Andy Patrizio is a freelance technology writer based in Orange County, California. He's written for a variety of publications, ranging from Tom's Guide to Wired to Dr. Dobbs Journal, and has been on staff at IT publications like InternetNews, PC Week and InformationWeek.
Bloomberg says Microsoft’s quality assurance team might be the target of cuts, but that borders on the unthinkable.
Windows Phone 8.1, the revision to Microsoft's mobile OS that has taken longer to manifest than Windows 8.1, might finally show up this week or next, along with its first update.
Any concerns that Nadella would continue down Ballmer's path should be set aside now.
There's a difference between mainstream and extended support, however.
A help-wanted ad sparks talk of an Android port, but is Android big in the enterprise?
The impressively accurate Microsoft leak group comes out of hiding with new information on Windows 8.1 Update 2 and Windows 9.
So what can the offering from SRI do that Siri and Cortana can't? We don't know yet.
People still don't feel the impetus to upgrade from Windows XP, or maybe they can't afford it.
A quick scan shows that the patch rates have dropped off and a lot of servers remain unsecured.
Researchers say Windows 8 is getting fixes that Windows 7 is not getting, but the devil is in the details.
The company confirms it is coming to the Windows desktop, and possibly iOS and Android.
It will require changes in both software and battery design, but Microsoft Research thinks it can be done.
Now that it owns the former Nokia handset business, Microsoft is apparently getting to work.
Everyone seems to have their own definition of what a cloud-based operating system would actually be.
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