Microsoft has just announced the preview release of Catan Anytime – this is an entirely new social version of “The Settlers of Catan” board game of barter trading. The best part is – the game...
In its quest to propel the power of computing to new and unimaginable heights, Microsoft is heavily investing in research of Quantum Computing. Today, Microsoft Research has released an interesting, yet educational video “Quantum Computing...
Best Buy has just announced a great new deal for the premium version of the Xbox One (Kinect Version). This is a great deal overall and an even better one for the racing fanatics, as it includes Forza...
Microsoft’s Xbox One SmartGlass app is a second screen extension for the its newest generation console. It offers an incredible amount of control over your Xbox One and it’s available on all of Microsoft’s devices. There is...
There was a lot of confusion today over Microsoft killing off Xbox Video and Xbox Music after Satya Nadella’s earnings statement. Many were convinced that Microsoft was abandoning these services in favour of 3rd party...
Uber, the popular taxi app, received a major update today for Windows Phone. The app is now a full-fledged Windows phone app making full use of Microsoft’s mobile operating system – the previous version was...
Maleficent Free Fall is a popular matching/puzzle Disney game for Windows Phone, PCs and tablets running Windows 8/8.1. The newest update brings a whopping 40 new levels and two new gameplay modes. The game is well...
As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to support their services on other platforms, the tech giant has recently released an update to their OneDrive app for iOS devices. Aside from Bug fixes and performance improvements,...
Microsoft will be rolling out a new feature for Skype users on Android devices to make it easier for them to connect with existing contacts. The Skype 5.0 update for Android arrived today and in...
Microsoft Devices Group today has announced the global release of the much anticipated budget smartphone – Lumia 530, competitively priced at €85/$115 before taxes and subsidies. The low-cost Windows Phone will go one sale in...
Microsoft released its financial results from the fourth quarter of its 2014 Financial Year today (FYI, Microsoft’s “Financial Year” is shifted by 6 months from the real world. There’s a metaphor in there but I’ll...
Microsoft’s Surface line of devices are known for their top notch hardware, digital inking capabilities and the integrated kickstand. Surface is Microsoft’s truest expression of design and functionality packed into a beautifully designed package that blends into...
Xbox One’s highly innovative Kinect sensor may not be the biggest hit with hard-core gamers – Microsoft recently unbundled it from the Xbox One. The tech giant however, does not give up easily on its innovations...
Satya Nadella spoke on Microsoft’s quarterly earnings call today and told analysts the company will “streamline the next version of Windows from three operating systems into one single converged operating system.” In explaining what this means,...
As we heard today in CEO Satya Nadella’s earnings call, Microsoft is strongly committed to growing Cortana and her AI capabilities as the tech giant is eventually looking to introduce the digital assistant to the rest...
Today was an important earnings call for Microsoft as the software giant announced their Q4 as well as year-end earnings for fiscal 2014. This was also the quarter where Microsoft completed the Nokia Devices and Services...
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Microsoft Surface line of devices has proven to be a design icon, and the reason behind this is Microsoft’s new vision of creating hardware and software that blend into your life beautifully. Microsoft design team...
Popular YouTuber Jerry Barnacules Nerdgasm who also happened to be a software developer and tester in Microsoft’s Windows division, unexpectedly got laid off last Thursday as part of Microsoft’s massive 18,000-employee layoff spree. He has...
A much anticipated first person shooter game for Windows and Windows Phone, Modern Combat 5: Blackout will be available for download on July 24th according to a Gameloft tweet today. The gameplay is expected to...
OneDrive for Windows Phone got an important update today enabling users to download files locally to the phone and also pick the location to save them. Aside from standard bug fixes and performance enhancements most...
Microsoft has recently launched an online training demo web site that showcases all key features Windows Phone can do with a clean, modern and simple to use web emulator. This emulator is designed to work...
The rumor mill has been abuzz over the last few weeks about Windows 8.1 Update 2,as well athe new features it may bring. It now looks like the upcoming Windows update will be nothing more...
