Some users have reported encountering synchronization problems with various Google Apps while updating their Mail, Calendar and People apps on Windows 8 and Windows RT systems.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 27, 2013
"Blue" is the code name for "a set of plans" that will set the pace for Microsoft products in the near future, Microsoft has now confirmed.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 27, 2013
Microsoft's imports of its Xbox gaming consoles do not infringe a patent held by Google, according to a ruling by an administrative law judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 26, 2013
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has implemented a change in the patent system, enabling the first inventor to file a patent application to get precedence in the granting of patent rights.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 24, 2013
Microsoft on Thursday released its first report on requests from law enforcement agencies to access information on users of Microsoft's online services.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 22, 2013
Two of Microsoft's Windows Embedded 8 operating system products were released on Wednesday, with a third expected to become generally available in April.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 21, 2013
WEB EXCLUSIVE: In comparing Microsoft OneNote, EverNote and MindManager, Howard finds that there is currently no One Note-Taking App To Rule Them All. The perfect app would be the one that combines the best of the three.
- By Howard M. Cohen
- March 20, 2013
Microsoft's plans for enterprise social networking will increasingly revolve around Yammer, with improvements rolling out this year, according to a Microsoft executive.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 20, 2013
Microsoft detailed its Dynamics vision on Tuesday during the opening keynote of its Dynamics Convergence conference, taking place in New Orleans this week.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 19, 2013
Microsoft customers still using the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 7 will begin automatically receiving Service Pack 1 (SP1) via Windows Update on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 18, 2013
The combination of Windows Server 2012, System Center 2012 SP1 and Windows Intune have given Microsoft partners new opportunities to expand their businesses into the cloud. Here are a few examples.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 18, 2013
Mainstream support for Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 smartphone platform, including security updates, will end on July 8, 2014.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 18, 2013
A Microsoft partner is reporting that BizTalk Server 2013 will be released next month with a new per-core licensing model.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 15, 2013
Organizations that are "Microsoft shops" and trying to decide between Yammer or SharePoint for social networking should choose Yammer, research firm Gartner advised in a webinar Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 14, 2013
You've heard the warnings before, but they're ringing true: If you're not able to provide value-added services, you're probably not going to profit from your relationship with Microsoft.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 13, 2013