A favorite tech industry truism is that Microsoft got where it is today by copying others. Now, it’s finally copying itself. With the type of fanfare usually reserved for the announcement of each ...

An emoji gun battle may be breaking out between Microsoft and Apple. As part of the Windows Anniversary Update that was released this week, Microsoft has adjusted the design of emoji on its platform, ...

The Xbox One may make Apple's smart TV obsolete before it's even released. Think about it. Apple is working on a smart television. Shortly before his death, Steve Jobs told his biographer that he had ...

Toys For Bob, the developer of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, has become independent from Activision and Microsoft. Their first independent game will be developed in partnership with Microsoft, with ...

Microsoft reportedly partners with Toys for Bob for a new game. The deal follows Microsoft's acquisition of major franchises from Activision Blizzard. See the seasonal trading strategy that's beating ...

Microsoft may be getting its augmented-reality game on for the Xbox. In a newly published patent application, the company details augmented-reality glasses and a method for matching players via the ...

Microsoft's relationship with battery maker Energizer Holdings is just the first in a handful of experiments in which the vendor will provide desktop management services, said Rick Devenuti, corporate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gil Press writes about technology, entrepreneurs and innovation. This week's milestones in the history of technology, from ...

Microsoft is replacing an emoji it currently displays as a toy gun with a symbol for a real revolver, just a few days after Apple announced it would be swapping its own revolver emoji for a water ...