SoundWave utilizes the existing speakers and microphone built into a PC or notebook to detect gestures.
This summer, Microsoft is launching a new green energy initiative in which all of the company's direct operations, "including data centers, software development labs, air travel, and office buildings," will go carbon neutral.
Microsoft has posted up details of some changes it plans to make to Visual Studio 11 as the company prepares to launch a Release Candidate build of the software development tool.
Microsoft is planning to release a low-cost Xbox 360 bundle that will be subsidized by a monthly subscription.
Microsoft cuts Chinese firewall company Hangzhou DPTech Technologies from Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) for its role in disclosure of Windows Remote Desktop (RDP) flaw.
Microsofts Office 365 hosted app bundle is FISMA-certified, making it potentially more appealing to U.S. government customers.
Motorola has won a patent infringement battle against Microsoft over its video compression software that could result in Windows 7 being withdrawn from sale in Germany.
Microsoft will retire the Windows Live brand as it gets ready to release what it describes as a more connected set of online consumer services with Windows 8.
Deal calls for Microsoft to invest $300 million in new partnership with bookseller and drop Nook patent claims.
Microsoft quietly fixed a flaw in Hotmail's password reset system that allowed anyone to reset the password of any Hotmail account last Friday.
A new iteration of the Redis on Windows in-memory database technology is now available in GitHub.
According to published reports, Microsoft is expected to announce the follow-up to the company's flagging Zune music service.
Microsoft has demonstrated support for the Open Document Format (ODF) 1.2 standard in a technical preview of the forthcoming Office 15 productivity suite, and plans to release a beta version with the feature late this summer.
Microsoft has released a new version of its Security Essentials software for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 PCs.
Facebook today struck a $550 million deal with Microsoft to purchase patents originally belonging to AOL
Google Drive is on the horizon, and existing cloud providers are adding features.
Microsoft earnings will be watched closely for signs of how Windows is faring against competition from tablets and smartphones.
Microsoft and hardware makers will reportedly ship more than 30 Windows 8 tablets for holiday season; timing matches details in Microsoft document leaked earlier this week.
Its a big week on the Windows branding front, with Microsoft officially releasing the final names for Windows 8 client and Windows 8 Server.
Leaked Microsoft document shows Office 15 release date after the crucial holiday selling season for Windows 8 tablets.
