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New, Nearly Complete Windows 10 Preview Available for Download
A few days after introducing the main features planned for the final version, which is due for release in the second half of 2015, Microsoft has shared a new Windows 10 preview (Build 9926). Now available for download, this latest…
Acompli Acquired by Microsoft
E-Mail: Microsoft buys Acompli to enhance Outlook for iOS and Android. About 108 billion work e-mails are sent each day, according to one Research Group. Over the past year, Microsoft has been extending its Office set of office productivity software and services so they…
‘Nadella Effect’ makes Ballmer $2.8B richer
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's "devices and services" strategy may be in tatters, discarded by his successor, Satya Nadella, but Ballmer must be smiling all the way to the bank. According to U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) documents, Ballmer owns…
Lenovo Plans New Small-screen Windows Tablet
Lenovo has stopped sales of its existing small-screen Windows tablets in the U.S., but plans a new model for release by the end of the year. "We will continue to bring new Windows devices to market across different screen sizes,…
Microsoft to Cut up to 18,000 Jobs
In a move tout of the hardware business, Microsoft confirmed it will cut up to 18,000 jobs over the next year, part of the tech Company’s efforts to streamline its business under new CEO Satya Nadella. In a statement released…
Did Microsoft Just admit Windows 8 is its Worst Operating System Ever?
Gralla: Reports say that Microsoft will abandon the Windows 8 Start screen interface for traditional computers in the next version of Windows, code-named Threshold. That’s a pretty drastic step. Does it mean that Microsoft recognizes that Windows 8 was the…
Windows 8 loses market share Meaning Things are Bad for Windows 8
They're worse than you think -- the struggling operating system lost market share last month, something almost unheard of for the latest version of a Microsoft operating system. Computerworld's Gregg Keizer reports that in June, Windows 8 lost one tenth…
Home Automation Creating Interest
Microsoft is interested in home automation and recently announced an agreement to work with an insurance company on home automation technology. Its Xbox gaming platform is seen as a potential hub or control center for home devices. With Apple, Samsung…
MICROSOFT BACKS OPEN SOURCE FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS
Microsoft has joined what began as a Linux Foundation effort to create an open platform for the Internet of Things. It's a move that may be a telling sign regarding Microsoft's plans for home automation, and even for the Xbox.…