Microsoft goes for the bronze

Sep 15, 2011
At a conference yesterday, Microsoft honcho Steve Ballmer admitted for the first time that the Windows Phone hasn't been selling all that well. No...

Microsoft shows off Windows 8

Sep 13, 2011
At yesterday's BUILD conference, Microsoft offered developers a preview of the new - and very catchily named - operating system, Windows 8. (It...

More cloud outages. Cloudages?

Sep 9, 2011
Yesterday we told you about Google Docs going down, which meant anything you had stored up on that cloud was not accessible. Not to be outdone,...

Patent Wars Create Mobile Opening for Microsoft

Sep 8, 2011
If you know you are going to get the tuna salad sued out of you by bringing an Android device to market - other operating systems start looking a...

Apple not blocking bum certificates

Sep 8, 2011
We've been talking on our show about these stolen/forged digital certificates that theoretically allow hackers to slip between your browser and a...

Microsoft being sued over tracking software

Sep 1, 2011
A class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday against Microsoft, claiming that software on the Windows Phone 7 tracked and stored location data for up...

Microsoft shows off new quad-core slate in New Zealand

Aug 26, 2011
So a lot of computers today have dual-core processors. Two processors. This one has four. So it's twice as fast. And Microsoft previewed it at a...

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Microsoft is trying to lure WebOS developers to Windows phones

Aug 23, 2011
Microsoft hasn't been known for its speed in reacting to things much lately but they are making a play for stranded WebOS developers, left to drift...

Windows 8 will have an app store

Aug 18, 2011
Leave it to Microsoft to find a great idea and then copy it two years later. The company we used to call REDMOND SOFTWARE GIANT back in Seattle...

RIM takeover seems unlikely

Aug 17, 2011
The New York Times' Dealbook has a kind of interesting look at the fate of RIM, parent company of BlackBerry. Shares of RIM have shot up 10% since...