Kinect titles announced

Oct 18, 2010
Microsoft's controllerless controller hits shelves next month and now we know some of what will be offered. Ars Technica says it will be a couple...

Kinect demands a standing ovation

Oct 18, 2010
Because it simply won't work if you're sitting down. At least not right away. The motion sensing video game controller from Microsoft is getting...

Bing holds event today

Oct 13, 2010
The search arm of Microsoft will be announcing some new features to the service. Notably, something to do with Facebook. Facebook execs will be in...

Cut and paste technology eludes Windows Phone 7

Oct 11, 2010
None of the new crop of Windows Phone 7 phones (love that inescapable bit of grammar) will have cut and paste capability coming out of the gate....

Windows Phone 7 videos

Oct 11, 2010
Here are some videos from Microsoft demoing the new Windows Phone 7. If they don't work in your browser: sorry, and go here.

MID-DAY UPDATE: Two Americans share Nobel Prize in Economics

Oct 11, 2010
The Nobel Prize in Economics goes to Americans and a British/Cypriot citizen. Their work is timely: How economic policies affect unemployment....

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Angry Birds angry

Oct 11, 2010
And you do NOT want to make those birds angry. Rovio, the maker of the most popular iPhone game Angry Birds is upset with Microsoft. Microsoft put...

Big big big Patch Tuesday coming next week

Oct 8, 2010
Every month, Microsoft puts out a set of patches to cover security flaws in its software. The one dropping this Tuesday is a whopper. Ars Technica...

Consumer spending picks up... private hiring does not.

Oct 6, 2010
Bad news: This morning, a private payroll service said U-S companies unexpectedly decreased their workforces last month by 39,000 people. Good...