Goodbye Metro, it was nice knowing you. That’s right, Microsoft is killing off the name that it had given to the Windows 8 interface, according to The Verge, which reports that the Redmond-based company has signalled an imminent the change of name will come this week.
Microsoft is saying goodbye to Metro. But it doesn’t matter what the company calls its UI. Better yet, why not just leave it nameless?
As if the soon to be released Windows Phone 8 couldn’t get anymore mysterious, it just did. A chinese website leaked the SDK for Microsoft’s new mobile OS and those who have gotten their hands on it seem to have mixed feelings about WP8.
There are so many reasons to mock Microsoft’s new web-based reality TV show, Be The Next Microsoft Employee, it’s hard to know where to start.
There’s the premise: Four SQL Server programmers run a gantlet of database programming challenges while being filmed and scrutinized by Microsoft database experts to win the ultimate prize: a job doing …
Microsoft has contributed thousands of lines of code to the Linux kernel, the open source software at the heart of the widely used Linux operating system. And now, the software giant has contributed some controversy too.
Microsoft windows can be most effectively defined as a series of graphical interface operating systems which is developed, marketed and even sold by Microsoft.
Microsoft announced a firm ship date for its upcoming operating system on Wednesday.
VMware has named Pat Gelsinger as its new CEO, moving the industry veteran from parent company EMC, where he served as president and chief operating officer. Gelsinger replaces current VMware boss Paul Maritz, who will move to EMC, where he will serve as chief strategist.
Wired’s Gadget Lab has gone hands on with Microsoft’s new office suites, and come up with: “Microsoft Office Finally Gets Serious About the Cloud.”
Beyond making Office now “borderline cool,” writes Alexandra Change, the big deal is in the cloud:
Facing competition from Google Drive and Apple?s iWork/iCloud integration, Microsoft is stepping up its game, making real …
Microsoft wants to let you sword fight without the physical risk of getting stabbed. A team at Microsoft Research has created a smartphone localization technology that enables you to play a multi-player sword fighting game using only your mobile phones.