Microsoft on TFTS - Page 6

Microsoft has officially released Kinectimals for iOS. More specifically, they have released the game into the iOS App Store as a universal app with support for the iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad.

Smartphone enthusiasts have found a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform that results in phones rebooting and the phone’s messaging service to freeze. Will Microsoft be able to fix the issue soon?

NFC is lauded as a technology that can help popularize mobile wallets. Android smartphones already offer NFC, but the iPhone and Windows Phone are still behind. Microsoft, however, confirms that WP7 already supports NFC.

Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates is reportedly planning to return to an active role in the day-to-day operations of the company. Given the stagnating Microsoft stock price and the need for Microsoft to excel in the lucrative mobile and IP-based multimedia businesses, is the timing just right?

Microsoft’s highly anticipated Xbox 360 dashboard update went live yesterday, and when it did, it brought a new Terms of Service agreement with it. We know, we know, you don’t really care about a new ToS and you just hit “agree” so you can get back to whatever you were [...]

Microsoft is making a big push for both desktop and mobile devices, with the planned launch of Windows 8 by mid 2012. The company promises to charge a lower percentage from app sales, to encourage developers to build for the platform.

We had known that the Xbox 360 was going to soon have quite a few new options in terms of streaming video. Of which, Verizon offered some additional confirmation last week. And well, while we knew the video services were coming to the console — we were not entirely sure [...]

As it stands, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform currently lags behind Android, iOS and even RIM’s BlackBerry in terms of market share. But if you’re wondering whether WP7 Mango is worth a try, Microsoft now gives Android and iPhone users the opportunity to try out the platform — no commitment [...]

Microsoft has released a developer preview of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8. Currently in beta, this platform preview of the upcoming IE10 includes betters support for HTML5 and metro style apps for Windows 8.

Easily one of the most ubiquitous programs on the face of the Earth today, especially in terms of productivity, is Microsoft Office. Containing word processing, spreadsheet, and database functions, including the always popular and occasionally maligned PowerPoint presentation software, Microsoft Office has been a part of offices almost as long [...]