Microsoft is showing off that more than 10 million users registered to its Outlook.com webmail service in the two weeks after its launch.
The Hotmail.com successor arrived on July 31 as part of the software giant’s efforts to rival the market leading Google service, Gmail. After revealing that one million users registered in the first six hours since the release of Outlook.com, Microsoft now announces that the service has gained another nine million

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has voiced its support for Microsoft as other partner original equipment manufacturers have signified their dislike for Redmond making its own tablet.
In a recent interview, a high ranking HP official has said that Microsoft was essentially showing what can be done in the tablet market so that partner OEMs follow their lead.
He added that HP’s relationship with Microsoft was in no way changed because of the Surface tablets the software giant

In what could be another massively game-changing move from Redmond, a rumor suggests that Microsoft could price the Microsoft Surface For Windows RT at just $199.
At that price point, it would be priced exactly like the recently-launched Google Nexus 7 and the 1-year-old Amazon Kindle Fire.
Microsoft will also likely take a loss upfront with the Microsoft Surface For Windows RT if it will be sold at just $199 during its

The upcoming Windows 8 operating system will come with gaming certification as Microsoft cooperates with gaming companies to earn the credentials.
The software giant is current in talks with Electronic Arts (EA), as confirmed by EA COO Peter Moore, who told Bloomberg with utter excitement of the negotiations potential.
“We’re working very closely with Microsoft to understand what their views on gaming navigation. Anything that allows more platforms to be adopted quickly that have a …

Some gaming developers have expressed their unwillingness to upgrade to Windows 8. For them, Windows 8 will be another OS disaster the likes of Vista. Moreover, they are afraid that Windows will shut down Origin and Steam, and implement a Windows Store exclusivity for all of its software.
As Markus Persson, creator of Minecraft and founder of Mojang, puts it, “if Microsoft decides to lock down Windows 8,it would be very, very bad for indie games and competition in general.”

Game developers …

After doing a 180 and telling developers to stop branding apps for Windows 8 as “Metro-style”, Microsoft is now reported to be favoring using “Modern UI Style”.
The whole ruckus started when Microsoft last week stopped using “Metro”, a name it has used since it announced development of the Window 8 operating system, because of a possible trademark

Microsoft has convinced Sharp to sign a licensing agreement for the Japanese phone maker to use its exFAT file system on Android devices.
The software giant has been ramping up efforts on its licensing campaign with Android device manufacturers. It managed to do so with several other companies even though they did not specifically understand what the signing of licenses really meant.
Microsoft now reveals a hint on one of its licensing agreements, with Sharp closing a deal to use the exFAT file …

Microsoft has opened the doors of its Office 2013 productivity suite to eager developers and users.
The drawing power of productivity suites is that they are streamlined and comfortable to use, which is Microsoft’s main selling point for Office 2013. The software giant is adding new features and tricks to products such as PowerPoint and linking Office-based programs such as Exchange to web-based services like Outlook 2013.
“We know our users spend an incredible amount of time using the …

Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing (TWC) unit has launched the full version of its Attack Surface Analyzer.
Following its beta release, the Attack Surface Analyzer 1.0 tool is now available for download through Microsoft’s Developer Network (MSDN).
The tool is designed to monitor security weaknesses that Microsoft detects whenever applications are installed on the Windows operating system. Such detections are highlighted as issues and are then provided by explanations as to how the …

Microsoft’s Windows 7 and Windows XP are practically tied in their battle to be the top operating systems, new data from Net Applications reveal.
According to the July data of the research firm, Windows XP tallied a 42.86 percent market share based on all traffic the firm has monitored while Windows 7 accounted for 42.21