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Microsoft is working on a new web browser for Windows 10, code-named Spartan, to replace the ageing Internet Explorer. First reported by ZDNet, Microsoft will reportedly ship both web browsers in Windows 10, to test the waters with Spartan. Internet Explorer’s team will be downscale internally, to the point... Read more
Both Google and Microsoft have filed objections to a petition to grant hoteliers the right to block personal Wi-Fi hotspots whilst on their premises. Two of the biggest technology companies, Google and Microsoft, are amongst firms who have made known their objections to the plan. They note the illegality of... Read more
Need An Old Style Start Menu In Windows 8? Checkout StartW8
DesktopSoftware ReviewsWindows December 29, 2014
StartW8 is a free but very powerful tool for Windows 8 users. Do you prefer classic desktop to a modern UI? Would you like to logon directly to desktop? With StartW8 you can use Start menu for running your apps or anything else that you can do with a... Read more
Microsoft has already shown the groundwork for Windows 10 on the Developer Preview, the new start menu, build in metro-apps on desktop and various interfaces for power users show a gradual move to one OS design for all types of users. The second event for Windows 10 is scheduled... Read more
Microsoft is definitely going through a transformation phase. What, with the latest acquisitions, mobile market changes and Windows developments it looks like the guys over at Redmond have really started to get it together again. So, it comes as no surprise (ok, a little surprise) that the company has... Read more
Microsoft’s Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turne has confirmed Windows 10 will not be “loss leader” when it is released later in 2015. Turne said this in response to questions on whether Windows 10 would be free. Loss-leader means the product will ship at a profit loss, to gain more... Read more
Microsoft announced Windows 10 in a small event in San Francisco, where the developer preview was launched. Redmond has a bigger launch event planned for the consumer edition of Windows 10. In late January, Microsoft will hold an event for all press and developers, to show some of the... Read more
Microsoft Snags Acompli
Internet December 5, 2014
Not everyone is good at keeping secrets, are they? Take Microsoft for example; they have confirmed, after accidentally leaking their plans, that they are to purchase email startup Acompli for an undisclosed amount. The company came to prominence thanks to its synonymous app for Android and iOS, which has... Read more
Microsoft is About to Delete Clip Art for Good
News December 2, 2014
I may be getting older, but I can still vividly remember when I used Microsoft’s Clip Art feature for just about anything I was doing. If I needed a quick picture of something, I’d just type in what I was looking for in the search box, and after a... Read more
Microsoft use Robots to Guard Silicon Valley Campus
News November 27, 2014
Looking at an average factory comparison between 1950 and 2014, it might be interesting to see how many humans still work the manual jobs inside the facility. Microsoft is looking to get rid of some of its security workforce at the main Silicon Valley campus, replacing guards with autonomous... Read more
Tech Giants Band Together to Curb NSA Surveillance
Internet November 24, 2014
Tech giants from all corners of the Internet world, including AOL, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft and others, have banded together to fight the NSA surveillance. Sadly, even with this large alliance of technology companies sending an open letter to the Senate, the bill – dubbed the USA... Read more
Microsoft Band Back in Store After High Demand
News November 24, 2014
It’s hard to quantify Microsoft’s sales on tablets and other hardware, because every time a product “runs out of stock” they don’t give any information on how much stock was available in the first place. Microsoft Band – the new wearable health tracker – went out of stock earlier... Read more
Nokia is back in the hardware business. After selling its mobile division to Microsoft for $7.2 billion, many thought that was the end of Nokia, but the services division has revealed the N1 Android tablet. Considering Nokia was shackled to Windows Phone for so long, its no surprise the... Read more
It would appear there is no way back for the good old Nokia phone, especially seeing as Microsoft has unveiled its first phone which doesn’t sport the Nokia name. We’ve already been down memory lane once, remembering some of the best and worse Nokia phones ever to grace this... Read more
A five-year old boy from the UK has become the youngest person ever to pass Microsoft’s much acclaimed exam, earning him the accolade of being a Microsoft Certified Professional. Ayan Qureshi, who has set up his very own computer network at his home in Coventry, hopes one day to... Read more
A couple of weeks ago, Techbeat reported that Microsoft was getting into the Christmas spirit by dropping the price on their latest video game console, the Xbox One. Up until lately, Sony had been outselling Microsoft in the console war, but that is no longer the case thanks to... Read more
Microsoft announced the other day that there has been a critical security flaw in all versions of their operating system. It has existed in all versions of the Windows OS since Windows 95. So, I guess for the last 19 years the guys over at Microsoft have been looking... Read more
Office for Mac Update Coming Early 2015 Say Microsoft
News November 3, 2014
Some very convincing-looking Outlook screenshots, which are supposed to be part of Office For Mac 16, have surfaced from the Chinese site cnBeta. If these are indeed genuine, then Mac users will finally be getting a long-awaited update to Microsoft’s producivity suite. Looking at the screenshots themselves, you can... Read more