Microsoft has confirmed that only Cortana devices based on Windows 10 IoT are required to have a display. Meanwhile, those based on Linux or other systems can utilize a display too, but they are not required to do so. This decision is in keeping with my philosophy that Microsoft just can't stop punching itself in…

Years in the making, Google's Internet of Things (IoT) platform, now called Android Things, is ready for its first developer preview.

Microsoft this week extended its partnership with the HERE location services firm, adding support for in-vehicle services.

Today: Lost Odyssey for Xbox 360 is free for a limited time, Dolby Atmos sound is coming to Xbox One and Windows 10, Mario comes to iPhone tomorrow, more.

Taking a page from the Google Chrome playbook, Microsoft Edge will also demote Flash content in 2017, the software giant announced today.

This week, Microsoft announced an expansion of the functionality of Cortana with the Cortana Skills Kit and Cortana Devices SDK that will dramatically expand the places we will find the AI assistant. In the press release, the company also stated that there are more than 145 million monthly active users of Cortana and on the…

The future of Skype is bots, Microsoft asserted, noting that this "tidal shift" would usher in a new age of conversational computing.

Microsoft is finally opening up Cortana quite a bit to developers, and it will let them put this technology in a wide variety of devices.

Today: Bioshock series comes to Xbox One backwards compatibility, please ignore the idiot, Bing's top searches of 2016, more.

Microsoft has posted a teaser video to its YouTube page showing off a device that appears to be a headless Cortana speaker that will arrive in 2017.

After outsiders started fumbling around with the math of Surface Hub sales, Microsoft has provided a clearer view of what's happening.

I've resisted writing about Apple's new MacBook Pro since it was announced in late October. But the flood of negativity I've seen, much of which has surprisingly come from Apple enthusiasts, requires discussion. I broached this topic a bit on last week's episode of What the Tech, noting that the new MacBook Pro should be…

Microsoft claimed today that November was the "best month ever" for consumer Surface sales. Thanks Apple?

Critical of the price point of Microsoft's new Surface Studio PC? Well, the far more expensive Surface Hub is off to a blockbuster start.

Microsoft recently announced that it is taking the final steps towards broader availability of its amazing Skype Translator capabilities.

Taking a page from the Sony playbook, Microsoft announced its Xbox One S will also be $50 off for the remainder of the holiday selling season.