I’m a big fan of Danny Choo and the way he’s managed to let nothing stop him from making his passion his life and career, and one of the things he does regularly is work on a televison show called…
Microsoft Buys Skype
Everyone’s been talking about this story today, but I think it’s an incredible one. In what’s clearly the biggest purchase or acquisition the company has ever made, Microsoft has weighed in and purchased Skype outright for $8.5 billion. That’s a…
A Look Inside the Microsoft Home of the Future
One of the things I adore about fun and quirky little “see what the future will be like” technology expos and specials are the ones that take you into what the future home will look like. In this case, up…
PC Mag :: The Five Most Influential Tech Products of All Time
PC Mag took your votes in multiple categories to come up with a definitive list of the most influential products of all time. From mobile devices to gaming to desktops to operating systems, they laid out the candidates and the…
The Zune is Dead
Well, the social has officially ended. Microsoft has tipped to Bloomberg that the Zune line of hardware products is all but finished, but the name, the media player, and the software line will live on. I reported on this here…
Kinect Earns Guinness World Record for Fastest Selling Consumer Electronics Device
(image via CrunchGear) Microsoft should be proud of this one, it’s a huge accomplishment! The Kinect peripheral for XBox 360 has claimed the title of fastest selling consumer electronics device of all time, snatching it from the jaws of the…
Video :: Chain of Fools: Upgrading Through Every Version of Windows
Starting with Windows 1.0, one man rides the long long journey all the way to Windows 7, upgrading a VM and playing with the Windows upgrade process along the way. It’s really the kind of thing you want to see…
Is Microsoft Planning to Kill the Zune?
I covered this story for Gearlog today, but I think it’s interesting enough to discuss here as well. Paul Thurott, for all his often-crack-smoking-goodness, often gets the inside scoop at Microsoft earlier than a lot of people, and he has…
Everything You Need to Know about the New Windows Phone 7 Phones
This week saw the release of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s new mobile operating system, which they hope will remove the horrible taint of Windows Mobile from the collective conciousness and put Microsoft in a position where they can compete with…
Spinning Gears :: Did Google Save Verizon Wireless (or At Least Its Image?)
Today is Droid X Day, meaning that while it’s not as big a deal as a new iPhone or anything, the Droid X launches today on Verizon Wireless. As much as Verizon Wireless has gotten a great deal of publication,…