It seems like Microsoft has determined to sell his Surface RT tablet to the users by hook or by crook. Lately, Microsoft has just cut the price of four versions of its Surface RT tablets up to 30 percent.
Microsoft has launched a legal effort against the U.S. Customs, claiming that its officials willfully refused to enforce a ban on Motorola Mobility’s handsets. The ban was issued by ITC back in May 2012 but it hasn’t been enforced so far. Microsoft has hinted at foul-play at the part of Customs officials.
The upcoming Windows Phone 8 update is arriving in a few days. The company has published the details of the update, divulging the changes that it will bring to Windows Phone devices. However, from the looks of the details, the update wouldn’t include any major fixes.
Guardian has continued spilling the secrets of NSA’s PRISM program. According to the latest reports by the paper, Microsoft has been actively collaborating with the spy agency, handing it access to Outlook.com as well as the bulk of conversations on Skype.
Microsoft isn’t dead. It has lots of new things coming later this year and after that. The company was showcasing what will be coming in future at its Worldwide partner Conference this week.
Web TV was among the earliest services to offer internet access through TV sets. It initially offered television-based email and web browsing by coupling internet access with wireless keyboards. Microsoft later branded it as MSN TV but it became increasingly irrelevant in recent years. Now, the company has decided that it will abandon the service on Sept 30.
Microsoft is due to roll out the public beta of Xbox 360 update for the current year. However, just ahead of the release, the company wants the Xbox Live members to lay their hands on the update as part of the public beta. It isn’t clear as to what new features Microsoft will be offering as part of the update.
When social games on Facebook started gaining traction, Zynga was the company that spear-headed the wave. After hitting the peak of popularity, however, the company has been on a downward spiral. Now, the head of Xbox at Microsoft, Don Mattrick, is quitting his position to assume the role of CEO at Zynga.