Microsoft's motion-sensor peripheral for the Xbox 360 is now available for Windows-based PCs.
Consultancy firm Directions on Microsoft has outlined expectations for Microsoft's product roadmap in 2012 and beyond.
A "secure boot" feature that Microsoft will require of computer makers with Windows 8 continues to draw controversy.
Microsoft's financials stayed positive during its fiscal second-quarter, based on earnings results published today.
A newly published report by Forrester Research on the global technology market predicts a slowdown followed by an uptick in IT spending over the next two years.
It was supposed to be Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's final shining moment at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show.
Along with the retail version of Kinect for Windows arriving on Feb. 1 (for $249), a free commercial software development kit (SDK) will also be available for download.
- By Scott Bekker
- 01/10/2012
As promised in its advance notification last week, Microsoft released seven security bulletins for this month.
Malware Suxnet and its sibling Duqu may be just the first of many malicious code attack programs discovered, according to Kaspersky Lab researchers.
- By William Jackson
- 01/09/2012
Microsoft on Thursday revealed that Windows 8 will have a sophisticated "storage spaces" feature that works with the forthcoming operating system's New Technology File System (NTFS).
January's Security Update from Microsoft, arriving next Tuesday, will feature six fixes for Windows and one fix for Microsoft developer tools, according to the company's advance notice.
PC builders Acer and Lenovo are rumored to be planning tablets running Windows 8 on Intel's x86 "Clover Trail" system-on-chip (SoC) silicon for appearance as early as June or July, according to a media report.
Microsoft is suing UK-based retailer Comet for selling allegedly counterfeited Microsoft software.
Mary Jo Foley on what she'll be watching for from Microsoft in 2012.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 01/04/2012
I walk you through the process it took to get both Windows 7 and Windows Server virtualized on my laptop.