Apple held it's annual music event this week, introducing as expected evolutionary new versions of its iPods, Apple TV, and iTunes. Nothing dramatic, nothing unexpected, and quite a bit less than the rumor mills suggested, as always. In fact, these...

Well, the day has finally arrived. I was told very early on that Windows Phone would most likely be released to manufacturing (RTM) in August, and they missed that mark by just a day, which isn't so horrible for a completely new platform. Anyway,...

If you're among the majority of Apple's customers--that is, you own a Windows-based PC and at least one of the company's iOS-based devices or iPods--you're out of luck if you want to see today's Apple music event live. To do that from...

As I had previously and exclusively revealed (first on Twitter, on July 6, and then about 9 minutes 40 seconds into the July 10 episode of Windows Weekly podcast ), Microsoft is bringing back the Windows 7 Family Pack for this holiday season, starting...

It amazes me how out of touch with reality the Xbox team is. Six years after designing a console that was so buggy and unreliable it required $1.2 billion in warranty repairs, the company finally got it right with the Xbox 360 S, which is everything the...

Microsoft announced today that it will be raising the annual fee of Xbox Live Gold starting November 1, going from $49.99 a year to $59.99. Since launching Xbox LIVE in 2002 we have continually added more content and entertainment experiences for our...

Just in case the current scheme wasn't complicated enough, Microsoft is once again rejiggering its plans for Live Mesh and Windows Live Sync . Now, what is currently the new Windows Live Sync will be renamed to Windows Live Mesh. And there are some...

Microsoft sends word that Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Exchange Server 2010 is now available. Since the release of Exchange 2010 SP1 beta in June, over 500,000 TAP customers have downloaded it and provided valuable feedback. Exchange 2010 SP1 includes many...

Mary Jo Foley has revealed what is almost certainly the eagerly-awaited Internet Explorer 9 user interface, which Microsoft plans to deliver as part of the Beta 1 release next month. Here it is: There will be a new, simplified navigation bar with IE 9...

iTunes U is something I've discussed numerous times on the Windows Weekly podcast, but if you're not familiar, it's a wonderful educational resource, even if you're not into the Apple digital media ecosystem for some reason. Today, Apple...

Microsoft is releasing the Beta 1 version of Visual Studio LightSwitch today. This product is a new addition to the Visual Studio family that enables developers of all skill level and organizational size to easily build business applications that target...

Microsoft is offering a free e-Book version of "Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2" in your choice of PDF or XPS formats. There's no real catch, though you must have a Windows Live ID to get the download. Free e-book offer from Microsoft...

You hear the name "Microsoft Arc Touch" and you immediately imagine a pointing device that's designed to compete with Apple's recently-released Tragic Macpad, a multi-touch surface that emulates the trackpads Apple puts on its MacBook...

Microsoft has posted a list of the new features in the recently released Windows Home Server "Vail" preview refresh. If you've not seen this on the Connect site yet, it goes like so: Server Deployment Added page to IC for checking the server...

Microsoft on Tuesday issued a "beta refresh" of its upcoming Windows Live Essentials 2011 applications suite for Windows Vista and 7. ( See my review for more information about Windows Live Essentials 2011; I'll be updating the review with...