Some Microsoft users are reporting problems accessing their Outlook, Skydrive and Contacts on August 14.
The console will still function if Kinect isn't plugged in, although you won't be able to use any feature or experience that explicitly uses the sensor.
All About Microsoft posted a story that Microsoft's highest end Windows Server SKU is going to get a lot more expensive with the coming Windows Server 2012 R2 release.
WPCentral reports that Microsoft is working on a second-generation of Surface devices
Techradar posted a story that Microsoft has revealed details of the new tools to come for its Power BI service on Office 365
The Inquirer posted a story that Microsoft has released an unboxing video of the upcoming Xbox One
Techradar reports that Microsoft has loosened up its procedures for Office 365 subscribers to upgrade subscription plans using a wizard in the admin portal
All About Microsoft reports that official support for external Ethernet adapters for Surface RT tablets is coming
Computerworld reports that Microsoft on Sunday cut the price of its Surface Pro tablet by $100
Techradar posted a story that Microsoft will be forced to rename SkyDrive
Ars Technica posted a hands-on preview of Microsoft's Office Mobile for Android
Microsoft is expanding a program that shares information with select security firms, giving a new class of researchers access to threat data before the company patches its software.
Microsoft made a big announcement today when Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry Hryb (a.k.a. Major Nelson) revealed that the policies surrounding the Xbox One have been overhauled yet again.
The Xbox One's Kinect has set a few alarm bells ringing in light of the whole NSA Prism debacle, but Microsoft has assured people that there won't be any secret spying taking place
James Larus, a 16-year Microsoft Research veteran, has left the company
The Xbox One will not only be able to capture your last epic headshot - it should be able to record your last dozen through its integrated game DVR
Microsoft's massive $900 million Surface RT gaffe may have been, as one analyst put it, "an absolute abomination" in operations, but the company cannot give up on the ARM-based platform, experts said.
Microsoft today took an unexpected $900 million charge to account for what it called "inventory adjustments" for the Surface RT, the poor-selling tablet that debuted last year.
Microsoft's latest back-to-school promotion for Office 365 uses Xbox Live Gold as an enticement for Office 365 Home Premium and Office 365 University subscriptions.
Microsoft must be ready to accept, as has Apple, that it's better to cannibalize its own sales than to let competitors do it.
