http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/channels/microsoft.xml en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:32:50 +0200 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:28:23 +0200 Esselbach Contentteller CMS http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/microsoft_launches_surface_rt_discount_for_schools.html Microsoft is targeting schools and universities directly with a Surface RT discount offer during the summer back-to-school buying season.... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:28:23 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/major_nelson_takes_xbox_one_questionssays_banned_users_will_absolutely_not_lose_games.html Microsoft still has a long way to go to answer questions from gamers about its new Xbox One console, particularly when it comes to the effects of DRM... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:02:05 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/microsoft_offers_more_info_on_its_us_national_security_requests.html Microsoft has now shared some details on information requests it has received from US national security agencies... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:00:32 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/windows_8_1_10_surprise_benefits.html Windows 8.1 does a lot more than bring back the Start button. These 10 features may give it a much-needed popularity boost with enterprise users.... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:31:07 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/microsoft_teams_up_with_pepsicoplans_to_give_away_thousands_of_xbox_ones_us_only.html This fall, PepsiCo and Microsoft will be teaming up to launch the biggest gaming promotion in brand history.... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:28:22 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/nsa_gets_early_access_to_zero_day_data_from_microsoftothers.html Meant to help secure network, data could be used to attack foreign governments... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:25:45 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/microsoft_give_away_10000_surface_tablets_to_iste_conference_attendees.html Microsoft will be giving away Surface RT tablets to the first 10,000 ISTE 2013 conference attendees as part of the Windows in the Classroom Surface Experience Project... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:20:18 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/microsoft_hopes_publishers_will_provide_more_value_to_consumers_if_xbox_one_games_cant_be_resold.html Microsoft continues to try to convince concerned consumers that the highly restrictive policies for lending out, reselling, and giving away Xbox One games are actually just the next step in entertainm... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:15:55 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/nokia_expected_to_show_off_new_camera_technologies_in_july.html Nokia is holding a July 11 event in New York City, which might be the launch party for its Lumia EOS phone with a 41-megapixel camera.... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:12:16 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/microsoft_seizes_floor_space_in_best_buy_for_windows_mega_mini_stores.html Microsoft has struck a deal with Best Buy to create 600 stores-within-stores in the U.S. and Canada to sell customers on Windows 8, the Surface tablet line, and new PCs and devices from other OEMs.... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:56:23 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/best_guess_349_price_for_smaller_surface_rt_pits_microsoft_against_apple_for_high_end_mini_market.html Microsoft will probably price its own 8-in. Surface tablet running Windows RT at $349, just 6% higher than Apple's iPad Mini but nowhere near the basement $199 of Android rivals, an analyst said this... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:10:23 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/microsoft_points_will_be_converted_to_real_currency.html Microsoft confirmed that the plan going forward is to phase out Microsoft Points and move to a real currency model.... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:51:16 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/microsoft_defends_the_xbox_ones_licensingused_game_policies.html Xbox marketing chief talks to Ars Technica about the benefits of the move to a "digital world."... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:45:41 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/is_microsoft_planning_to_omit_japan_from_its_global_xbox_one_rollout.html Gamers in Asia will not get their hands on the Xbox One console until late 2014... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:09:10 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/microsofts_sql_server_2014_more_than_just_in_memory_oltp.html Microsoft's SQL Server 2014 is slated to deliver in-memory OLTP capabilities, plus a handful of other new and enhanced database features early next year.... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:28:21 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/xbox_one_due_to_land_in_november.html According to a pre-show interview with Rare, the Xbox One will be hitting store shelves in November.... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:57:17 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/xbox_one_details_on_connectivitylicensing_and_privacy_features.html Microsoft published the details on the upcoming Xbox One... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:01:09 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/launch_of_outlook_rt_testifies_to_microsofts_app_troubles.html Microsoft's announcement Wednesday that it will add Outlook to Office on Windows RT says as much about the company's app problem as it does about customers clamoring for a business-grade email clien... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:09:49 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/microsoft_and_sky_in_talks_to_sell_discounted_xbox_one_with_tv_subscriptions.html Microsoft is reportedly in talks with British broadcasting giant, Sky, aimed at securing a deal to sell discounted Xbox One consoles to their customers with TV and broadband subscriptions.... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:24:09 +0200 http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/ie11_on_windows_7_mums_the_word_from_microsoft.html Microsoft will ship Internet Explorer 11 with Windows 8.1 later this year, but isn't saying whether the browser would also be available to Windows 7 users... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:54:57 +0200