Microsoft has issued new policies for its own Windows-based store with an aim to apply pressure on Apple. Here are the details on this.

Apple is reportedly bringing a new Windows app to the Microsoft Store. Here’s what we know about this right now.

Kodi Xbox One app is now available to download again from Microsoft Store on the Xbox. Here are the details.

Apple has confirmed that iTunes Microsoft Windows Store release date has been pushed back. Here are the details on it.

Thanks to Brexit, Microsoft has today increased the price of its Surface Book notebook computer in the United Kingdom following a similar move by Apple.

Apple’s Retail Stores are pretty much famous all over the world. The many outlets located in various territories are not only famed for being some of the most profitable retail spaces in the world on a square foot basis, but certain stores, such as the Fifth Avenue location in New York, are simply beautiful works of art that capture the attention of consumers and tourists. Now, it looks as though Microsoft could be attempting to garner some attention in New York with a flagship store of its own, literally five blocks away from Apple’s “Cube”.

Christmas is certainly nearing, and the twelve day countdown is fast approaching. Many of the major companies in tech are expected to join in the festivities to varying degrees with a bunch of special offers and deals, and Microsoft has kicked things off by announcing its own two-week promotion on a myriad of products. The deals begin today and run through to Friday next week, so if there’s a product that you’ve had an eye on, check the full list below.

Microsoft’s “Scroogled” campaign, a series of ads that takes on Google’s products and services regarding policies and privacy, has been running for around a year now, and today, the company has taken things up a notch or two by making Scroogled memorabilia available over at the the Microsoft Store. Ranging from mugs to items of clothing bearing the Scroogled mantra, it seems that the software maker’s smear campaign is far from over, and if you happen to be an advocate of the movement, now you can even have yourself a (lousy) t-shirt.

After what has seemed like a good couple of years of waiting by the sidelines and hoping consumers would buy into its Windows Phone ecosystem, Microsoft appears to be taking a much more proactive role in helping draft in new users. Having recently launched an iPad trade-in promotion offering two hundred bucks for your old iPad, the Redmond outfit has decided to run something similar for those wielding an iPhone. By heading over to your local Microsoft Store, the company will give you $200 credit towards a new device if you decide to get rid of your old iPhone 4s or 5, and with quite a few new entries to the Windows Phone range during the past few months, it could be an attractive proposition to a potential upgrader.

One of the more significant additions to Windows 8 (on the latest Consumer Preview build) – which is critical for the platform to succeed in the tablet space – is the Windows Store, essentially an app store where you can purchase applications for Windows, particularly Metro-style ones. Thus, in terms of functionality, it’s pretty much like a combination of the iOS and Mac App Stores. But, in usability and design, it does have its differences.

Microsoft today inaugurated their fourth Store in Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego, California. This store is situated right next to Apple Store where there were long queues today of people who are hoping to get their hands on the newly launched iPhone 4.

Redmond Pie in association with Microsoft has organized this huge giveaway to celebrate the launch of Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010. This giveaway packs x1 genuine Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Business (US $280), x1 Flip Ultra HD Camcorder (US $200), x1 Seagate 1TB FreeAgent External HDD (US $109). This brings the total to $589 worth of free goodies from Microsoft Store that you don’t want to miss. !