7 in 10 office workers barely use Microsoft Office anymore
Microsoft has two cash cows: Windows and Office. They help offset losers like Bing and Windows Phone and provide the big profits that the non-sexy groups, like tools and server apps, don't provide.
View ArticleMicrosoft Research's gesture keyboard could kill the mouse
As someone who has built up his typing speed to 50wpm, I'm reluctant to take my hands off the keyboard for mouse movements, and over the years have memorized important features and functions in Word...
View ArticleWeb hosting provider give FCC a dose of life without net neutrality
Warning: schadenfreude alert. In a protest to supprt net neutrality, a Web hosting service has decided to teach the Federal Communications Commission a lesson by crippling the FCC’s access to any page...
View ArticleNew evidence that Microsoft is preparing a cloud-based Windows OS
More than a year ago, the notorious Russian Windows leaker WZor dropped hints that Microsoft was working on a cloud-based OS to follow Windows 9. WZor has since gone into hiding following the arrest of...
View ArticleCan Microsoft's new efforts reverse Windows Phone's struggles?
Two new reports put Windows Phone's market share at just 3% worldwide, which begs the question of how much more pain Microsoft can tolerate before it finally throws in the towel in favor of Android....
View ArticleXbox One, PlayStation 4 will drive your utility bills through the roof
A new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council estimates that the latest video game consoles are going to bleed more than $1 billion in annual utility bills because of their power inefficiency,...
View ArticleHacking Windows XP to get security patches is a really bad idea
By now, you probably know about the registry hack trick to get updates for Windows XP. I shouldn't have to tell you this, but that's a really bad idea, one you should not do, and both Microsoft and at...
View ArticleMicrosoft's translation app for Skype is seriously impressive
Satya Nadella may have underwhelmed at the Code Conference (the powwow held by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher that used to be called D Conference back when they were with All Things D) but a Microsoft...
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