Microsoft's 'bug chicks' praise Windows 10, diss Macs in new ad campaign

Two middle-aged women and a host of insects star in the latest ads for Microsoft's Windows 10, demonstrating some of that operating system's most prominent features while holding spiders and talking trash about the Mac.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 70

Microsoft now accepting preorders for wearable VR HoloLens development kit, priced at $3,000

The Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition is now available to preorder for $3,000 and will start shipping in the U.S. and Canada on March 30, allowing developers to begin creating their own interactive augmented reality experiences.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 9

Google, Facebook, Microsoft & Twitter expected to file motions backing Apple in unlock debate

Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter are all expected to file amicus briefs in support of Apple, which is refusing to help the FBI unlock an iPhone 5c belonging to San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook over wider data privacy concerns.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 22

Bill Gates says he doesn't back FBI in case vs. Apple, encourages more discussion

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he was taken aback by a recent report quoting him as supporting the FBI in its encryption battle with Apple, calling the oversimplification of his view on the controversy "disappointing."

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 33

Microsoft's Bing & Cortana apps for iPhone add 3D Touch, other new features

Microsoft on Thursday updated two of its iPhone apps — Cortana and Bing Search — with support for 3D Touch on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, along with a number of other new upgrades.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 6

Microsoft reportedly buys SwiftKey for $250M as part of AI buildout

Microsoft is looking to expand on its artificial intelligence program with the reported purchase of UK-based developer SwiftKey, makers of the popular cross-platform predictive keyboard of the same name.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 13

Microsoft launches business-oriented News Pro aggregator for iPhone, Web

Microsoft on Tuesday introduced News Pro, a news aggregator for both iPhones and the Web that takes a different tack thanks to its dependence on Bing News, and a focus on business-related topics instead of general interests.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 4

Microsoft Windows Phone chief Joe Belfiore tweets from an Apple iPhone

In the midst of a monthslong leave of absence from his post as head of the company's operating systems group, longtime Microsoft executive Joe Belfiore on Tuesday tweeted from an iPhone, which made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

Sam Oliver 10 years ago 42

Microsoft's iOS keyboard to feature one-handed mode, coming soon to testers

One week after rumors surfaced claiming Microsoft has plans to bring its Word Flow mobile keyboard app to iOS, a report on Monday now says an early version is already in testing and will bring a special one-handed operating mode to Apple's devices upon release.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 13

Microsoft Surface blamed for NFL football playoffs meltdown

Microsoft Surface Pro tablets stopped working on the sidelines of a major U.S. football game today, causing a spectacular black eye for the struggling product just as its maker was performing an advertising blitz for the hybrid tablet device integrated into the game itself.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 217

Microsoft adds 3D Touch, illustrated annotations to Office for iOS

Microsoft on Thursday updated the core Office for iOS apps — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — with support for 3D Touch on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, as well as several other features, such as illustrated annotations.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 4

Microsoft to bring Windows Phone keyboard, Word Flow, to iOS

Microsoft is reportedly working on bringing the Windows Phone keyboard — known as Word Flow — to iOS devices, marking the arrival of yet another feature previously exclusive to Microsoft platforms.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 9

Microsoft offering up to $250 for Apple Watch users to trade in for a Band 2

Microsoft is taking direct aim at rival Apple in a new promotion, which offers Apple Watch owners up to $250 in credit toward the purchase of a new Microsoft Band 2.

Katie Marsal 10 years ago 75

Office 2016 for Mac updates with fullscreen Outlook, other new features

Microsoft on Wednesday updated Office 2016 for Mac, adding not just bugfixes but new features for all of the apps in the suite, such as Outlook and PowerPoint.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 21

Microsoft rep pans iPad Pro, says Apple's tablet is 'always going to be a companion device'

Apple's foray into large-format touchscreen productivity is by its very nature incapable of being the same kind of standalone workhorse as Microsoft's Surface line, a spokesperson for the Redmond-based company said this week.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 86

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