Pedro Hernandez

For months, Ford CEO Alan Mulally has been considered the frontrunner in the search for Steve Ballmer’s replacement as CEO of Microsoft. However, the company is said to be also weighing an internal candidate whose career aligns with the company’s goal to become a cloud computing powerhouse. Microsoft insiders told Bloomberg that the software giant’s […]

Social media was ruled by Facebook in 2013, at least according to Bing. In its review of Bing’s top searches for the year, Microsoft revealed that Facebook remained firmly affixed to the number-one spot in the social media category among Americans. “Facebook came in as the most searched social media platform for the second year […]

Microsoft is taking steps to expand its encryption efforts to safeguard its Internet traffic after classified documents released by ex-National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden shed light on the NSA’s data-collection capabilities. Last month, the disclosure of NSA’s Muscular program revealed that the agency had gained access into the private networks of Google and Yahoo […]

Organizations that are leery of their Exchange backups can breathe a sigh of relief. Microsoft released Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 3 on Nov. 25, which addresses a problem in the way the email platform handles data restores. In an Exchange Team Blog post, the group drew attention to an important fix aimed at “customers […]

Discounting its enterprise-flavored server offerings, the Windows ecosystem currently consists of Windows RT and Windows Phone for ARM-based mobile devices and Windows 8.1 for x86 systems. According to Microsoft’s Julie Larson-Green, executive vice president of Devices and Studios for the tech titan, the company is looking to pare down that trinity as it continues its […]

Microsoft has released an update for its OneNote Windows Store app, improving the app’s ability to capture, view and search notes, according to the company. The update leverages the Windows 8.1 Share Charm to simplify screen captures and share them across devices. Selecting OneNote in the Share Charm menu offers a Send command, which can […]

Microsoft’s splashy Xbox One launch overshadowed news that could have a potentially huge impact on the company’s efforts to mainstream gesture-based computing. The company announced on Fri. Nov. 22, the same date that the Xbox One hit store shelves in select territories, that it had begun shipping Kinect for Windows v2 Developer Preview kits. The […]

Microsoft’s big bet on the future of living room tech is showing early signs of paying off. The company announced that during the first 24 hours after the TV-friendly, voice control-enabled Xbox One launched, Microsoft managed to get more than 1 million of the devices into the hands of consumers. It’s a feat that sets […]

Eclipsed by iTunes and streaming apps like Spotify, Winamp and Shoutcast are being shut down by AOL next month. The move came to light after AOL issued a brief statement on the Winamp website. It states, “Winamp.com and associated web services will no longer be available past December 20, 2013. Additionally, Winamp Media players will […]

Microsoft officially launched its Xbox One console at midnight, Friday, Nov. 22, and as expected, the company drew crowds at midnight store openings and splashy launch events. The Xbox One arrives with “the richest and most varied games lineup in Xbox history,” according to the company. The launch lineup includes 22 titles, 10 of which […]