For those of you who are fans of Microsoft’s Xbox achievements, and are looking to increase your gamer score, or would just like to unlock even more of them, Microsoft has just listed five of the hardest...
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Cortana is probably the single most talked about feature in Windows Phone 8.1, and this feature is still only available in the US – although, Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview international users can use Cortana by...
A few days ago, Lenovo announced it was retreating from selling 8-inch Windows tablets in the US, and allocating the remaining stock to other markets. It appears that Lenovo has reversed its decision. A new statement...
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of microsoftproductreviews.com, its staff, or any contributors to this site. Big week of big...
Microsoft showed us a great feature for Windows Phone 8.1 at their Build event earlier this year. Joe Belfore demoed the new Lock screen app for Windows Phone 8.1 on stage, and it was very positively...
Some time next week, Microsoft will roll out a large update to Xbox One users who have signed up for Developer Preview/early access program – it will come shortly thereafter to all regular users. Xbox...
The console war is far from over, but the Xbox One has some serious catching up to do. Even with Microsoft’s recent news of the Xbox One sales doubling in June over May, it doesn’t...
Just a week after Microsoft opened pre-orders for Kinect for Windows v2 to developers, hackers have successfully connected Xbox One’s Kinect to a PC. Microsoft said a while ago that Xbox One’s Kinect will not...
Lenovo has confirmed that it won’t be selling their small Windows 8 tablets in the US going forward, and they say that it’s a result of soft sales. Lenovo offers two Windows tablets with 8″...
Microsoft has just started pushing their Windows Phone 8.1 update to Lumia users, and perhaps the best and most interesting part about Windows Phone’s biggest update, is the inclusion of Cortana. Cortana is Microsoft’s answer to Siri...
Microsoft has released a special promotion to try and get PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 users to switch to the next-generation Xbox One console experience with a $100 trade-in incentive. Simply bring in your old PS3...
Microsoft is gearing up to curtail development of original TV series for its Xbox gaming platform and plans to close Xbox Entertainment Studios in the coming months. As part of Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to restructure,...
Earlier today, Satya Nadella announced that Nokia X line of devices running on Andorid will be killed off or transformed into the Lumia line of devices running on Windows platform. In addition to this, we...
Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella plans to hold an open and transparent Question and Answer session with Microsoft employees tomorrow (Friday July 18). The CEO wants to address any concerns employees have in regards to the...
European Employment Commissioner Laszlo Andor is concerned about Microsoft’s recently announced plans to cut 18,000 jobs – mainly in Finland. The commissioner specifically wants to know what measures Microsoft plans to implement in order to...
Microsoft Executive Vice President Stephen Elop issued an open letter to Microsoft employees this morning soon after CEO Satya Nadella informed the world of the largest round of layoffs Microsoft has ever seen – 18,000...
In Satya Nadella’s open letter to employees this morning, as part of his job-cut announcement, he also talked about the integration of Nokia Devices and Services teams into Microsoft. With last year’s purchase of Nokia,...
Microsoft today confirms what has been speculated for many weeks – 18,000 positions will be eliminated. 12,500 of those are expected to come from Nokia Devices and Services primarily from Finland while the rest will...
Microsoft kept their promise on increasing OneDrive storage for all Office 365 Subscribers. As of today, every Office 365 subscriber get 1TB of Microsoft’s premiere OneDrive cloud storage. Office 365 business consumers have been enjoying...
Microsoft has just begun selling INSTEON’s home automation kits in their stores, both physical and online. INSTEON has released their Windows and Windows Phone apps in June, and today the home automation company confirmed that...
Microsoft is keeping their promise to proactively fix bugs in the new Surface Pro 3 hybrid tablet. One of the more prominent bugs recorded by users, is the Wi-Fi connectivity issue where network performance is poor...
Microsoft files 2,000 to 2,500 patents a year and is ranked as one of the top five patent owners in the U.S. Microsoft also rewards its staff members for securing a new patent. Besides a $1,500 bonus, they get a wooden plaque and a decorative black "cube" that features their name, as well as the title and date of the patent.
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