Recode today reported that Microsoft executives have been in discussions with private equity firms which are pla ing to place a bid to buy Yahoo. Microsoft is ready to assist them with significant financing just like how they did with Dell when they went private last year. Even though Microsoft is n...

Being a Windows Phone user is often quite hard, with the persistent feeling that you are cutting yourself off from the leading edge of technology, be it from the latest smart light bulbs to the now relatively common smart watch trend. Smart watches have been a rising phenomena, kickstarted by the Pe...

Shiye Browser powered by Edge is designed for touch screen and supports several gestures. It features the following gestures: Back and Forward: Swipe to the left or right on the Address Bar. Switch Tabs: Swipe up on the Address Bar. Close Tab: Swipe to the left or right on the item of the Tab-switch...

A picture is more than 1000 words, but the reality is that there are situations in which adding in measurements on an image can help! Measure Picture is a tool that was designed specifically to address such issues and it does a great job in dealing with this sort of issues in a simple and refined ma...

Australians on the Telstra carrier have been waiting a long time for the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL to show up on their network. We had expected the device in December last year, but this was followed by rumours that the handsets had failed carrier testing, and would therefore not be offered to thei...

Microsoft today released minor updates for MSN Money, Sports and Weather apps in Windows Store. These updates, which come without change logs, must include some bug fixes and small improvements that improves the overall performance of the app. You can update your apps from Windows Store using the be...

AT&T has updated their myAT&T app to version 4.8. The app lets you manage your AT&T Wireless, U-verse, home phone and Inte et accounts from your Windows Phone. The app features: Billing and Payments: View and pay your bill View activity since last wireless bill including bill and payment history Enr...

WhatsApp today delivered an update for its Windows Phone with two new features. What’s new in v2.12.344: This update lets you trim a video before you send it. Recently, WhatsApp also added video compressor to the app, which allows users to easily send much longer video. You can now send documents to...

As of March 23rd, ESPN is ending support for its Xbox 360 app. ESPN app on Xbox 360 allowed users to enjoy ESPN’s live network programming through WatchESPN including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, Buzzer Beater and Goal Line. Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers were able to watch all their favorite sports and s...

Microsoft quietly launched a new Lumia 950 XL Continuum Pack on Amazon France today. The company is finally selling a package where users can buy the Lumia 950 XL, a monitor, a keyboard, mouse, and a display dock — all at once. The company is selling the pack for €699 and it comes with a 19-inch mon...

Microsoft today shared the design story behind the revolutionary Surface Book device. What really sets Surface Book apart from other premium laptops is its detaching mechanism. The Surface Book screen detaches to be used as a clipboard, making it the thi est Core i7 tablet on the market at just 7.7m...

[embedded content] Today, Microsoft Studios team shared the Episode 6 video talking about the development of Galaxy Explorer app for HoloLens. In the video, the team finishes the last week of development, prepares for two weeks of polish work, and reflects on the progress they’ve made. Watch the vid...

Following the release of PowerPoint Designer and Morph, new intelligent tools in PowerPoint that automate the creation of slides and presentations last year, Microsoft today a ounced three new enhancements for PowerPoint Designer that give users even more creative options and greater visual impact, ...

Few hours back, we reported that Microsoft has already stopped its new chatbot service, Tay. Yesterday, Microsoft launched Tay, a machine lea ing project to know more about human interaction. It went viral online and thousands of users started interacting with it. After several hours of launch, Tay ...

Microsoft recently updated their Remote Desktop Preview app for Windows 10 devices with few improvements. Read the change log below. With the Remote Desktop Preview app, you can co ect to remote Windows PCs or resources made available to you by your admin and be productive as if these resources were...

Mesosphere, creators of the Datacenter Operating System (DCOS), today a ounced it has closed $73.5 million in a Series C funding round led by Microsoft and others. Mesosphere’s partnership with Microsoft started in 2015 when they a ounced their plans to bring DCOS to Microsoft Azure. Since Microsoft...

Microsoft today a ounced that they are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14291 build to the list of devices that will be capable of receiving updates as part of the Windows Insider Program except the Lumia 635. Microsoft is pla ing to release this build for the Lumia 635 at a later date. Go...

Microsoft today a ounced a new feature for the Microsoft Band. The company today introduced new Social Challenges and Leaderboards for the Microsoft Band. If you are a Facebook user, you will be able to compete with your Facebook friends, and challenge each others. With the Microsoft Health app, use...

Microsoft today updated Cortana for iOS with few improvements for more fluid voice interaction and alarm experiences. Cortana is a personal digital assistant from Microsoft which helps you get things done by letting your PC and iPhone work together. Your schedule, your interests, your people, your r...

The OneDrive app for iOS lets you easily work with your personal and work files when you’re on the go. Microsoft today updated their OneDrive app to v6.12.1 with performance improvements, minor UI changes, and improved VoiceOver support. Microsoft has also added the support for sending multiple file...