Microsoft and Dell have just announced today that they both signed an agreement regarding intellectual property rights of the latter’s Android- and Chrome OS-powered devices. Basically the agreement will oblige Dell to pay Microsoft whenever it ships devices running on Android’s operating system. In exchange Microsoft will be paying some…
Those looking to get more productive stuff on their iPads will definitely be happy with this new rumour which says that Microsoft will be bringing its Office productivity suite into the iOS tablet this month. The event will be held on March 27 and will be hosted by the company’s…
As the support cycle for Windows XP comes ever so close, Microsoft is now on the early stages of pulling the plug from its 12-year old operating system. In order to help XP loyalists to make the transition to a newer OS, Microsoft is now offering a AU$55 credit to…
…yellow, orange and green. However, unlike previous Lumia phones (or Windows Phones for that matter), it appears the Lumia 630 doesn’t have a physical camera button. The Nokia Lumia 630 is expected to be unveiled shortly after Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8.1 at its annual BUILD developer conference this April….
…that Microsoft is planning to match… Follow @CyberShack Microsoft has just released a teaser image for the release of the next generation graphics API for Windows – Direct X 12. The teaser image shows the logos of AMD, Intel, Nvidia and Qualcomm which obviously are Microsoft’s partner companies in the…
Today, we get a quick preview of Microsoft’s virtual assistant for its mobile operating system – Cortana. The leaked screen shot of Cortana comes from The Verge and shows what the digital assistant will look like on Windows Phone. Design-wise, Cortana will be represented by a circular animated icon, which…
…smartphone that features specialised hardware and software that tracks its motion and combines them to create a 3D map of the environment. Now if you’re thinking this sounds a lot like what the Xbox Kinect does, it’s because it’s lead developer used to work for Microsoft’s Kinect. The phone’s sensors…
…the major mobile platforms in the market (at least the three with the major market share), Windows Phone has the least selection of fitness apps. That is, until today, as Microsoft announced Bing Health & Fitness Beta. The app uses a GPS tracker to record time, distance, pace and calories…
A couple of months after its release, Microsoft’s gaming console, the Xbox One is set to receive to major updates for this quarter – one arriving next week (February 11th to be specific) and another due on March 4th. The first update will add several new features into the console…
Microsoft has finally got itself a new CEO. The company’s former Executive vice president for Cloud and Enterprise Group Satya Nadella will be taking over the CEO position following Steve Ballmer’s departure. Nadella has been with Microsoft for the past 22 years and have held numerous posts in the company….
Just last Monday, reports came in that Microsoft is reportedly prepping the release of the next version of its operating system – Windows 9 at the company’s annual BUILD developer conference in June. But before the great reveal is done, another set of rumours have hinted that the Redmond company…
…wireless industry including heavyweights Intel, Microsoft and T-Mobile. The CSIRO has to date earned more than $430 million out of this technology. But it hasn’t been without significant intellectual property and legal challenges. Info graphic on the development & implications of Wireless Lan – Photo: CSIRO Despite obtaining Patent…