Technology is connecting people like never before, but the language barrier remains one very analogue problem that's not so easily bridged by digital tech. That doesn't mean that big companies aren't trying though, and Microsoft-owned Skype just launched a preview of its Skype Translator program on Monday.
Microsoft continues to open up to Apple and Google mobile platforms, with the most recent move in this direction being its acquisition of Outlook for iPhone app -- and Latino-founded startup -- Acompli.
Microsoft's recent release of free, functioning versions of its Office apps for iOS is justifiably huge news -- especially because these smartphone apps aren't really a big deal.
Microsoft lost its fight to protect a customer's data stored overseas Thursday as a U.S. judge ordered the tech giant to hand over emails stored in Dublin, Ireland.
In this weeks Threat Level Thursday we take a look at Microsoft (twice), the influx of cybersecurity funding, and of course, our friendly neighborhood watchman, the NSA.
Microsoft announced the Nokia Lumia 530 smartphone Wednesday in a move that allows the once-powerful tech firm to compete more effectively against Google's Android operating system.
Microsoft announced Thursday that it plans on laying off 18,000 employees worldwide with a special emphasis on trimming its mobile division. The firings represent the largest in the tech giant's 39-year history.
It's no secret that Microsoft's Windows and Windows Phone platforms have far fewer apps than competitors such as Android or iOS, but how does Microsoft plan on catching up? Well, if one leakster is right, then the old saying "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" is about to ring true.
Welcome to Threat Level Thursday, where this week we will listen to the White House "talk" about cybsecurity, watch lawkmakers make laws with loopholes, realize that our energy sector has been under attack, and give Microsoft a thumbs up for standing up to Big Brother.
As online privacy becomes a larger issue concerning more users, tech giants are stepping up against the government in an attempt to stop the seizure of data stored overseas. Apple, Cisco, AT&T, and Verizon have now all joined Microsoft in the company's appeal to curb a warrant for an Irish customer.
The newest addition to the Halo franchise, Halo 5 on Xbox One, won't be out until 2015, but for those who can't wait for more Halo, 343 Industries and Microsoft are releasing something this fall that will probably distract them from their Halo 5 obsession — at least until the game is launched.
