All Mixed Up: I Spent 8 Weird Hours Wearing Microsoft’s New Headset By Andrew E. Freedman The Cliff House in Windows 10 Mixed Reality lets you use apps and programs, but it's not suited for doing actual work.
Harman Kardon Invoke Review: Great Speaker, But Cortana Needs Work By Mike Prospero The first smart speaker with Cortana sounds fantastic, but Microsoft's virtual assistant lags behind Alexa and Google Assistant.
Windows Phones Are Really, Truly Dead By Andrew E. Freedman Microsoft's Joe Belfiore revealed that the company is no longer working on new features or hardware for Windows 10 Mobile.
Microsoft Goofs, Posts Price of First Cortana Speaker By Andrew E. Freedman Microsoft unveiled Harman Kardon's Invoke speaker, the first with Cortana, before Microsoft Build this year. Now we have a price: $199.95.
Samsung's Mixed Reality Headset Hands-On: Premium Sight and Sound By Philip Michaels Samsung's HMD Odyssey is joining Microsoft's array of mixed reality headsets as we get closer to the Oct. 17 launch of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
Help Me, Tom's Guide: Outlook's Broken on My iPhone! By Henry T. Casey Microsoft's Outlook email and calendar services are failing iPhone users who updated to iOS 11. Here's how to get back to work.
How Good Is Xbox Tech Support? Report Card 2017 By Sherri L. Smith Undercover testing by Tom’s Guide reveals the overall high quality of Microsoft’s Xbox Support, including a phone number call back option that is just great customer service.
Gaming Support Showdown: Sony vs. Microsoft vs. Nintendo By Tom's Guide Staff We went undercover and tested the tech support packages offered for Xbox, Nintendo and PlayStation. Here are our rankings.
Are Microsoft's Mixed Reality Headsets the Affordable Savior of VR? By Sherri L. Smith, Mark Spoonauer Learning from the slow adoption of virtual reality, Microsoft is taking a smarter approach with its mixed reality headsets.
Microsoft Battles Prime Day With Its Own Sale: Here Are the Best Deals By Andrew E. Freedman Microsoft is taking aim at Amazon's Prime Day with its own set of sweet deals.
Apple HomePod vs Amazon Echo and Google Home: How Each Stacks Up By Mike Prospero The new HomePod looks pretty advanced, but does it it have right combination of features to take on Amazon, Google and newer upstarts?
4 Ways Microsoft Plans to Win the Future By Andrew E. Freedman Microsoft showed off its new vision at its Build developer conference, and its plans are revealing.
WannaCry Ransomware Outbreak Isn't Over Yet By Paul Wagenseil The WannaCry ransomware attack hit China especially hard Monday, and experts warned that new strains were about to appear.
I Got Lost in a World Where VR and HoloLens Collide By Andrew E. Freedman Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Academy is teaching coders to make apps that work across AR and VR headsets.
Microsoft Unveils Mixed-Reality Motion Controllers By Andrew E. Freedman Microsoft introduced motion controllers for upcoming Windows 10 mixed-reality headsets at its Build developer conference in Seattle.
Microsoft Finds Way to Put Windows 10 on iPhone, Android By Andrew E. Freedman Microsoft plans to put Windows 10 software onto all of your devices, including those running Android and iOS.
I Jumped Off a Building In a Windows MR Headset By Andrew E. Freedman A VR experience called 'The Ledge' shows a $299 headset that Microsoft is working on with its hardware partners can be enough for a hair-raising experience.
Intel Used Cortana to Make a Smart Home By Andrew E. Freedman In a demo at Microsoft Build, Intel showed off how Cortana can power a modern smart home, as Microsoft and Intel are making a push to expand the digital assistant's powers.
Here’s What Cortana Will Do in Devices By Andrew E. Freedman At its Build developer conference, Microsoft showed off how Cortana will work on speakers, cars and more devices.
Microsoft Bets Big on AI, Chatbots By Andrew E. Freedman Microsoft used its annual developers conference to sharpen its focus on bringing Cortana, artificial intelligence and chatbots to the forefront of computing.
HP and Microsoft Partnering on Cortana Device By Andrew E. Freedman HP has signed a partnership deal with Microsoft to build hardware that supports Cortana.
Microsoft Patches Fatal Flaw in Windows Antivirus Software By Paul Wagenseil Microsoft rushes out emergency patch for fatal flaw that could have crashed or hijacked its own Windows antivirus software.
Microsoft Tips Surface Phone Strategy By Don Reisinger Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella could be planning the "ultimate mobile device."
Invoke Speaker Is Microsoft's Answer to Amazon Echo By Henry T. Casey The Invoke from Harman Kardon will bring Cortana to the living room, but how will it compete with Amazon's Alexa speakers and Google Home?
Microsoft Surface Phone Rumors: What You Can Expect By Sean Riley Microsoft hasn't announced any plans for a Surface Phone but that hasn't stopped the rumor mill. Here's the latest chatter about Microsoft's anticipated mobile device.
Microsoft Making Passwords a Thing of the Past By Althea Chang Microsoft users can log into their accounts by using the new Microsoft Authenticator app for Android and iOS.
Here's What Xbox Project Scorpio Might Look Like By Michael Andronico A look at the Project Scorpio developer kit gives a hint at the next Xbox's design.
Microsoft's Sub-$300 Mixed Reality Headsets Are Coming, and I Tried One By Mark Spoonauer A new breed of head-mounted displays promises to deliver immersive experiences for much less money (and complexity) than Oculus or Vive.
Free Microsoft Antivirus Software Finally Does Good Job By Marshall Honorof Microsoft Security Essentials still isn't the best way to secure your computer, but it's come within spitting distance of the top spot.
Is This The Surface Phone? By Henry T. Casey A newly published patent gives more validity to rumors of Microsoft developing a folding Surface Phone.
