Microsoft Targets Chrome Users With Windows 10 Pop-up Ad

Microsoft really wants you to use its software products as well as running Windows 10, and that includes the Edge browser. But it can...

Microsoft Patent Tips Foldable Display Handset

A new Microsoft patent, awarded in April but published this month, tips a foldable display as part of a handset.

Developers Create Pokemon Demo for Microsoft HoloLens

If only we had a Microsoft HoloLens, as it it would allow us to catch Pokemon just by targeting little creatures and pinching our finger...

Microsoft starts downgrading OneDrive's free storage to 5GB

Heads up: if you didn't sign up to keep the 15GB worth of OneDrive storage Microsoft gave out in 2014, you'll soon see a big c...

Researchers at Microsoft and the University of Washington have stored a record 200 megabytes of data on strands of DNA.

Researchers at Microsoft and the University of Washington have stored a record 200 megabytes of data on strands of DNA.

Xbox Boss Teases Wheelchairs for Avatars

Creating an animated avatar is half the fun of online gaming. It's hard to exactly mirror a user's unique traits—hairstyle, fas...

Microsoft Won, But Who Else Wanted LinkedIn?

Microsoft picked up LinkedIn for a cool $26.2 billion last month, and it was a good snag. Not only was the deal the largest acquisit...

Microsoft CaptionBot Needs Glasses

From the AI that brought you "How Old Do I Look?" and "What Dog?" comes a new cognitive capability: photo caption...

Running QuickTime on Windows? Uninstall Now

Heads up, Windows users: If you have Apple's QuickTime media player on your machine, you should probably take a minute to uninsta...

Microsoft Customizes Windows 10 for the Chinese Government

In a bid to increase Windows 10 adoption in China, Microsoft is working on new features for the operating system aimed to please Chines...

Windows 3.1 Games Are Now Just a Click Away

If air traffic control at one of Europe's busiest airports still runs on Windows 3.1, surely the antiquated but sturdy operating ...

Microsoft: Fine, We'll Tell You What's in Those Windows 10 Updates

What's in the latest Windows 10 update? Don't worry about it.

Microsoft's New Flagship NYC Store Opens Next Month

Move over, Apple Store. Microsoft is coming to Fifth Avenue, too.

What's New in Microsoft Office Outlook 2016 ?

As with the rest of Microsoft's newly released Office 2016 productivity software suite, Outlook hasn't undergone any radical c...

Microsoft's Antivirus Scores Soar

Will the air bags in your car protect you in a crash? You could drive the car into a bridge abutment to find out, but you probably wo...

What's New in Microsoft Office Excel 2016?

Users of recent versions of Excel will find nothing to scare them off in Microsoft Office 2016$69.99 at Office Depot.

Leaked Microsoft Band 2 Images Tease Curved Design

New leaked photos of the Microsoft Band 2 highlight major changes, like a curved shape, metallic finish, and physical buttons.

Microsoft to Shut Down Zune Services

Remember the Zune? It's apparently still a thing because Microsoft this week issued a support note warning that it plans to retire Z...

Microsoft Holding Windows 10 Hardware Event on Oct. 6

Heads up, Lumia fans. Days after Apple unveiled its next-generation iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, it appears Microsoft has some smartphone news...

Microsoft Office Apps to Play Nice With New Apple Gadgets

One company Apple watchers perhaps did not expect to see at Wednesday's iPhone event was Microsoft, but Redmond was there to show...