Microsoft scraps Cortana in Windows
Gone the way of the paperclip
As expected, Microsoft has scrapped its digital assistant Cortana in Windows 11.
Microsoft Xbox coming to Gamescom 2023 in full force
Starfield, Forza Motorsport, Stalker 2, and more
Xbox has announced its Gamescom 2023 event and it will be showing off 30 different titles, with Starfield, Forza Motorsport, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Mortal Kombat 1, Stalker 2, and plenty of other titles in three booths. Gamescom 2023 opens its doors on August 23rd.
Rise and Fall of Skype
How Microsoft messed up
CNBC has created a 15-minute video The Rise and Fall of Skype which explains how the messaging app was ruined by the software king of the world Microsoft.
PlayStation software margins leaked
Revealed when scanned
Sony's highly confidential information about its PlayStation business was revealed by mistake during the court battle between the FTC and Microrosft.
The government case against Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal floundering
Experts have difficulty demonstrating that it is bad for gamers
The US government’s case against Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal got off to a poor start when its witness Harvard economist Robin Lee struggled at times to demonstrate how the planned deal would hurt gamers.
Microsoft finally allows us to swear
Not that there has been a problem for us
Software King of the World Microsoft is toning down the power of its profanity filter on its options and settings.
Microsoft complains that it is losing the console wars
Now the FTC wants to give the field to Nintendo and Sony
Microsoft has told a court that it has been losing the console wars to Sony and Nintendo and needs to buy Activision Blizzard to keep its head above water.
Google moans to FTC about Microsoft cloud
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Google has formally filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission, publicly alleging that Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers toward Vole's cloud services.
Microsoft claims to have spotted elusive particle
If it is right then it could solve some issues of quantum computing
Microsoft researchers have made a surprise claim that they have found evidence of an elusive particle that could solve some of the biggest headaches in quantum computing.
Microsoft flogs replacement components for Surface
Displays, batteries, SSDs you name it
Microsoft is starting to sell replacement components for its Surface devices. The software giant now supplies replacement parts in the Microsoft Store, allowing Surface owners to replace their displays, batteries and SSDs.