The forthcoming Minecraft: Education Edition, written in C++, looks faster and smoother than the old Java version, but won't be compatible with all the old mods. If Microsoft mis-handles the transition, a split could damage the Minecraft community that underpins the game's stunning success....
Having written IE11 to support web standards, Microsoft is shimming it to handle mobile websites that are not following standards but catering for webkit quirks and/or non-standard features in Apple's Safari on iOS.
Netmarketshare's January numbers put Windows 10 ahead of XP, which is consistent with its stable growth, if not XP's decline
Microsoft's stock is booming because of its success in cloud computing, but CEO Satya Nadella says it's because it supports the hybrid, distributed-computing approach that enterprise customers actually need...
Microsoft is working on a wearable 'Alice band' that helps blind people to navigate the urban environment, but it's a research project for a UK government-backed Future Cities Catapult, not a commercial development.
The development of today's leading programs, apps, websites and - with Windows 10 - operating systems is based on telemetry. If "smart" users opt out, they'll all be developed for the "dumb" people who leave telemetry on.
Mozilla's CEO has published a letter of complaint about Windows 10's default browser settings - which actually affect all programs, not just browsers - and been parodied over Mozilla changing users' default search setting in its own Firefox browser....
Microsoft held a major press conference in San Francisco on Monday 16 July, where chief executive Steve Ballmer and senior Office Division staff unveiled a preview version of its forthcoming Office 2013 suite. Some ZDNet writers attended, and several had already been trying the code. Here's what they think...
Users running Microsoft Excel, Word and other Office 2013 applications will be able to try or buy companion apps from an integrated app store, without leaving the application. The new Apps For Office apps will run in both desktop and web-based versions of Office. Companies will also be able to use the app store feature to distribute companion programs developed in-house.
The Surface Studio is selling better than expected, according to Digitimes, but it's still very far from being a mass-market product. However, it could have other benefits for both Microsoft and the PC industry...
