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What if every wall in your home was a digital display? What if your kitchen table would set itself and also be a touchscreen-enabled entertainment device....

When it comes to funny competitive attack commercials, many have tried and failed to capture the magic of "I'm a Mac". Microsoft was finally able to put...


When Nintendo came out with Gamecube, many believed that it was their end. Sony and Microsoft had consoles that were miles ahead and Nintendo seemed like...

Back in the day, we used to watch television. That was before the internet, gaming, and iPads. Xbox is making a move to revive the old television channels...

I suppose we should have expected it. Those of us who have dreamed of battling as a Jedi with real lightsabers have been waiting for a virtual version (so...

When Microsoft purchased Skype last month for $8.5 billion, we viewed it as a step forward for both companies in becoming better integrated in business,...

After reading some of the thoughts and speculations about Windows 8 over the past few days, it's possible that Microsoft may be onto something here....

Microsoft always knew they would be successful in the mobile phone industry. With the Windows Phone 7 not making the splash that they'd hoped, they turned...

Courtesy of information designer Robin Richards, check this out: a visual map of all 264 companies Microsoft has acquired in its endless quest to dominate...

Although he’s not quite the household name as Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is undeniably an incredibly influential technology innovator....

Microsoft announced plans to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion in cash from the investor group led by Silver Lake.

Sit back, and relax. For the rest of your life. Quite possibly the coolest Kinect hack yet has come from Microsoft itself - in the form of this...

Microsoft and Nokia have one thing in common: they like to do things extraordinarily slow. It appears that their newfound relationship which makes Nokia the…

If there's one thing the Kinect is good for, it's facilitating interesting and downright clever hacks. Obviously.

What outpaced the ubiquitous Apple iPad and iPhone in terms of sales? According to the Guinness World Records, it’s the Kinect for the Xbox 360.

Let the money exchange flow both ways. That's what is starting to transpire in the Nokia/Microsoft deal and there are a lot of zeros involved in the…

While Microsoft was preoccupied with its conquest for desktop supremacy, something crazy happened. They called it the mobile revolution.

Steven Bathiche might have just become Microsoft's most popular developer for the time being. He has created a slew of new tech demos utilizing Microsoft Kinect that will enable users to interact with displays in ways

If you're not an iPhone-toting Macolyte, you may be following the adventures of Windows Phone 7, the little operating system that could - and in particular,…

When Facebook, Microsoft, and a mysterious website known as Make-My-Baby go to town, everyone wins. Everyone, that is, except for us.

Ever since Microsoft's Kinect hit the market, it has been a hot accessory for the Xbox 360. However, it was only a matter of time before some clever hackers…

Microsoft was satisfied enough to announce that they had sold 1.5 million units of their Windows Phone 7 platform for the past six weeks it has been…

While skepticism remains high about how much success Kinect can achieve, Microsoft is proud to shove that skepticism in people's faces.