Microsoft open sources part of Windows
In the 1990s this would have been unthinkable
Software king of the world Microsoft has open sourced its 1990s era File Manager for Windows 3.0. The code, which is available on Github under the MIT OSS licence, compiles under Windows 10.
64-bit Windows on ARM announcement expected soon
Removes one of its biggest drawbacks
Microsoft is expected to make an announcement that it has sorted out the problem which prevents Windows on Snapdragon platform from running 64-bit apps.
Big tech signs up for new open source rival to ARM
RISC-V business
More than 80 tech companies including Google, Qualcomm and Samsung have joined together to develop a new open source chip design that offers a much cheaper way to build chips for new technologies like autonomous vehicles.
Microsoft restructuring suggests shift away from Windows
End of a blue screen era
Software King of the World Microsoft is doing another restructuring, but this time it appears that its bread and butter, Windows, is being downplayed.
Apple slumps and Microsoft overtakes
Will beat it to become the first one trillion dollar company
Software king of the world Microsoft is on course to beat Apple, Amazon and Google and become the world's first company worth one trillion dollars, according to Morgan Stanley beancounters.
Spring Creators Update will take 30 minutes to install
Better than one to two hours
Software King of the World Microsoft has sped up the amount of time it will take to upgrade its Windows 10 major feature upgrade.
US politicians try backdoor to take foreign data
Bipartisan deal will force US Cloud companies to hand over data
Buried in a federal spending bill released late is bipartisan legislation to clarify a law that would require Cloud companies to hand over data stored overseas.
Futuremark shows DirectX Raytracing tech demo at GDC 2018
Says DXR benchmark is coming
Following Microsoft's DirectX Raytracing (DXR) announcement, Futuremark has unveiled its new DXR tech demo at the Game Developers Conference held in San Francisco, showing a first glimpse of what can be achieved with Microsoft's latest DirectX 12 feature.
Microsoft steps in to help open source with its licensing
Gamekeepers helps poachers
Software King of the World Microsoft is joining Red Hat, Facebook, Google and IBM in helping the open source movement how it can sort out its licensing woes.
Microsoft and AMD bring FreeSync to Xbox One
Both Xbox One S and Xbox One X
Microsoft said that its Xbox One S and Xbox One X will be getting AMD's FreeSync 2, a offering variable refresh rate over HDMI on supported displays.