From a Cortana-powered thermostat to a new focus on machine reading in its growing AI division, Microsoft is making waves lately. The Redmond-based company has even bet on white spaces to bring broadband internet to rural America. Here's a look at what's new at Microsoft.
It's been a busy fall for Redmond, with a variety of new hardware and software offerings.
Windows XP will soon be out of official support, and if you've taken the plunge and finally upgraded to a piece of modern hardware, one question remains: What to do with that old beige box? Here's a handful of options to help you decide which path to take.
We've delved into what's new in Internet Explorer 9 before and even thrown up a gallery, but time has finally come to take the covers off the finished product.
Redmond will serve up display, contextual ads on news aggregator site, replacing Google as Digg's main advertising partner.
Microsoft's in-game ad company, Massive, to pipe ads into PC and Xbox 360 versions of games ranging from Madden to Skate.
Microsoft has issued more than 50 cease and desist letters in an effort to shut down alleged international software smuggling operations, reports the Seattle Times. The letters were sent to companies that that claim to be "academic resellers" in order to obtain discounts on Windows XP and Office 2003.
No word on what subject Harvard dropout will receive his degree in.
Gorbachev and Putin call on Microsoft to drop the case but local prosecutor presses forward. Guilty verdict could send schoolteacher who installed 12 copies of Window to Siberia.
Claiming humility over futurist predictions, Gates says students will look at technology programs and facilities in deciding where to go to school.