Microsoft’s Satya Nadella dances around controversies, but doesn’t challenge any head on
Satya Nadella, chief executive of Microsoft, had a pretty tame keynote on the first day of Microsoft’s Build conference in San Francisco. He sometimes...
Microsoft: DirectX 12 has ‘the fastest adoption of any DirectX’ ever
Most developers are not hesitating to upgrade to Microsoft’s latest graphics programming interface. DirectX 12 is the latest entry in Microsoft’s bundle of APIs...
Microsoft starts shipping its HoloLens augmented reality development kits
Microsoft said it has begun shipping hardware development kits for its HoloLens augmented reality glasses today. Kudo Tsunoda and Alex Kipman, two of the...
Microsoft brings Universal Windows Platform apps to Xbox One
At its Build 2016 developer conference, Microsoft announced that developers can start bringing their Windows apps to the Xbox One. Last year at Build...
Your Xbox One will turn into a devkit this summer with a Windows 10 update
Windows 10 is getting a big “Anniversary Update” this summer, and that’s going to transform your Xbox One. Microsoft’s gaming console will finally work...
Microsoft unveils Desktop App Converter, a developer tool for bringing existing Win32 apps to the Windows Store
Microsoft today unveiled the Desktop App Converter, which lets developers bring existing Windows applications to the Windows Universal Platform (UWP). The company is hoping...
Microsoft answers Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney’s fears on Windows 10 openness
Microsoft maintains that Windows will remain an open platform. During a talk at Microsoft’s Build conference today in San Francisco, the company responded to...
Microsoft unveils Windows 10 Anniversary Update
At its Build 2016 developer conference event in San Francisco today, Microsoft shared details on its Anniversary Update for Windows 10. The company detailed...
Windows 10 is now on over 270 million devices
Microsoft today announced that Windows 10 is now installed on over 270 million devices. It took the latest and greatest operating system from Microsoft...
Mortal Kombat X enters its third esports season with $500K prize pool
Warner Bros. Interactive announced today that it is beginning a third season of official Mortal Kombat X tournaments. The competitions combined will have a prize pool of $500,000. The eight week season begins on April 3 and ends on June 12 in Burbank, California.