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Microsoft announces mobile Age of Empires: World Domination

14 April 2014, 10:45

Famous strategy game will arrive on iOS, Android and Windows Phone this summer.

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Microsoft brings Surface 2 (4G), the next generation of Surface 2, to the UK

10 April 2014, 17:26

Microsoft brings Surface 2 (4G), the next generation of Surface 2, to the UK.

Gadget Show Live: Hands-on with Windows Phone 8.1

9 April 2014, 16:36

Tom from Nokia shows off what's new in Microsoft's refreshed Windows Phone OS.

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Microsoft Office for iPad hits 12 million downloads in first week

4 April 2014, 13:15

Microsoft announced the news via Twitter. But how many are paying customers?

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Nokia Introduces Three Lumia Smartphones for Windows Phone 8.1

3 April 2014, 17:21

Nokia Introduces Three Lumia Smartphones for Windows Phone 8.1.

Microsoft launches Office for iPad, allowing free file viewing

28 March 2014, 10:00

Full subscription will cost £7.99pm or £79.99 a year for Word, Excel and PowerPoint suite.

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Microsoft publishes early MS-DOS and Word source code

26 March 2014, 12:45

Downloadable source code archives preserved at the Computer History Museum.

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Microsoft introduces DirectX 12 at GDC 2014

21 March 2014, 10:02

AMD will support DirectX 12 on all its GCN GPUs. Nvidia on Fermi, Kepler and Maxwell GPUs.

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Microsoft Hardware announces colourful new Wireless Mouse 1850

18 March 2014, 18:08

Microsoft Hardware announces colourful new Wireless Mouse 1850.

GDC devs highlight that most gamers never finish their games

18 March 2014, 16:45

Figures, based on Steam Achievements, show most only get half the way through a game.

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Free Microsoft OneNote app released for Mac OS X

18 March 2014, 10:15

Microsoft also makes its note taking Office app free for Windows.

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Google and Microsoft don't want dual-OS devices on the market

14 March 2014, 15:30

The software giants pressured ASUS to drop its Transformer Book Duet TD300 plans.

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Microsoft DirectX 12 reveal teased for GDC 2014

6 March 2014, 09:58

"Rumours of our demise have been greatly exaggerated," Tweets the DirectX 12 account.

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Microsoft's SurroundWeb displays web content everywhere

5 March 2014, 11:45

Describes system as a "3D Browser" which will provide "immersive room experiences".

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Microsoft's Reller and Bates leave, Clinton aide Penn steps up

3 March 2014, 12:43

This is the first big management change since Satya Nadella became chief executive.

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Microsoft in talks to invest in Dailymotion video sharing site

26 February 2014, 10:58

Dailymotion wants to become a more global player to better compete with YouTube.

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Nokia connects the next billion with affordable smartphones

24 February 2014, 16:39

Nokia connects the next billion with affordable smartphones.

MWC 2014

Nokia X, X+ and XL Android smartphones announced

24 February 2014, 10:46

Available in the coming weeks for €89, €99 and €109, respectively.

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QOTW: What are your first impressions of Titanfall beta?

14 February 2014, 16:30

Got a beta code? Then let everyone know what you make of the game.

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Review: WD Sentinel DS6100

14 February 2014, 12:00

WD's business storage solution gets an overhaul.

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Windows gaming GM, Jason Holtman, departs after 6 months

13 February 2014, 11:20

Previously Holtman held a senior position, working at Valve (Steam), for eight years.

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Microsoft to dish out more storage with OneDrive incentives

11 February 2014, 12:14

It is thought users will be able to build up to 15GB of total free storage using the scheme.

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QOTW: Which is the best desktop web browser?

7 February 2014, 16:30

And what features in particular make it appeal to you?

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Amazon acquires gaming studio Double Helix Games

6 February 2014, 11:45

Killer Instinct studio bought as part of its efforts to build innovative games in-house.

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Satya Nadella replaces Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO

4 February 2014, 17:12

The five month search comes to an end with an internal promotion.

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QOTW: Which mobile phone do you use?

31 January 2014, 16:30

Let us know why you chose the device, and whether or not you're happy with it.

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Microsoft enterprise and cloud chief Satya Nadella is next CEO?

31 January 2014, 09:03

Sources also say that Bill Gates will be replaced as Chairman by John Thompson.

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LibreOffice 4.2 focuses upon performance and interoperability

30 January 2014, 19:27

Also the UK Government plans to swap Microsoft Office with open source alternative(s).

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Microsoft SkyDrive will soon be rebranded as OneDrive

28 January 2014, 12:30

Also Microsoft might soon be rebranding Office Web Apps as Office Online.

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Microsoft creates a multi-billion-pixel Photosynth image of Seattle

27 January 2014, 12:30

The panorama is peppered with secret 'Easter egg' images made by local artists.

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Nokia's handset sales declined in its last quarter as a device maker

23 January 2014, 14:45

However detailed sales figures were not disclosed.

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Microsoft to offer non-US storage for non-US users?

23 January 2014, 10:09

Head lawyer at Redmond suggests the move, to allay NSA snooping fears.

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Windows 8 tablets to "lead the tablet race in 2014"

13 January 2014, 14:56

Latest faster, lighter, cheaper Windows 8 tablets expected to be popular.

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