Items tagged with NASDAQ:MSFT
There has never been a better time to be a bug hunter, whether the goal is patching Windows or breaking into it. With AI now capable of digging up software flaws faster than any human team could manage, Microsoft has announced a sweeping...
Read more...
NVIDIA made a big splash at Computex when it announced RTX Spark, an Arm-based AI super-chip designed in collaboration with MediaTek and Microsoft to power next-generation Windows systems. Or to put it in NVIDIA's own words, a chip...
Read more...
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is making major changes under recently installed CEO Asha Sharma, leading to layoffs and a reshuffling of many projects. Even a productive studio like Obsidian hasn’t been spared, which lost 25% of its...
Read more...
A recently-discovered Windows 11 bug is devouring up to 500 GB of storage, but how do you check to see if you're affected and how do you fix it if you are? It can be a rather expensive glitch in this day an dage, after all. Fortunately...
Read more...
A Windows PC that refuses to boot has a way of ruining an entire day. The standard fix involves digging up a spare USB flash drive, borrowing a working computer, downloading Microsoft's Media Creation Tool, and hoping the dead machine does...
Read more...
In a public email addressed to all Xbox employees, the new face of Xbox, Asha Sharma, stated rather bluntly that Microsoft's gaming "business today is not healthy" and it will require "painful" changes to right the ship, which starts with...
Read more...
The writing is on the wall and it says we are entering a new era of gaming where physical media gets left behind. For the most part, we have already seen it on PC where digital platforms like Steam and Epic Games Store dominate the...
Read more...
Anyone who's rooted their Android phone or jailbroken their iPhone to squeeze out a little extra control over the device is about to hit a wall, at least when it comes to using it for work or school. Microsoft has quietly armed...
Read more...
For those unaware, Microsoft once faked an installation error for Windows 3.1 if a user was trying to install it atop DR DOS, and the story is spreading quickly as a pertinent reminder of the ruthless ambition during the early days of the...
Read more...
Microsoft dropped a fresh pair of Windows 11 Insider Preview builds on June 26th, one each for the Experimental and Beta channels. While neither one is a major departure from previous builds, both carry meaningful refinements for different...
Read more...
Microsoft just handed the Windows 10 holdouts a real reprieve. For anyone still riding Windows 10, waving off the TPM 2.0 mandate stitched into Windows 11's hardware checklist, Redmond has laid out a clear way to stay protected past the...
Read more...
Microsoft is raising prices of its Xbox Series X and S game consoles once again, marking the third time the company has done so in just over a year. Beginning in August. all Xbox consoles with 512GB of built-in storage will go up in price...
Read more...
Hardware makers launching new products are in a tough spot with the soaring costs of memory and storage that’s being driven by the insatiable demand of AI data centers. That includes larger companies such as Microsoft, which recently...
Read more...
Microsoft has quietly added an "Xbox Handheld" logo to its official game store pages, sparking intense speculation about the company’s hardware roadmap.
Eagle-eyed fans noted the new badge on the landing pages for major upcoming and...
Read more...
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is in a transitional phase. It will eventually return to a strategy of console exclusives meant to strengthen the brand, but in the meantime it is still bringing some games to other platforms. The company’s...
Read more...
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is being transformed under the leadership of new CEO Asha Sharma. The company is rethinking all aspects of its business as it attempts to reinvigorate the Xbox brand in preparation for the launch of its...
Read more...
Cybersecurity researcher and current Microsoft nemesis, Nightmare-Eclipse, has released a new pair of zero-day Windows exploits following this week's Patch Tuesday, which had patched the last of Eclipse's initial six zero-days.
The new...
Read more...
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is altering its strategy under the leadership of new CEO Asha Sharma, in the hopes of winning back gamers. This includes exploring more options to make the Xbox ecosystem more accessible to the masses. To...
Read more...
Microsoft is hot off the heels of its excellent summer games showcase that included all new titles alongside its long running franchises. However, the next entry in the popular The Elder Scrolls series was nowhere to be seen, leaving many...
Read more...
It's fair to say that even as beloved by fans as Phil Spencer was at the helm of Xbox, his replacement after leaving Microsoft in Feburary, Asha Sharma, inherited a mess. Many would argue that Xbox lost its way over the years, from...
Read more...
Another month, another Patch Tuesday for Windows users. This one's a bit bigger than usual, though: Microsoft has released a record-breaking Windows 11 patch addressing a whopping 206 vulnerabilities. The former record-holder was this past...
Read more...
Just days after Microsoft unveiled an exciting slate of games and celebrated the 25th anniversary of Xbox, the gaming division’s CEO, Asha Sharma, addressed its next-generation console. In an interview with Fortune, Sharma discussed the...
Read more...
