Windows and Xbox games will receive a significant graphics and performance boost with Microsoft's new DirectX 12, a set of application programming interfaces and tools used in PC games.
The noted Windows leak site Wzor.net was offline Thursday and its Twitter account had disappeared, a day after an ex-Microsoft employee was charged with stealing trade secrets from the company.
A former Microsoft employee has been charged with passing on Microsoft trade secrets involving Windows 8.
Microsoft has RTM'd SQL Server 2014, which includes a new in-memory OLTP engine built jointly by Microsoft Research and the SQL Server team.
Rumors are swirling that Microsoft may buy or invest significantly in mobile-development tool vendor Xamarin.
Microsoft is scratching off one more excuse for not buying its Windows tablet hardware with the introduction of an 4G LTE model that glides into US retail stores this week
Google also allegedly stopping hardware makers from selling hybrid devices
Microsoft has made available for immediate download the expected free versions of its OneNote note-taking app for Mac and desktop Windows.
In the wake of Skype updates for Outlook.com and Windows 8.1, Microsoft today announced a major update to Skype for Xbox One as well
The software giants pressured ASUS to drop its Transformer Book Duet TD300 plans
Microsoft's software is due for major changes in order to transition effectively into the era of cloud computing and mobility, the company's co-founder Bill Gates says in a Rolling Stone interview.
Microsoft (MSFT) is said to have offered its Windows Phone mobile OS free of charge to two India-based OEMs, perhaps signaling the vendor is willing to forgo licensing fees for a greater stake in emerging markets.
Microsoft announced a new version of its Office 365 subscription suite for consumers, providing a version for individuals for the first time
Microsoft has just released an open source Office 365 SDK preview for Android
Microsoft Surface 2, Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 users are getting multiple keyboard, Bluetooth and wireless network firmware updates.
Microsoft will begin shipping its battery-life-extending Power Covers for its Surface devices starting March 19 for $199.99.
Microsoft has updated its teaser page for its March 20th DirectX 12 announcement with an Xbox One logo, which strongly hints the graphics API could also be used on the company's current game console
DirectX 12 will be unveiled at GDC 2014
Shipments of new PCs, most of them equipped with Microsoft Windows, will decline more in 2014 than thought a few months ago, according to IDC
Microsoft has begun the rollout of its latest software update for the Xbox One
