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• Microsoft blasts open-source software clones for patent infringement*
  Tuesday 15 May 2007 – 12:57
  Microsoft's next big legal endeavor will be to bring down Linux, OpenOffice.org, and others for infringing on a total of 235 patents. ...
• The Vista delay: Why would Microsoft cancel Christmas?*
  Friday 24 March 2006 – 02:18
  With the Windows Vista-endowed computer already having been touted as the next great technological leap forward for consumers, it is difficult to imagine any great number of them willingly purchasing Windows XP systems instead, for their big holiday family gift items. So is there any logic to Microsoft's decision to postpone consumer Vista until after the holidays? ...Well, is there ?
• Ballmer disses old Microsoft employees at D conference*
  Thursday 31 May 2007 – 02:24
  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sure knows how to motivate his older employees. ...
• Microsoft to sponsor robotics competition*
  Wednesday 16 May 2007 – 12:18
  Microsoft has teamed up with For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) to offer a new regional robotics competition near its Seattle, Washington headquarters next year. ...
• Microsoft Breeds Four Unique Mice*
  Wednesday 28 February 2007 – 02:35
  Microsoft reacts to regain some of its lead in the race through the rodent technology maze.
• Microsoft promises world domination at PDC*
  Monday 19 September 2005 – 06:00
  Our PDC wrap up looks at the announcements from the conference last week and one clear direction emerges: true world domination of the PC platform. Linux weenies beware!
• E3 2007: Microsoft Games Lineup Best Ever?*
  Wednesday 11 July 2007 – 06:46
  Microsoft's E3 media briefing showed off an impressive collection of games, including Halo 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV, for both the Xbox 360 and PC that are scheduled for the second half of 2007. But is Microsoft's lineup the best ever?
• Microsoft Goes for BroadBand Big Time*
  Monday 30 September 2002 – 10:00
  Microsoft's official entry into the consumer networking hardware business has been met with mixed reactions from industry watchers. Some say the line of wired and 802.11b wireless routers and network adapters is priced right, and has the advantage of Microsoft's Support organization behind it. Others say it's a ho-hum offering, with little to differentiate it from the slew of established products from Linksys, SMC, D-Link, NETGEAR, and others.
• Microsoft adds New York to Live Search Maps*
  Thursday 31 May 2007 – 02:08
  The Big Apple is getting the 3D treatment in Microsoft's updated Live Search Map service...
• Microsoft to release patch for power drain bug*
  Tuesday 14 February 2006 – 07:33
  Two weeks ago, TG Daily reported that USB 2.0 devices can cause excessive power consumption in notebooks. After further extensive testing, which involved Intel and Microsoft, an ACPI driver has been singled out to be the source of the unusual high power drainage observed by our engineers. Microsoft today confirmed that it is developing a new patch to fix the driver bug.
• UPDATE: Microsoft ships 1.5 million Xbox 360 units in Q4*
  Thursday 26 January 2006 – 11:28
  Microsoft today reported record revenues of 11.84 billion and a profit of $3.65 billion for the fiscal quarter ended on Dec. 31, 2005. While client software remains the cash cow of the company, the Xbox 360 revealed its first impact: the company shipped 1.5 million units and was hit by a $293 million loss in its Home and Entertainment division.
• HP says Microsoft is spreading misleading info on Blu-ray*
  Sunday 2 October 2005 – 03:24
  In an interview an HP engineer claims that Intel and Microsoft have been extensively misled about the Blu-ray disc, and are spreading misleading information about the format.
• CES 2007: Bill Gates announces Windows Home Server*
  Monday 8 January 2007 – 09:47
  You probably have computers with gigabytes maybe terabytes of pictures, songs and videos, but how do you manage it all? In his traditional CES opening keynote, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced the Windows Home Server and explained how the technology automatically backs up your data and makes it available through the Internet.
• Microsoft developing a better and more colorful barcode*
  Tuesday 17 April 2007 – 08:38
  Microsoft is giving a facelift to barcodes by adding some colour.
• Gold View the Present and Future of Microsoft Vista In the Enterprise*
  Wednesday 28 March 2007 – 01:55
  Microsoft Windows Vista is getting an unbelievable amount of press these days. So much so that one would think it was a no-brainer to upgrade. The question of upgrading, however, is twofold: will consumers flock to adopt it? And even if they do, when will it take hold in business?