Microsoft Enters The Smart Glasses Arena, Files For Augmented Reality Patent

The notion of augmented reality has increasingly gained traction in recent days. Especially with Google’s Project Glass, the interest of the users has been perked up. However, it seems that Google is not the only one gearing up for such a product. Microsoft has also filed a patent which speaks about smart glasses in detail.

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Pirates Trick Microsoft Into Granting Free Legitimate Windows 8 Activiation

In recent years, Microsoft has tightened the noose around fake Windows copies. However, it seems that the company left some security loopholes unattended in Windows 8. Taking advantage of this, a number of pirates have been able to have their pirated Windows 8 copies activated by Microsoft for free!

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Microsoft Trying To Create Fully-functional Augmented Reality Devices

Augmented Reality devices are gaining traction gradually in the tech world. A number of companies are trying to create their own fully-functional augmented reality devices. Tech giant Microsoft is also working on Augmented reality devices. Last week Microsoft’s Research team in Cambridge opened its doors to offer a sneak peek showing how augmented reality could be the next big thing in the future.

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Microsoft DirectX 11.1 Will Be An Exclusive For Windows 8

Microsoft has bundled DirectX 11.1 in Windows 8. It is claimed to be the next level of Direct 3D 11 and will be an exclusive to Windows 8. Microsoft developer Daniel Moth has explained the company’s strategy for DirectX 11.1 in its Developer Network Forum.

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Microsoft And Apple May Lead Stock Markets To The Bottom

Tech companies, like Apple, have come about to exert a huge influence on the stock market. Apple, for instance, with its $500 billion market cap, is critical for NASDAQ. And this dependency may lead the stock markets, one day, to plummet if these tech entities go down.

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Lawyer Sues Microsoft, Alleging Misleading Surface Tablet Advertisement

Lawsuits are a good way to keep corporate entities in check. But sometimes, they do border on the ridiculous. So seems to be the case with lawsuit filed by a California lawyer who alleges that Microsoft didn’t properly advertise the available storage space on a Surface tablet.

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[Tutorial] How To Undo Merge Between Skype And Microsoft Account

Microsoft is prompting users of Windows Live Messenger to merge their Skype accounts with Microsoft accounts. Many people don’t pay too much attention to this, but be advised that once these two accounts are linked, there are small chances you can undo this process. But if you really need to reverse it, follow the steps below to make a request to Skype support to make the changes.

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