Although we haven’t received an email (yet), a number of sites are reporting that Microsoft has sent out emails today announcing that the last day for Windows Live Messenger will be March 15th, 2013.

As we reported earlier, Microsoft …

Late last year, Microsoft announced that it is changing its focus, moving away from software and toward “devices and services”.  We’re not really sure exactly what that means, yet, although the devices part is fairly obvious (although it may be …

Google seems to be bent on declaring war on Windows Phone for some reason recently.  After dropping Exchange ActiveSync for its own open-source CalDAV and CardDAV protocols for Google Calendar and Contacts, and refusing to allow Microsoft access to APIs …

Today The Verge revealed that Nokia is apparently planning a successor to the Nokia 920, only with an aluminum body to make the phone lighter, to arrive sometime this year.  While it would be foolish to think that Nokia is …

A post on the Skype Garage blog announced an update for Skype for Windows Phone 8, officially dubbed the “Skype for Windows Phone 8 Preview 2.1” (glad the Skype kids are fitting right in at Microsoft with the naming …

In a post on the Microsoft on the Issues blog, VP and Deputy General Counsel Dave Heiner today fired another barrage aimed at Google, lamenting the apparent deal upcoming between the Federal Trade Commission and Google, and claiming that …

Microsoft unveiled its new services first Office 2013 family today, unveiling a touch enabled, Office Apps ready, and cloud connected version of Office. Microsoft CEO and Microsoft Office President Kurt DelBene introduced Office 2013, showed off the touch and ink …

Kurt Del Bene is onstage now in San Francisco, debuting “Office 15”, or more correctly, Office 2013. While he’s talking, we jumped the gun and downloaded the Office 365 Home Premium Preview, and noticed a new feature in the …

Today at noon PDT, Microsoft is webcasting "news from Microsoft", and while they’re not saying anything more than that Steve Ballmer will be there, it is widely expected that we’ll be able to be getting our hands on "Office 15", …

The latest rumors have Microsoft unveiling Office 15, the Metro inspired but desktop version of their cash cow productivity suite, on Monday, July 16th.   But even with recent announcements about a new Microsoft Windows 8 tablet, the Surface, and …