Windows 8.1

Exactly a year ago, tech giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) appointed Satya Nadella to take the CEO reins of the company from Steve Ballmer. In the past year, Nadella has brought a lot of changes to Microsoft, including giving the company its new strategy of “mobile first, cloud...

Windows 10, the next-generation operating system from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), will launch across a multitude of platforms in 2015. Unlike previous iterations, Windows 10 is being designed for every device imaginable. From smartphones and tablets to PCs, game consoles and augmented...

U.S. stocks fell after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq has risen for six consecutive trading sessions after new home sales data came in worse than expected. Investors could reasonably expect the markets to cool off after six straight days of gains especially as earnings continue to come in mixed....

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Executive Vice President of the operating system group, Terry Myerson said Wednesday that the company would be bringing back a Start menu and windowed Metro-Style/Modern apps to a future update to Windows 8.1, according to ZDNet. The announcement came during Myerson...

After April 8, ATMs worldwide could be vulnerable to cyberattack. That’s because April 8 is the last day Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) said it would provide regular tech support for Windows XP, which according to Hareetz.com is the software behind 95 percent of the world’s ATMs. Microsoft declined...

Fierce competition from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is forcing Microsoft to alter its pricing structure for Windows 8.1., according a report by Bloomberg over the weekend. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will slash the price of Windows 8.1 by 70 percent for manufacturers of...

Another week of rumors, exec appointments and a surprise acquisition from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) highly secretive (but continually rumored) smart watch received another publicity boost when a $299 price tag was thrown around the rumor mill. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)...

According to new reports from ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley, it seems like we should expect Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows 8.1 Update 1 a little bit later than initially anticipated. While most were expecting to see the update in March, it looks like Windows 8.1 Update 1 won't be released until...

This may have been a shorter work week for some, but that didn't stop the tech industry from pumping out some notable headlines. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) took the lead this week, but not for the most positive reason. Gmail, its hugely popular e-mail service, went down for the first time in 2014. The...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is up more than three percent in after hours trading after the company reported its second quarter results. The Windows maker reported a Q2 EPS of $0.78 versus the Street estimate of $0.68. Earnings per share were up three percent from the year-ago period. Revenue came...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is once again the leader of tech headlines. With investors support for an extra-large smartphone (an iPhone XL, perhaps?), news of a China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) deal and a report that President Obama can't use an iPhone due to security reasons, this week proved to be fairly...

More consumers and business professionals are using Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) latest operating system than ever before. According to The Next Web, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 can now be found on 9.3 percent of all computers. This includes notebooks, desktops and tablet hybrids, such as Surface. On...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is up more than six percent after reporting its first quarter results. The Windows maker reported a Q1 EPS of $0.62 versus the Street estimate of $0.54. Earnings per share were 17 percent from the year-ago period. Revenue arrived at $18.53 billion versus the estimated $...

For starters, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) had to pull the Windows 8.1 RT update due to a “situation affecting a limited number of users.” The “situation,” aka, the Blue Screen of Death, was only part of the problem for Windows 8.1. As for the PC version, issues have included booting to a blank...

When it comes to monetization, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) might have a trick up its sleeve. And that trick just might be apps. Seeking Alpha’s Adrian McCarroll suggested it and others have seconded the notion. Microsoft has a habit of showing up late to the party. Such was the case with...