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Microsoft get a lot of bad press so it is always nice to hear that EX CEO Bill Gates is handing out more money for charitable causes. This time Bill and his wife Melinda are spearheading a college based inititive to help improve education. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation …

The latest news reaching KitGuru is that Microsoft may be preparing a bid to take over Adobe with the primary focus to counter Apple's success in the mobile market. Adobe leader Shantanu Narayen and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer have already met in person to discuss ways of dealing with Apple's …

Hyperactive Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was in London speaking to students at the London School Of Economics and he told them that Microsoft had to ‘cover all form factors', saying that they had been working on a Windows tablet for release at Christmas. He said “You’ll see new slates with …

A senior researcher at Microsoft says that virus infected computers that pose a threat to other PC's should be blocked from accessing the internet. Scott Charney of the trustworthy computing team said that this concept follows ideas learned from public health situations. Putting infected computers into a temporary quarantine would …

Lawsuits are a messy business and the latest from Microsoft seems to be firmly in hardball territory. They have decided to sue Motorola over a portfolio of 9 patents which they are using on their Android powered Droid handsets. Microsoft have filed a suit in a district court in Washington …

KitGuru has been reporting on the new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 platform for many weeks now. With the imminent launch of the new Phone OS, it is worth analysing if Microsoft really can make their mark in this competitive sector. Last month we reported on a bizarre, mock funeral parade …

Halo Reach is one of the best games of 2010 according to KitGuru gaming reviewer Terry Franklin. Not only that but it looks to be on track to being one of the biggest sellers also generating $200 million in the first day ! It’s “the biggest game Microsoft has ever …

Microsoft delivered a rather wacky ‘celebration' a few days ago when their Windows Phone 7 OS achieved ‘release to manufacturing' status. They held a rather weird funeral parade for the Blackberry and iPhone. This parade was held through the companies Redmond Campus, and was initially reported on by NeoWin. The …

A Russian website has revealed details about the new Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) which showcases the user interface – highlighting new features such as quick release tabs and a ‘Chrome' style address search bar. Microsoft have issued several developer previews of IE9 since March but they have all, to date, …

Microsoft have been coming under attack due to the £129.99 price point on the Kinect Controller for the Xbox 360 – many feel this is just too much money for the device. Brett Siddons, Microsoft UK's marketing manager spoke to Techradar and he says that the price was fair because …

KitGuru loves Windows 7. There. We've said it. We have big love for the Snow Leopard, but there's still plenty of room in our hearts for Bill Gate's latest incarnation. So how much better can it get? KitGuru receives flash-traffic from Microsoft's Technet, authenticates, inserts twin brass keys and prepares …

June 2010 has been a very strong month for Microsofts Xbox 360. We have been looking at data from the NPD Group which details that the Xbox 360 Slim has helped push sales above the two main rivals, the Nintendo Wii and the Sony Playstation 3. In June Microsoft sold …

Microsoft seem to be rather happy about the recent iPhone 4 issues and they have gone public with a rather damning statement about Apple's new product. Microsoft COO Kevin Turner was recently giving a keynote speak at the WorldWide Partner Conference and he said “It looks like the iPhone might …

Steve Jobs was interviewed by AllThingD's Walt Mossbery and Kara Swisher at the D8 conference and he was, as usual, in fine form for making memorable quotes. Apple recently surpassed Microsoft in market capitalisation but he said “It's surreal, but it doesn't really mean anything”. When he was asked about …