General Microsoft News

Microsoft recently surpassed Google and the company catapulted itself from the 4th position to the 3rd. The Redmond Giant is now behind of only Apple and Amazon. Microsoft now has a market capitalization of $758 USD which is somewhat $14 USD ahead of Google....

Windows 10 is getting closer year over year to beat the market share of Windows 7 for good. Netmarketshare today releases a data showing different versions of Windows and their overall share on laptop/desktop. The data gives us some insights into the different versions...

Microsoft at Build 2018 gave us a teaser of their latest Android and iOS effort with their widely appreciated Microsoft Launcher and Microsoft Edge app. Well, that was just a brief introduction of features that are coming to Microsoft launcher and  Edge browser. The...

According to AdDuplex, Windows 10 April update is now installed on 50% of all Windows 10 PCs in course of one month. Its predecessor Windows 10 Fall Creators Update currently stands at 43% which clearly shows that April Update has got more market share...

Microsoft today announced a partnership with Accenture and Avanade to create better AI solutions which can make an immediate business impact. Microsoft is working with Accenture's Applied Intelligence group to develop intelligent industry solutions which will increase customer engagement and drive revenue growth across...

In a data-laden world where the operating system is of least importance to any software maker be it Google or Microsoft. Although operating systems play a crucial role in bringing consumers to the companys' respective services. At Google IO event the company showed us...

Microsoft has now released Microsoft Edge app for iPads and & Android Tablets in the Apple and Google app stores. The availability of the Edge for iPad and Android Tablets had been announced by Microsoft in January but it got delayed a bit. You can download...

Microsoft is now hiring for its imaging team that focuses on enhancing the imaging experience of Surface Products. The job opening is for Video systems architect and CMOS sensors seem to be the area of interest. As video systems architect you will own delivery of...

Microsoft has today announced a partnership with PowerSchool, a leading provider of K-12 education technology solutions in North America. The partnership will help in combining PowerSchool’s K-12 technologies with Microsoft’s Office 365 for Education productivity suite, Windows devices, and cloud infrastructure. Microsoft and PowerSchool plan to...

After making a fix for Unbootable state for AMD devices in Windows 8.1 available earlier, Microsoft has now made a fix available for AMD devices in Windows 7 and Server 2008 that are stuck in an unbootable state after installing recent Spectre and Meltdown...

Yesterday report about an exploit affecting Intel/AMD processors started appearing in Tech media and Microsoft has promptly stepped up to address it. Microsoft in an advisory has provided more information about this exploit and claims that it affects ARM processors and other operating systems...

Microsoft has announced today that it will acquire Avere systems, a leading provider of high-performance NFS and SMB file-based storage. Avere Systems provides support for Linux and Windows clients running in the cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments. Microsoft expects this acquisition to have a positive...