Almost a year ago Microsoft had a “Windows 8 Consumer Preview: First Apps Contest”. Now they’re offering a similar competition for the Windows 8 Phone, and this time with higher stakes. Just the other…

Speculation about how and why Steven Sinofsky’s sudden departure from Microsoft currently dominates the technology news. Why now? Experienced Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley agrees and says that the reasons have to do with…

Microsoft has set itself ambitious goals with Windows 8 — more than 100,000 applications in the Windows Store before the end of January, and 400 million units in customers’ hands before July 2013. This…

Microsoft is on the verge of a major change. The traditional software company is now focusing more on hardware and online services. In a letter to shareholders, Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, reviews the current…

As part of the strategy to strengthen security procedures for its services, Microsoft has announced the acquisition of the company PhoneFactor, a specialist in multi-factor authentication, for an undisclosed sum. The company, founded in…