Skype may be a beloved consumer product, but enterprises should beware of sneaky Skype charges, and will need to keep a close eye on Microsoft enterprise agreements to ensure they're not suddenly paying for a service they're not using.
During remarks at a developers conference in Japan on May 23, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer referred to the next version of Windows as Windows 8.
Pioneer Studios, an experimental group within Microsoft tasked with designing and incubating novel "consumer experiences," has been closed down, with the team disbanded and redistributed, and its offices vacated.
Neowin posted a video demonstration of the new "Moorea" application in Office 15
Windows Mobile 6.x's days are numbered as Microsoft will no longer support the OS after 15 July.
According to Chester Wisniewski, Senior Security Advisor at Sophos, Microsofts statistics relating to the SmartScreen technology built into Internet Explorer (IE) 7, 8 and 9 just dont really add up.
Microsoft has announced a massive incentive for US-based college students to pick up a new Windows 7 PC by serving-up a free Xbox 360 console.
MasterObjects, a software development company, added Microsoft to the list of companies it is suing for infringing on a patent for technology that displays potential completed search terms as users type into a search bar.
Microsoft is continuing to move some of its SQL Server capabilities to the cloud and turn them into services. The latest: Complex event processing, a capability thats codenamed Austin.
The Windows 8 Beta blog posted an installation video of Office 15 Build 15.0.2703.1000
Microsoft shared features and timing for the second service pack for its Exchange 2010 product during its TechEd 2011 conference on May 17.
Microsoft will officially support apps running from SharePoint in Service Pack 1, which launches in June.
When Microsoft launches Office 15 it will include a new application called "Moorea".
Americans are more enamored than ever with Microsoft's software, according to a national customer satisfaction survey released today.
Microsoft has incorporated more Facebook data into its Bing search results, increasing the competition around social search with Google
Milestone 2 screenshots of an early Office 15 build leaked to the Internet on Monday.
When Microsoft teamed up with Nokia to create WP7 hardware, it showed a massive shift in strategy for Nokia.
Microsoft has released the following downloads for Lync 2010: Lync Network Monitor Parsers, Lync 2010 Conferencing Quick Reference, Lync 2010 Instant Messaging and Presence Quick Reference, Lync 2010 Sharing and Collaboration Quick Reference, Lync 2010 Quick Reference Cards, Lync 2010 Attendee Quick Reference Card, Lync 2010 Voice and Video Quick Reference Card
The same Citrix technology that lets users access Windows applications from the iPad is coming to Chrome OS laptops built by Google.
Microsoft is going to be accelerating its CRM release schedule, and is planning to deliver two minor updates and two more major ones to its online and on-premises CRM offerings in the next 12 months.
