Head lawyer at Redmond suggests the move, to allay NSA snooping fears.
Privacy and NSA spying are hot topics hitting the world scene. Microsoft Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith is the latest person to reach out for an international discussion on the issues
With the Xbox One launching eight years after the Xbox 360 you would expect that the engineering team that created the new next-gen console had plenty of time to tweak the final product to perfection
Hacking group lives up to its Microsoft word
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Famed Russian software leaker, WZor, has tweeted in response to rumours of an April 2015 launch of Windows 9, that Microsoft is on track to release the final bits to manufacturing by October 2014.
Microsoft has made available for download the first of a number of expected updates to its Visual Studio 2013 development-tool suite.
The fix for a faulty firmware update for Microsoft's second-generation, Intel-based Surface Pro 2 tablets may be starting to roll out, according to some users.
CIOs are waiting anxiously for Microsoft to pick a new CEO, but they don't mind that it's taking its time; the way they see it, Microsoft can't afford to make a mistake in the selection process.
Microsoft needs to build best of XP into next Windows version if it wants to see mass migration
Microsoft and Sony already went head to head with worldwide sales numbers for 2013 and while the PS4 rode is out front there (4.2 million to 3 million), the Xbox One apparently sold more systems in the US last month
Microsoft's Siri-rivaling voice companion, codenamed Cortana, will enter beta on Lumia in April
Microsoft reportedly has added another candiate to its potential CEO lineup, Ericsson boss Hans Vestberg.
At a press conference in Hyderabad earlier today, Microsoft launched a new program with an aim to build a deep long-term association between industry and academia
Microsoft sold out its April Build developers conference yesterday, running through the $2,095 tickets in about 31 hours.
Microsoft execs have said little about the company's home-automation strategy, but Xbox may be its centerpiece.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has watched $1.1 billion evaporate from the value of his company stock as the selection process for a successor has dragged on
Intel confirmed that it will provide processors to personal computer and tablet makers that support both Windows 8.1 and Android, the two operating systems from fierce rivals Microsoft and Google.
Cross another one off the Microsoft Next CEO list. Ford CEO Alan Mullaly has said he isn't taking the job, according to the Associated Press.
Apple's share of smartphones sales continues to grow month-by-month following the release of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, but its share of most major markets remains lower than this time in 2013
