There has been a lot of back and forth between Microsoft and Google in the Office 365 vs. Google Apps app-suite debate. Both camps have been keen to publicize their respective customer steals from one another, and neither has been afraid to highlight the other's flaws of projects undertaken.
According to a new report published by American market analysis firm Nielsen Media Research, Apple Inc. is the top smartphone manufacturer in the United States of America while Android, as a mobile operating system, keeps pulling ahead of iOS.
A major milestone for Windows Phone 7 has been reached, as officially announced by Microsoft today: WP7 has been released to manufacturing (RTM) for optimization on different phones and networks meaning it is code-complete.
Avatar Kinect, a new application for the Xbox 360, is now available for download on Microsoft's Xbox Marketplace. The new program uses Kinect's extremely accurate motion sensors to let users communicate with each other using their avatars. Ever wished you were a talking cartoon? This is your chance.
Pardon the hyperbole; I can hear it. I can hear millions of Star Wars fans screaming with ecstasy at the sound of this: Microsoft has revealed a new Xbox 360+Kinect bundle in honor of the legendary Star Wars series at Comic-Con.
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 smartphones have suffered a rather muted launch across the globe, with a raft of uninspiring handsets and missing core features causing many to skip the new mobile OS on the block, despite all this, the turnout is a tad bit interesting when compared to its competition.
Since most Windows Phone 7 devices include several gigabytes worth of storage, wouldn't it be great if you could put it to better use by accessing it directly through your PC much like a USB stick? Thanks to this simple registry tweak, you're a second away from using your brand-new Windows Phone as a USB stick and still be able sync it with Zune like it has always been able to.
Gaming consoles are already a symbol of sedentary life, but some still require users to get up and insert their games into the DVD tray in order to be able to sit down for the next few hours. Hardcore hardware modder Ben Heck has furthered the concept of couch potato even more by engineering a machine that automatically pops in the desired disc based on the user's input.
Kate Hudson and her partner Matthew Bellamy have announced they have nicknamed their newborn baby boy "Bing", which is short for Bingham Hawn Bellamy. While we have no plans to turn Redmond Pie into a pop culture and gossip blog, isn't it great that the son of two famous actors is now named after Microsoft's search engine?
E-Mail account hijacking is a big problem in our digital age. The convenience of sending instantaneous information electronically has seen handwritten letters nearing extinction. Many people rely greatly on their e-mail accounts for work as well as to keep up with those closest to them. Microsoft’s Hotmail service has long been soft a target for hacks and attacks, and is now upping the ante in order to protect its customers.
