Microsoft in Iowa hot seat tonight for 2016 U.S. presidential caucuses
U.S. Presidential primary voting officially kicks off tonight in Iowa (February 1, 2016), and for tonight's Iowa caucuses, Microsoft is in the hot seat as it has offered to provide a pair of smartphone apps to help nearly 1,700 precincts report more accurate results to party headquarters.
Microsoft Edge’s InPrivate mode is borked
Does not do what it claims
It appears that Microsoft Edge’s InPrivate mode is about as private as a Hollywood starlet in an iCloud account.
Microsoft beats Wall Street predictions
A cloudy future is now a good thing
Software King of the World Microsoft beat the predictions of the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street by reporting a quarterly revenue and profit which was bolstered by cost cutting and growing demand for its cloud products and services.
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 4 firmware accidentally installs to wrong devices
Crashes them hard with blue and black screens
Earlier today, Microsoft released the first firmware updates of the year for its latest Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book devices. These were automatic updates that were supposed to add battery charging enhancements, a more accurate fingerprint sensor driver, and support for Microsoft’s Surface Pen on the Surface Pro 4 device.
VMWare cuts jobs on cloudy results
Looks like the sky really wasn’t cloud’s limit
While the Cloud is supposed to be the savour of big computing, VMWare, which should be doing well is actually suffering.
Microsoft develops one-handed keyboard for iPhone
Knows its target market
Software king of the world Microsoft has been doing some research into the needs and wants of Apple fanboys and reached the conclusion that they need a keyboard which can be used one-handed.
Gamers should be careful of new Edge upgrade
Life on the Bleeding Edge
Software giant Microsoft has released Build 11102 of its Edge browser to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring, however it has warned gamers that they might have a few problems with it.
Microsoft to recall Surface Pro 1, 2 and 3 chargers
Set to announce free trade-in scheme on Friday
The folks in charge of manufacturing Microsoft’s A/C charging cable for the first three generations of its Surface Pro series apparently forgot to quality check for overheating issues.
Details of last Lumia leaked
Lumia 650 will be out in Feburary
It looks like Microsoft’s Lumia 650 will be in the shops in February with a rather low key launch which befits a brand set to be replaced by the Surface.
Microsoft leaks Hololens details
Looks like battery life will be low
Microsoft's augmented reality headset, HoloLens will have about five and a half hours of battery life, according to a company expert.