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Patch Tuesday July 2015: Microsoft issues 14 bulletins, Adobe Flash joins in

In the month of the company’s biggest software launch in quite some time, Microsoft has had a relatively quiet Patch Tuesday. With Adobe’s Flash…

Microsoft Lumia 940 XL to feature iris scanner, polycarbonate body

A few days after Satya Nadella announced Microsoft‘s new smartphone strategy, a new report by Dutch website MyWindows.nl has suggested that the Microsoft Lumia…

Microsoft to reduce smartphone offerings for ‘more effective phone portfolio’

Microsoft’s purchased mobile and devices division is falling out of the company’s favour faster than its stock price, and after the news that it’s…

‘Minecraft’ finally takes the lead in the classroom

That’s right, gone are the days of building blocks and ridiculous board games, now Minecraft is taking over the classroom. If you are unaware…

Windows 10 Insiders will get Windows 10 for free, according to blog post

We’re just over a month away from Microsoft‘s biggest software launch in many a year, and Windows 10 Insiders have had a substantial role…

9 Xbox One exclusives that make the PlayStation 4’s lineup seem boring

For more news, announcements and videos from E3 2015, follow our dedicated week-long live blog. We said that Microsoft needed a good E3 2015…

Build Tour Johannesburg 2015: Microsoft talks Africa, Windows 10 and the web’s future

Apple and Google haven’t taken the time to pop in to greet South African developers and users in person, but at least Microsoft’s personnel…

Windows 10 Technical Preview available to download today, here’s how to get it

It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for since everyone realised how awful Windows 8 is. Windows 10, Microsoft‘s apology letter to its disgruntled desktop…

It’s called Windows 10: Microsoft surprises everyone with unexpected name, improved UI

It has been a bumpy ride for Microsoft’s Windows division since the release of Windows 8 two years ago, but its time of torment…

Winning: Windows 9 may be free upgrade for Windows 8.x users

Tomorrow could be big for Microsoft, as it launches Windows 9. With just under 24-hours until the company’s biggest launch since Vista, Microsoft is…

Is the Xbox One the best console for South Africa? Not quite

The Xbox One is like an unnecessarily tardy friend, always missing the interesting part of the party. Now that it has finally arrived, it’s…

Incredible Connection launching Xbox One midnight in South Africa

The never-ending wait for the Xbox One ceases tonight, at least if Incredible Connection has anything to do about it. The South African technology…

Microsoft to hold ‘Windows 9’ event 30 September

We’ve seen the leaks, the shoddy screenshots and the German-techno desktop recordings, but now Microsoft has announced a “Windows event” that will likely see…

Microsoft’s Windows 9 Technical Preview leaked in bevy of screenshots

Update: As if this couldn’t get any better. The same site that leaked the pile of purported screenshots has just leaked a video of…

Is Microsoft about to buy Mojang, Minecraft for $2-billion?

The last thing Microsoft bought didn’t exactly work out too well. The company found itself in a massive spiral of loss which resulted in…

Windows 9 ‘Technical Preview’ may have click-to-upgrade system

There’s no doubt about it — the next iteration of Windows is forming behind closed doors at Redmond, after Windows 8’s market share and…

HP, Microsoft readying $199 Chromebook-culler with AMD internals

There are two distinct trends prevalent in mobile technology at the moment. The first is building ridiculously expensive, world-conquering machines that can restart planets….

Meet the new 3310: $25 Nokia 130 plays music and video, lasts full month on single charge

This is a strange move from Microsoft if there ever was one. After scrapping the Asha and X ranges from Nokia’s fleet, the company…

Windows XP, 7 still reigns supreme as Windows 8 gets minor UI fixes with ‘Update 2’

As if Windows updates weren’t hard enough to keep track of already, Microsoft is readying yet another vaguely-named bundle just in time for August’s…

A streamlined ‘Windows 9’ to become centralised OS for all Microsoft devices

Microsoft’s forthcoming OS will be a one-size-fits-all solution, spanning across desktop, mobile and Xbox platforms, Satya Nadella confirmed. The move comes amid a spate…

Xbox One August update turns console into Facebook, also adds 3D Blu-ray playback

It’s Xbox One update time again and this August the new Xbox Feedback portal has been put to good use, according to Larry Hyrb…

Killstreak confirmed: Microsoft shuttering Xbox Entertainment Studios

The 18 000 job cuts announced by Satya Nadella earlier this week weren’t going to go unnoticed, but Microsoft, for all intents and purposes,…

7 improvements that would make Windows 9 the best Microsoft OS ever

There’s a myth around the tech world that Microsoft follows up its blockbuster OS with universally hated sequels. This theory seems to bear true…

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