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Steve Ballmer Goes After Google, Apple And Others During Web 2.0 Summit

Remember the good old days when Microsoft was always on the defensive, constantly touting their Windows OS and Office products as the gold line standard to beat? Those days are over and now Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer ... continue

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Hints At Company Manufactured Smartphones

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Tuesday hinted that his company may eventually begin building their own smartphones rather than relying on third-party company's to accept their mobile operating systems. Currently WP7 Smartphones are all produced by third party ... continue

Microsoft announces two Xbox 360 holiday bundles

Right on time to get ahead of the holiday season, Microsoft announced today the two Xbox 360 bundles that will be made available at your retailer(s) of choice. Naturally Microsoft wants to push that Kinect peripheral, so one ... continue

Skype Now Officially Belongs To Microsoft

Microsoft's acquisition of Skype is finally official. The announcement comes just a week after the European Commission gave their approval of the the $8.5 billion acquisition. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said: "Skype is a phenomenal product and brand that is loved ... continue

320GB Hard Drive For Xbox 360 Arrives This Month, Costs $130 With Extra Perks

Paying $130 for a 320GB hard drive is insane, however Microsoft plans to remedy that pricing by offering the storage unit with bundled gaming options that some users might find attractive. Microsoft announced on Wednesday that the systems ... continue

Microsoft accepting applicants for Xbox Live dashboard preview program

If you'd like to get your hands on Microsoft's second UI upgrade for the Xbox 360, Major Nelson announced by way of his blog earlier today that applications are now open for an early-access preview of the ... continue

‘Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel scooped up by Microsoft

'Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel was already quite cozy with Microsoft, developing several Xbox 360 and PC-exclusive titles for Microsoft's platforms, and now it looks like that's what they'll remain doing. Microsoft announced today that the company has ... continue

Apple’s “In Application Purchasing” patent filing creates a mobile timebomb

Filing patents, and their subsequent granting without any serious investigation, is a daily occurrence it seems in the tech world. Everyone does it and even in case where prior art or even common sense would dictate otherwise companies amass war ... continue

Nearly 40 partners confirmed for Xbox TV service

Early last month, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that the company was in talks with "dozens or hundreds" of content providers for Microsoft's upcoming Xbox TV service, and now we know what the initial group of content ... continue

The Zune is Dead; Microsoft Shifts Focus to Windows Phone

Microsoft has officially killed the Zune media player. The tech company announced today that it will no longer produce the Zune but Microsoft will, however, continue to offer support for existing Zune customers. Microsoft said on Zune.net: "We recently ... continue

IBM Boots Microsoft Out Of #2 Tech Spot

It hasn't been the best 12 months for Microsoft, first Apple, Inc. surpasses them as the world's "most valuable" tech company and now former #1 IBM has taken away their #2 ranking. According to market value IBM has ... continue

Gears of War 3 sold over 3 million copies in first week

I'm sure it went without saying that Gears of War 3 was going to be at least marginally successful given the sales records of the past two things, but Gears of War 3's week one sales actually ... continue

Google is the World’s Most Attractive Employer

For the third consecutive year, Google remains as the world's most attractive employer in both business and engineering categories. That's based on the preferences of over 160,000 career seekers from the world's 12 largest economies. The global talent ... continue

Forza Motorsport 4 getting ‘Season Pass’, offers six discounted DLC packs

Are you the type of Forza player that gobbles up any and all DLC Turn 10 and Microsoft throw your way? If so, Forza Motorsport 4's 'Season Pass' sounds right up your alley. The Forza 4 Season Pass ... continue

Xbox TV still on track to launch this year

When Microsoft announced Xbox TV at E3 this past June, they were stingy with the details; pretty much all we were left knowing was that live TV was coming to the Xbox 360, and that it would ... continue

Gears of War 3: Review Round-up

Considering the runaway success of the first two Gears of War titles, I think it's fairly safe to say that most people have already made up their minds as to whether or not they'll be heading over ... continue

Microsoft Windows 8 Developers Preview Goes Live With Requirements

Microsoft on Tuesday officially posted the Windows 8 Developer Preview, hours before their 11PM Eastern time promise. The company is currently offering Intel-based 32-bit (ISO) and 64-bit (ISO) editions, while ARM based processors have been left out do ... continue