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Microsoft posts strong second quarter results thanks to the Cloud

January 27, 2017

REDMOND, Wash. — January 26, 2017 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016: Revenue was $24.1 billion GAAP, and $26.1 billion non-GAAP Operating ... Read More...

Don’t Sweep This Under the Rug, it’s Mine Sweeper for #TBT

Emily Williams

January 12, 2017

Throwback Thursday

Today for TBT, I will clear up one of the age old questions. That is, what the heck-a-doo is the purpose of minesweeper? It’s quite simple, really. Minesweeper and the other games that came pre-loaded on all of... Read More...

Forza Horizon 3 PC Performance Analysis

Jeff Williams

November 7, 2016

Performance Analysis

Racing games aren't the rarity on the PC as they once were, with plenty of new franchises and very competent simulators having come about in the past few years. Microsoft has shifted from making Forza an Xbox o... Read More...

40 million more migrate away from Microsoft browsers

Jeff Williams

November 3, 2016

News

Even though Microsoft's edge has been very much improved with the Anniversary Update, a large majority of users, some 40 million, are still moving away from Microsoft's choices to something else completely. ... Read More...

Seagate Enhances Gaming Experience With New Game Drive For Xbox SSD

Jeff Williams

November 1, 2016

Press Releases

CUPERTINO, CALIF.– Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced the new Game Drive for Xbox SSD, offering elite gamers fast boot and load performance. Designed excl... Read More...

Microsoft update the Surface Book, if only slightly

Jeff Williams

October 26, 2016

News

Microsoft didn't completely forget their other products with their event. While the Surface Pro series hasn't been updated, they slightly updated in the internal specs of the Surface Book. Surface Book gets ... Read More...

Microsoft announces the Surface Studio, their first all-in-one desktop

Jeff Williams

October 26, 2016

News

Microsoft held their Surface event to day and it turned out to be quite the reveal. Not only did they announce a whole slew of creation-centric additions coming in the next major Creators Update to Windows 10, ... Read More...

Brexit effects being felt, Microsoft raising prices by 22% to compensate

Jeff Williams

October 24, 2016

News

Brexit hasn't quite officially been implemented as of yet though the British Pound has been dropping in value steadily since the vote was passed. As a result, the economy require businesses to adapt their strat... Read More...

Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book get a hefty update soon

Jeff Williams

July 15, 2016

IT/Enterprise, News

The current Surface family of devices from Microsoft, the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, are about to have quite the update, with everyone getting drivers for the screen, the pen and much more. July firmwar... Read More...

Microsoft just made a Surface hardware subscription plan

Jeff Williams

July 12, 2016

IT/Enterprise, News

Microsoft has managed to launch a Surface as a Service program that lets individuals or businesses to essentially lease the latest first-party Surface products from Microsoft. Keep up to date with Microsoft'... Read More...

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