Software developer Chris Walsh has recently created a Microsoft-approved support tool that will fix your rooted Windows Phone and help you get your official updates again. As everybody might already know, there are certainly some advantages if you unofficially root your handset, but unfortunately thereafter Microsoft can’t update it to the latest and greatest build. More »

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Technology giant Microsoft announced that it will acquire Internet phone service Skype for a record $8.5 billion, the largest deal it has ever made in its 36-year history. The deal occurred because Microsoft is looking for new ways to stave off competition from powerful smartphones. More »

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Microsoft recently unveiled their new Photosynth application for mobile devices in which it uses a new way of making panoramas by taking pictures all around you to create a sphere of wonderful imagery of the world as you’re experiencing it. More »

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RIM will try to stave off its impending doom with Microsoft’s search engine, Bing. All BlackBerry devices will be Bing-friendly. More »

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Companies normally have some kind of lab to test out all sorts of unheralded ideas and projects. Microsoft is no different as it has its Microsoft Home, which allows researchers to test new concepts. More »

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So, who here is shocked that Microsoft Windows commands 79% of the OS revenue globally? Yeah, not surprised here. After all, we’re reminded time after time of how great the Windows OS is and how it dominates the market in terms of functionality. Well, it holds yet another distinction, since its revenue is the highest in the market. More »

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Even with leaked screenshots of the upcoming Windows App Store that turned out to be fake, it just only further fueled speculation of what Microsoft is working on for its newest OS, Windows 8. In fact, people are so excited of what Microsoft will bring that some captures have already been uploaded to the Internet. More »

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Microsoft’s Internet Explorer seems to be on track to be revamped by Google. After all, IE9 will be receiving the best of Chrome features in the form of Toolbar 7. More »

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Earlier this year, it was announced that Microsoft and Nokia would be forming a strategic alliance in order to bolster their influence and power in the mobile phone word. Well, looks like the newlywed couple are taking it to the next level by signing a definitive agreement. What does this mean exactly? Read on to find out! More »

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A screenshot of the new Office 15 has recently been leaked and it apparently uses the typography-based Metro Design Language. The image shows the Microsoft Outlook with a redesigned user interface which is more flattened and no longer seems cluttered. It also provides a direct access to the mail in a more simple way. More »

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Everybody enjoying their new and improved Internet Explorer 9 browser? Yeah? Well, here’s something to rain on your parade: Microsoft has just revealed a preview for their newer and better internet browser. That’s right. Internet Explorer 10 is on its way. Read on for details. More »

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Toyota and Microsoft are joining forces to bring you the latest and greatest in cars: a cloud-based vehicle platform. The companies wish to build “a global platform for Toyota’s next-generation telematics services using the Windows Azure cloud computing platform.” (Telematics means integration of information technology into vehicles and the like.) More »

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Surprise surprise: statistics show that Mozilla’s Firefox 4 is outpacing Microsoft’s IE9, despite coming out to the world a week after IE9 was released. More »

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Choosing an internet browser to fit your internet browsing needs is an important tasks. There are many factors to consider when making such a magnanimous decision, including aesthetics, browser speed, user friendliness and browsing features. One other thing to consider? Energy efficiency. Yes. Energy efficiency. And you know what? Microsoft says that its got the most energy-efficient browser in town! More »

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A partnership has now been formed with Microsoft and travel searchtool Kayak to bring flight search results to US Bing users. More »

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