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How Microsoft could beat Siri and Google Now: A modern Microsoft Bob

07.25.2013 3:00 AM

Don't expect Microsoft to launch a direct competitor to Google's Google Now and Apple's Siri. Instead, Microsoft envisions its Bing search engine operating quietly in the background.

Windows device sales aren't meeting Microsoft's expectations, Ballmer admits

07.26.2013 9:28 AM

In a closed door Microsoft meeting, CEO Steve Ballmer reportedly admits to disappointing Windows hardware sales. But while the company's smart to rejigger its retail efforts, Windows devices won't shine until the software is up to par.

 

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Microsoft releases developer edition of IE11 for Windows 7

07.25.2013 8:00 AM

In a bid to push developers on to Microsoft's most modern browser, Microsoft releases a developer version of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7.

The great printer in the sky: Google Cloud Print comes to Windows desktop apps

07.23.2013 7:51 AM

Google's new Cloud Print driver for Windows lets any program play nice with the company's stellar print-anywhere service.

Review: Generate better-looking Windows 8 start tiles with OblyTile

07.22.2013 9:24 AM

Windows 8 Start tiles aren't always the prettiest. Free progam OblyTile generates better-looking tiles and automatically installs them on your Start page.

The new Redbox app for Windows 8 isn't perfect, but it sure is handy

07.23.2013 11:24 AM

The new Redbox app in the Windows Store eliminates most of the minor irritations associated with frequenting the cardinal-colored kiosks.

Microsoft gives Fresh Paint a fresh coat of...

07.25.2013 4:40 PM

Microsoft updates its nifty Fresh Paint app on Thursday, adding watercolors to its palette. There's a catch, though; it's only for Windows 8.1 for now.

Microsoft should yank Windows RT for Windows RT's own good

07.19.2013 9:04 AM

In the wake of horrific Surface RT sales and manufacturers fleeing like rats, the best thing for Windows RT's long-term viability would be to pull Windows RT hardware from the shelves.

Father of Microsoft's tabletop Surface moves to 3D ID tags

07.22.2013 4:49 PM

Microsoft researchers are developing ways to hide embedded tags within 3D printed objects, as a way of identifying them. Meet "InfraStructs".

Man the lifeboats! The Surface RTitanic is sinking fast

07.19.2013 5:14 AM

Microsoft's message seems to be: yes, while our low-end Surface RT tablet stinks, it doesn't stink as much as it used to. Meanwhile, as many as 6 million Surface RTs sit idle.

Microsoft to offer Java as a service

07.24.2013 8:20 AM

Adding to a growing portfolio of enterprise software it offers as hosted services, Microsoft plans to add Java to its Windows Azure cloud service.

It?s a New (Virtual) World with Windows Server 2012 R2

07.23.2013 5:30 AM

Microsoft included a number of features and improvements for managing virtual servers in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview.

Microsoft: Almost 90 percent of Citadel botnets in the world disrupted in June

07.26.2013 7:25 AM

Microsoft estimates that 88 percent of botnets running the Citadel financial malware were disrupted as a result of a takedown operation launched by the company in collaboration with the FBI and partners in technology and financial services. The operation was originally announced on June 5.

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