SkyDrive is already one of the best cloud storage and syncing services around, and it’s about to get even better. Microsoft has been working away in secret to add a cloud-based media player to SkyDrive, and it could be arriving very soon. For those... 

SkyDrive is already one of the best cloud storage and syncing services around, and it’s about to get even better. Microsoft has been working away in secret to add a cloud-based media player to SkyDrive, and it could be arriving very soon. For those... 

Unlike its competitors, Microsoft has largely stayed out of the hardware business. They have the Xbox and a line of input devices, but coming up with the Surface RT was a big step for them. And the Surface RT is a genuinely different computing experience,... 

There’s a lot of mixed opinions when it comes to Windows 8. The Modern UI begs you to reach out and touch your screen, while the vast majority of its users sit with a mouse and keyboard. This release of Windows bore a critical difference to the... 

There’s a lot of mixed opinions when it comes to Windows 8. The Modern UI begs you to reach out and touch your screen, while the vast majority of its users sit with a mouse and keyboard. This release of Windows bore a critical difference to the... 

Shortly the release of the Surface RT tablet, it’s been rumored that Microsoft’s next hardware move will be the release of a Windows Phone 8-powered Surface smartphone. The latest report has it that MS has sent orders for hardware to mega-manufacturer... 

Shortly the release of the Surface RT tablet, it’s been rumored that Microsoft’s next hardware move will be the release of a Windows Phone 8-powered Surface smartphone. The latest report has it that MS has sent orders for hardware to mega-manufacturer... 

When Nokia and Microsoft partnered up to release the Lumia 900 , I was both impressed and disheartened. Nokia had applied their unique hardware design to a mobile platform that made for a wildly different experience from Apple or Google (and Google’s... 

In the wearable tech and augmented reality space, few pieces of hardware are making as much noise right now as Google’s Project Glass. It turns out jumping out of a blimp and parachuting to the top of a convention center wearing an unreleased piece... 

Microsoft was probably thrilled that Oprah threw her considerable promotional weight behind their new Surface RT tablet. In a tweet from yesterday night, Oprah proclaimed her love for the Surface, stating she already bought 12 of Microsoft’s new... 

Microsoft officially launched Windows Phone 8 just 15 days ago, and it forms the best chance yet of competing with the likes of Android and iOS both in the consumer and business markets. Next week Microsoft may be suffering more than a little embarrassment,... 

Google has had a major problem with their NFC payment system: though there are many Android phones that are capable of transmitting data via NFC, few of them can install Google’s Wallet app from the Play Store. In fact, it is widely suspected that... 

Microsoft has been routinely accused by their competitors of being a web technologies laggard. In fact Google had resorted to using the phrase “the modern web” to describe browsers that weren’t Internet Explorer. As a response, Microsoft... 

After much speculation and discussion about mobile versions of Microsoft Office heading to Android and iOS, there’s now a report suggesting it could be available as early as March next year. It’s a strategy that would increase Microsoft’s... 

For those who have been waiting to try out Xbox SmartGlass on your iPhone or iPad, today is the day as the app is now free for devices running iOS 5.0 and higher. There’s no native support for iPhone 5 yet, though. The SmartGlass app replaces the...