Dear Windows Phone: Get Your Shit Together [Windows Phone]

We love Windows Phone. It was a hugely important step forward for how people think about phones. It promised to be a true, thoughtful, original alternative to the iPhone. But it still kinda sucks. More »

Leaked Microsoft Roadmap Shows IE 10 Will Probably Launch Soon [Microsoft]

A copy of a Microsoft roadmap has been leaked online, showing what's in store for some key products, most notably, that an Internet Explorer 10 launch could be imminent. More »

Microsoft Windows Phone Designer Team Hurls Veiled Insults at Apple’s Ugly, Skeuomorphic Apps [Microsoft]

It's Apple, not Microsoft, whose products have long been known for careful minimalism. However, Redmond is evolving, relying heavier on Metro, the simple, design philosophy marked by simple typography and big blocks of color that is infiltrating most of its platforms. More »

Microsoft Just Bought Netscape, the Hottest Browser of the 90s! [Microsoft]

As AOL, in the equivalent of selling sperm to pay the cable bill, offloaded a billion dollar's worth of patents to Microsoft, something strange happened: the latter became the owner of Netscape. Remember Netscape? The browser. From 1994. A steal! More »

Desperate AOL Sells 800 Patents to Microsoft For $1 Billion [Patents]

In an internal memo sent out this morning, AOL informed employees that it will sell 800 patents for $1 billion to Microsoft. Translation: AOL is severing organs and handing them over to Microsoft for badly needed cash. Microsoft, in turn, walks away with an arsenal of patents it can use to fight critical battles with bigger foes down the road. More »
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