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Microsoft's new Xbox battles mobile gaming
Shannon Mullen May 21, 2013
The new Xbox merely has to catch up with the past eight years of digital devices.
Google challenges Microsoft over Windows Phone
Ben Johnson May 17, 2013
The two tech giants go head-to-head over advertising on Google's YouTube app.
Microsoft's mistake puts it in good company with other corporate failures
Kai Ryssdal May 7, 2013
Microsoft announces a fix coming soon for their newest operating system. But will that be enough for customers?
Microsoft stock is up, but Windows is 'Blue'
Sabri Ben-Achour May 7, 2013
Is Windows Blue an admission of failure or just an evolution for the new Windows 8 operating system?
Want to run Windows on your laptop? There's a MacBook Pro for that
Will Oremus Apr 29, 2013
A new report highlights a particularly awkward bit of news for Microsoft's Windows and the computers that run it: MacBook Pro is the best Windows PC.
Global PC sales plunge, what's Microsoft got to do with it?
Mark Gregory Apr 11, 2013
Personal computer sales fell by 14 percent around the world during the first quarter of this year, according to a new report from the research firm IDC.
Did Microsoft put a padlock on Windows 8?
David Brancaccio Mar 27, 2013
A group of European software developers is complaining that Microsoft uses a feature to block alternate operating systems on machines bought with Windows 8.
Can we all just agree that SkyMall is now officially dead?
Shannon Mullen Mar 26, 2013
The Federal Aviation Administration could, by July, recommend new rules about stowing your iPad and Kindle during takeoff.
It's Patch Tuesday! Party time!
Sabri Ben-Achour Mar 11, 2013
For IT professionals, Microsoft has invented a holiday -- of sorts. The second Tuesday of every month is the day Microsoft releases the latest batch of security patches for it's software: Patch Tuesday. This week, the company has more than half-dozen security fixes, as cyber threats mount for Microsoft and Apple software.
EU slaps Microsoft with $732 million penalty
Christopher Werth Mar 7, 2013
The EU says Microsoft abused its market dominance by making Internet Explorer the default browser on its Windows operating system.
