While Microsoft is still basking in the glow of the announcement of their new Windows Phone 7 software, the company isn’t just hoping to wedge its way into the mobile market by selling a platform for other people to put on non-Microsoft hardware. According to a new report, Microsoft is in the market for an existing smartphone company to jump start their efforts. [More]
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Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Causing Developers To Ditch Projects
By 2.18.10
For some developers of mobile phone applications, Monday’s announcement of Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 software may mean putting an end to their slates of in-the-works projects. [More]
VIDEO: Everything Microsoft Wants You To Know About Windows Phone 7
By 2.15.10
After weeks of hype and speculation (though nothing compared to the hysteria surrounding any new Apple product), Microsoft finally unveiled its attempt at out iPhoning the iPhone. Here’s an exhaustive video covering all the ways in which this spanking new product is so not exactly the same as what other companies have been doing for more than 2 years. [More]
Microsoft Wouldn't Sell Xboxes To U.S. Army
By 2.12.10
Wired reports that the U.S. Army was interested in purchasing a bunch of Xbox 360s to aid in training, but it was turned down flat by Microsoft. [More]
Microsoft Investigating Why Songs Are Disappearing From Zune Pass
By 2.8.10
If record labels decided to pull some of their songs from the Zune Pass service in the past couple of weeks, they did a poor job telling Microsoft about it. The company seems to be as in the dark as Zune Pass subscribers about why songs, albums, or entire discographies have gone missing. Ars technica reports that a Microsoft employee wrote on a Zune forum, “We are investigating your reported missing albums indicated in this post—and will come back to you as soon as we understand why they’re missing.” [More]
Microsoft May Start Streaming ESPN On Xbox 360
By 1.19.10
Microsoft is in talks to stream ESPN programming through the Xbox 360, the New York Times reports. [More]
Amazon Slashes Prices On Xbox Live Subscription Cards
By 1.6.10
If you’re an Xbox 360 gamer who likes to play online, you’d do well to hit up Amazon for an Xbox Live subscription card or three. The 12-month subscriptions are $35 rather than $50, and you can stack one card on top of the other, ensuring your 360 and its red ring of death descendants will be online until John Cusack’s movie destroys the planet. [More]
My Xbox 360 Didn't Break Often Enough
By 12.10.09
Xbox 360 owners like to compare horror stories about how often their console has broken down, but few can top the tale of Joseph, the man so unlucky that his refurbished Xbox 360 didn’t break down once until its three-year red ring of death warranty lapsed. [More]
Microsoft Trying To Buy Its Way To Search Supremacy
By 11.24.09
Microsoft wants to pay Newscorp to de-index its stories from Google, giving Bing a leg-up in searches. [More]
If You Don't Care About Online Gaming: Banned XBOX 360s Available
By 11.18.09
Last week Microsoft banned a crapload of modified XBOX 360s from XBOX Live. If you happen to be one of those people who don’t care about playing online, you might consider grabbing one on eBay or Craiglist. Then again, if you’re looking for an XBOX 360 that actually works with XBOX Live, you might want to be wary of buying a used one right now.
Microsoft Store Employees Cruelly Forced To Dance For The Internet
By 11.17.09
Engadget has alerted the internet to a video of Microsoft store employees being cruelly forced to dance. We made it about 30 seconds into the video before we felt that it would just be mean-spirited to continue. Why, oh why, is this 4 minutes and 44 seconds long?
Geek Squad Turns Your Laptop Into An XBOX 360?
By 11.17.09
Reader Taylor is a little concerned about his laptop. It died on Halloween and he took it in to Best Buy the next day. Two weeks later, he typed his order number into the Geek Squad website and found that a little Halloween magic had taken place. His laptop was now an XBOX 360.
Facebook Invades Xbox Next Week, PS3 Eventually
By 11.13.09
Fulfilling a promise made in June, Microsoft is trotting out a new firmware update Tuesday that lets you access Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm from your TV.
Xbox Gamer Says He Was Banned Online For No Reason
By 11.11.09
Jeff can no longer play his two Xbox 360s online because Microsoft has banned him with no explanation. When he calls customer service, he says he’s accused of modding his consoles, which he insists he hasn’t.
Student's Windows 7 Won't Work, CSR Transfers Him To Vacuum Seller
By 11.3.09
Chris is a student who bought Windows 7 through his university, then tried to install it to a new computer after his old one broke, but ran into problems. He called Microsoft customer service and ended up talking to Oreck Vacuums.
Microsoft Stores To Sell Bloatware-Free PCs
By 10.30.09
If you hate buying a new PC that’s riddled with bloatware, you may want to pay a Microsoft Store a visit on your next computer shopping trip. They plan on selling PCs free of any third-party trial applications, reports OhGizmo.
Xbox Live Customer Service Proves The Key To Solving Hotmail Woes
By 10.30.09
Richard, whose wife had her Hotmail account swiped by a hacker, was able to get it back by calling Xbox Live customer service, of all people.
What Do You Do When Your Hotmail Gets Hijacked?
By 10.29.09
Richard says his wife’s Hotmail account was hacked, and now she can’t get into her email or fix the problem via Microsoft’s customers service online or over the phone. He writes:
