Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft: iTunes App For Windows 8 Probably Isn’t Happening
While iTunes can still be used in “desktop” mode on Windows 8, Microsoft would really like Apple to come out with an official iTunes app...
Twitter Has Your Back When It Comes To Protecting User Privacy
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) releases a report every year that tests how well big tech companies protect users from government data demands, and this...
Microsoft To Announce Next Xbox On May 21?
Microsoft has finally come out with the date that it will reveal its upcoming next-gen console. The company will hold an event on May 21...
New Xbox To Be Unveiled At Event In May
While Sony announced this past February the name and main features of the company’s upcoming console, the Playstation 4, Microsoft has yet to announce anything...
Worried About An Always Online Xbox? Microsoft Exec Says ‘Deal With It’
Yesterday we told you about how rumors were beginning to solidify that Microsoft’s next Xbox would require a constant Internet connection. Today, Microsoft executive Adam...
Next Xbox To Require An Internet Connection To Play, Rumor Becomes More Certain
While much is already known about Sony’s upcoming PS4, Microsoft has yet to even announce its successor to the Xbox 360. While all the information...
SkyDrive 3.0 Rolls Out To The App Store
Microsoft’s SkyDrive iOS application has been updated to version 3.0. This update brings a plethora of new features, the most notable being iPhone 5 support...
Let Your Xbox Live Avatar Use A Windows 8 Tablet So You Don’t Have To
Microsoft was less than impressed with sales for its Windows 8 Tablets, so it’s decided to start giving them out for free. Or at least...
Apple Responds To Australian Accusations Of Pricing Schemes At Pricing Inquiry
Last year the Australian House of Representatives started investigating whether or not some products are more expensive in Australia than other parts of the world....
Microsoft Under Federal Investigation For Bribing Government Officials
Federal investigators in the U.S. have reportedly launched an investigation into Microsoft following claims that the software company bribed foreign government officials in China, Italy...
Microsoft Promotes iOS, Mac Development With Windows Azure
Microsoft has put up a new demo video for Windows Azure developers that features Brent Simmons, the developer of NetNewsWire, MarsEdit, and Glassboard. The demo...
Microsoft Pulls Another Scumbag Steve, Attempts To Patent Apple’s “Pinch and Zoom”
Microsoft pulled a ‘Scumbag Steve’ move and has attempted to patent Apple’s “Pinch and Zoom” technology as its own. According to a patent application by...
Microsoft Takes “Full Responsibility” In Browser Antitrust Violations
It was announced yesterday that Microsoft will be fined €561 million ($731 million) by the European Commission over antitrust violations connected to the distribution of its...
Apple Named World’s Most Admired Company, Beats Out Google And Amazon
For the sixth straight year, Fortune has named Apple as the world’s most admired company. The top 50 list includes a wide variety of companies...
Missing The Evil Empire: Bring Back Microsoft
This might be strange to say on a Mac site, but does anybody miss the old Microsoft? Do you remember when the sheer mention of...
Microsoft Ups Office For Mac Prices, Pushes Office 365
Microsoft has just raised the price of Office 2011 for Mac in order to push Office 365 on Mac users. Office 2011 for Mac now...
Microsoft Throwing Away $2.5 Billion A Year By Keeping Office Off iPad
Microsoft’s plans for bringing Office to iPads and iOS have always been unknown. Rumors and leaks have come and gone hinting that the company was...
iFixit Gives Microsoft Surface Pro Worse Than iPad In Repairability
If you were considering buying a Microsoft Surface Pro (*Crickets*?), don’t go in expecting to be able to open up your $899.99 tablet and fiddle...