SkyDrive Desktop App Gets Updated with A Better Sync Status Window
Today, the new version of SkyDrive for Windows Desktop (version 16.4.6003.0710) is quietly loaded up on most of our computers that has SkyDrive previously installed, without us even acknowledging it....
View ArticleEn Garde! Microsoft Creates Smartphone Tech for Virtual Sword Fighting
Microsoft Research has developed a way for phones to measure how far away they are from each other, making the SwordFight game possible. Image: Microsoft Research Microsoft wants to help you sword...
View ArticleMicrosoft Advices to Disable Their Windows Sidebar and Gadgets
To respond a serious security risk, Microsoft released a security advisory ( 2719662 ) that suggests that disabling the Windows Sidebar and Gadgets can help protect customers from vulnerabilities that...
View ArticleHands On: Microsoft Office Finally Gets Serious About the Cloud
Microsoft has unveiled a new cloud- and tablet-ready Office suite. Here we see the new Microsoft Word. Photo: Peter McCollough/Wired However unlikely it may seem, Microsoft just announced two new...
View ArticleOffice 2013 Consumer Preview Release, Go Download Now
Today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the public release of the Consumer Preview of the next generation of Microsoft Office, Office 2013 (code named Office 15) but available as Office 365 on...
View ArticleWhat is this SkyDrive Pro?
If you have Office 2013 Customer Preview installed, you will see this SkyDrive Pro showing up in the context menu from any folder but greyed out. What is SkyDrive Pro? Since it’s greyed out we can’t...
View ArticleMicrosoft Products and Services Visualized in Numbers
Microsoft compiled a collection of visual stats about Microsoft’s major products and services, 21 in total, on Microsoft News Center . Here are some of the highlights that quite catch my eyes
View ArticleMicrosoft Sets Date for Its Developer Conference
Microsoft’s Surface RT tablets running Windows 8. Photo: Mat Honan/Wired Microsoft has set a date and location for its annual BUILD developer conference . This year’s event will take place Oct.
View ArticleGet Mac OS X’s Mission Control on Your Windows
Mac OS X Mountain Lion released today, Mission Control wasn’t a new feature in this release of OS X but it was “new” as of Lion last year’s release. Put in a plain text, Mission Control is really just...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s New Mouse And Keyboard Are Actually Quite Lovely
The new Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard and Wedge Touch Mouse. Photo: Peter McCollough/Wired Microsoft announced new keyboards and mice today: the Wedge Touch Mouse and Wedge Touch Keyboard, and the...
View ArticleHands-On With Outlook.com, Microsoft’s Snazzy New Challenge to Gmail
Outlook.com is made to be used across various devices, including tablets like this Samsung Series 9 tablet.
View ArticleHotmail Gets A New Name – Outlook.com
Microsoft is reimagining almost anything they can to get ready for the upcoming Windows 8 and Windows Phone. Today, it’s hotmail’s turn
View ArticleMicrosoft Announces Windows 8 RTM, on Track for October Launch
Windows 8 is all set for its October 26 launch. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired Microsoft is right on schedule with its Windows 8 launch, announcing today that the final code for Windows 8 has been...
View ArticleWindows 8 RTM Released
As original planned, Microsoft announced today that Windows 8 has reached its RTM milestone. The project is very well on schedule marching its way towards the finishing line set on October 26, 2012....
View ArticleWindows 8 Built-In Apps Revealed in Screenshots
> Bing > View all Just a day after Microsoft announced that the final build of Windows 8 had been released to manufacturers, those eager for the upcoming desktop OS have sleuthed out screenshots...
View ArticleGadget Lab Show: Huawei Phones and Outlook.com
This week on the Gadget Lab Show, the gang talks about two new smartphones from Huawei and the new Outlook.com email service from Microsoft.
View ArticleSurface Tablet to Come With Stripped Down Office Suite, Report Says
Microsoft’s Surface just faces a couple bumps along the road to launch. Photo: Alexandra Chang/Wired When Microsoft showed off Office 2013 in July, it told everyone that the company’s popular...
View ArticleThe Office Store is Now Open in beta
It’s all about the app. If apps does work on iOS or Windows Platform, why not on Office
View ArticleMicrosoft Can Afford to Sell Surface for $200, But Pricing Would Be ‘Suicide’
Wait, what? All this for just $200? Image: Alexandra Chang/Wired Of all of Microsoft’s upcoming products, Surface is the most highly anticipated.
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