Microsoft Surface

Microsoft, like Samsung, will open stores inside Best Buys

2013-06-13 11:24:00

Microsoft will expand its retail reach by opening hundreds of stores inside Best Buy locations across the U.S. The Redmond, Wash., tech giant announced the new partnership with the electronics retailer Thursday, saying the Windows Store will give...

‘Halo: Spartan Assault’: New action shooter expands universe to mobile

2013-06-04 07:22:58

Microsoft said to be slicing tablet software's cost to spur sales

2013-06-03 09:19:00

Microsoft has had a hard time competing in the tablet market, but the company reportedly plans to begin charging less for its Windows software for small tablets in order to spur sales. To encourage more companies to make tablets running its Windows RT...

Someone forgot to tell investors that Microsoft is doomed

2013-05-29 11:55:00

Looking for one of the hottest tech stocks this year? Here's a candidate that might surprise you: Microsoft.� Since Jan. 10, Microsoft's stock is up about 30%. On that day, the stock closed at $26.46. In midday trading on Wednesday, the stock was at...

Stars align for a Microsoft 'Star Trek' marketing deal

2013-05-15 04:00:00

Microsoft Corp. is partnering with Paramount Pictures on a promotional effort for the studio's "Star Trek Into Darkness." It represents the biggest such undertaking ever for the software giant. The Redmond, Wash., company's campaign isn't short on...

Microsoft may buy Barnes & Noble's Nook unit for $1 billion

2013-05-09 07:25:00

According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture. The deal would give Microsoft Barnes & Noble's e-books, homegrown games and...

Netbooks doomed to oblivion by 2015, report says

2013-04-12 09:55:00

Looks like the iPad is about to cause another casualty. The latest victim: Netbooks.� You remember those small, cuddly laptops launched just a few years ago, with�lower power, less functionality and lower prices to match. They were kind of computing...

Microsoft developing smaller version of Surface tablet, report says

2013-04-11 08:35:00

Microsoft, looking to catch up to rivals, could soon be putting out its own 7-inch tablet. The Wall Street Journal says the Redmond, Wash., company plans to launch a smaller version of its Surface tablet later this year.� The report, which cites...

Pandora finally available for Windows Phone 8 devices

2013-03-21 15:14:00

Pandora, one of the most notable apps that was missing from Windows Phone devices, is now downloadable for smartphones running the latest version of Microsoft's mobile operating system. The Internet radio company released the Pandora Windows Phone 8 app...

IFixit tablet repair index: Dell at top; iPad, Surface at bottom

2013-02-28 11:38:00

IFixit, the California company known for its tech tear-ups and how-to-fix guides, has posted a helpful "tablet repairability list" that ranks tablets based on how easily they can be fixed. The list includes many of the most popular tablets and is a...

Bill Gates says he's 'not satisfied' with Microsoft

2013-02-18 11:58:00

Bill Gates may not be involved with the day-to-day operations of Microsoft Corp. anymore, but he's still got plenty of opinions about the company he founded nearly four decades ago. "There's a lot of things like cellphones where we didn't get out in...

Cofounder Sabeer Bhatia sheds no tears for demise of Hotmail

2013-02-19 08:00:00

News that Microsoft planned to sunset the Hotmail brand wasn't the biggest of shocks. As the company has been quietly nudging users to switch to Outlook.com, the writing was on the wall.� When the company made it official Monday, though, I found it to...

Microsoft's Surface tablet is the only Windows RT device extensively available in the market.

2013-06-03 08:18:02

Microsoft may roll out a smaller version of its Surface tablet. Above, the current, 10.6-inch version.

2013-04-11 07:51:21

The Microsoft Surface Pro has significantly less available storage space than you might think.

2013-01-29 14:27:00