Our coverage on all things Microsoft. Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, Microsoft is one of the world’s leading software and hardware companies. As of today, Microsoft distributes, licenses and supports a wide range of products related to consumer electronics and personal computers among which Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, as well as the video game console series Xbox.
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Learn to crunch numbers with Microsoft’s best programs for under $30
Data analysis isn’t magic. And while it’s definitely not simple, those numbers are tameable...as you can learn with the ...
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The ways people described computers in the 1990s are hilarious
In the 1990s, the internet was a hard-to-explain concept to people. Even though it's commonplace now, the idea of electronic ...
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Age of Mythology just got its first new expansion in 13 years
One of the best real-time strategy games ever just got a big update.
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Tempted to try Windows 10? New 'emulator' let's you do it without installing the OS
If you're an OS X user that's curious about Windows 10 -- or perhaps you're a Windows 7 or 8 user that keeps swatting away ...
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The Surface Book has an amazing feature no one's talking about: User upgradability
The Surface Book has one cool feature no-one is talking about: you can upgrade it to perform better by simply switching the ...
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Experts throw shade on Australia's $750M investment in IBM blockchain tech
The Australian government has awarded IBM with a lucrative $750 million contract to develop blockchain and other related ...
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The $24 billion chatbot industry sucks because it needs better AI
In 2014, WIRED would profile a “boring” company called Slack beginning a media and venture-based obsession with bringing ...
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Skype finally gets call recording feature
Only 15 years after it was launched
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Microsoft teases Xbox hardware reveal next month
Microsoft today hinted it could be showing off some fun new hardware at a major gaming event next month and be still, my ...
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No, Samsung will not be accepting cryptocurrency payments in the Baltics
Samsung has denied rumors about partnership with blockchain startup CopPay, claiming it won't be accepting cryptocurrency ...
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Big banks want to issue new blockchain bond on Ethereum, but there’s a catch
Even the World Bank isn’t immune to the hype: it wants a bank in Australia to issue the first bond managed completely via ...
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Thailand’s central bank will issue its own digital currency — but there’s a catch
The central bank of Thailand has revealed details of its new digital currency, developed using ledger technology built by ...
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Microsoft reportedly wants to rent out Xboxes to gamers for a monthly fee
Microsoft is prepping a subscription plan that will net US-based gamers an Xbox console, and access to Xbox Live and Xbox ...
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Nintendo wants you to play with your friends
With the upcoming releases of 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' and 'Super Mario Party,' Nintendo is making a big play for the ...
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Microsoft announces All Access, a sweet Xbox financing plan with a not-so-sweet catch
Xbox All Access is a new way for users to get their hands on a One S or One X for a low price, but it all depends on where ...
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Both Yahoo and AOL are scanning customer emails to attract advertisers
Oath, the advertising arm of Verizon -- which owns both Yahoo and AOL -- has been pitching advertisers a service that would ...
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Skype has yet another new design, but hasn't fixed its core problems
Skype is walking back its controversial Snapchat-esque redesign, but Microsoft hasn't addressed any problems the app had ...
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Microsoft Teams can now blur backgrounds during video calls, thanks to AI
Microsoft Teams now has a Background Blur feature for its video calls, so you no longer have to worry about the messy room ...
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Full moon patents: Alphabet isn’t giving up on Google Glass
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series ...
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AR's success depends on perfecting input methods
There are challenges in inputting AR into an eyewear device and reworking the interaction between man and machine is only ...
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Microsoft's new Surface Headphones have 13 levels of noise cancellation
Microsoft had a jam-packed event today, announcing the Surface Studio 2, Surface Laptop 2, and Surface Pro 6. But it had ...
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Microsoft debuts Project xCloud for streaming games to PCs and phones
Microsoft today revealed Project xCloud, a game streaming service that would bring the company's games to multiple devices, ...
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How an employee screw-up made my company better at employee retention
In order to keep a start-up company’s momentum going, you have to be proactive and creative in retaining employees -- since ...
