a $6.2 billion charge and wipes out quarterly profit.

Microsoft picks up Yammer to add business-friendly social networking software to its Office productivity software

There's a new tablet in town. It's called the Surface, and it's Microsoft's answer to the iPad. But will the new product, complete with a keyboard and running Windows, be able to compete in the tablet market?

Microsoft's new tablet computer, the Surface, looks kind of like an iPad, but it runs Windows and has a keyboard. It was unveiled yesterday at a very Apple-esque event.

The company lifts the lid on something new today. But can anything make the tech giant relevant again?

A forthcoming tablet from the makers of Windows and Xbox offers a built-in keyboard and a lot of things that might remind you of the iPad.

As a new generation of consoles looms, current models are being packaged up for movies and socializing.

And it's all about the game consoles. How will Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony stave off mobile and social games?