Microsoft Corp. is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry. But the small device faces some big competition from the PlayStation 4 [...]
Outlook.com Gains 300 Million Users From Hotmail
May 3, 2013 | Posted by
ORNIA – Bolstered by a multimillion-dollar advertising drive, efforts by Microsoft to replace Hotmail with Outlook.com seems to be making headway. Since the new email service’s soft launching last summer, Outlook.com has garnered more than 400 million active users — 300 million of which were migrated over from Hotmail, Microsoft on Thursday reported. This huge [...]
Microsoft Jumping on the Smartwatch Bandwagon
April 17, 2013 | Posted by
Microsoft doesn’t want to be left out of the smartwatch category. It has asked its parts suppliers in Asia to send it touch-based components that could be used to make a smartwatch, reports The Wall Street Journal. Citing executives at Microsoft’s supply partners, WSJ says Microsoft’s touch-based watch may have a screen that measures 1.5 inches. Additional details [...]
Report: Microsoft Working on Mini Tablet
April 11, 2013 | Posted by
Amidst plummeting personal computer shipments, Microsoft is reportedly working on a new lineup of Surface tablets, including a 7-inch model, according to the Wall Street Journal. Citing sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans, the Journal reported that production is expected to begin later this year, but offered no timeline for its release. The software giant introduced its Windows RT-powered Surface tablet in June [...]
Microsoft Plans Next Generation Xbox Event For May
April 9, 2013 | Posted by
On May 21, Microsoft will forget about the troubled Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 operating systems and lavish a bit of attention on the Xbox, according to bloggers who cite sources familiar with the company’s plans. Microsoft is expected to share the first official details about the next generation of the popular game console, [...]
Microsoft to Update Operating System Called ‘Windows Blue’
March 24, 2013 | Posted by
We all know that the Redmond-based operating system giant Microsoft is working on an update to its existing operating system, Windows 8. The update is called the Windows Blue. There is a new update to this story that says that the company will be optimizing touch on this version. Also, we can say that the [...]
Microsoft Launches $75m Internet Access Expansion in Africa
February 14, 2013 | Posted by
Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker, has launched a new strategy to expand Internet access in Africa, positioning it to grow its business on the continent. Under the 4Afrika initiative, the company will invest $75 million over the next three years in broadband infrastructure, bringing a million small and medium enterprises online, educating members of [...]
Review: Microsoft Surface Pro Falls Short as Tablet or PC
February 6, 2013 | Posted by
U.S. tech writers have given Microsoft’s new Surface tablet-laptop hybrid largely negative reviews, casting a shadow over the software group’s hopes to take a bite out of sales of Apple’s iPad and MacBook Air. The latest Surface runs on an Intel chip and features the full Windows 8 Pro operating system, which Microsoft hopes will make the device [...]
Microsoft Mobile Targets Africa With New Windows Phone
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
Once upon a time, Microsoft could count on platform dominance around the world, because Windows ruled in the age of the desktop. In emerging economies, that platform dominance was usually maintained through rampant ‘piracy’ of Windows – a fact that Microsoft could never openly condone, but from which it clearly benefited. That was then, this [...]
Playstation, Xbox Set For Huge Technology Leaps
January 20, 2013 | Posted by
The next few months are shaping up to be extremely important in the console-gaming space. And although we are yet to hear any official word from Microsoft or Sony regarding the intricacies of their next-generation consoles, that doesn’t always mean we can’t get the inside scoop. Following hot on the heels of yesterday’s news that Sony’s PlayStation 4 is likely [...]
