• Microsoft acquires email startup Acompli

  After accidentally leaking its plans, Microsoft has now confirmed it's buying email startup Acompli for an undisclosed sum. The company came to prominence thanks to its synonymous app for Android and iOS, which we reviewed favorably earlier this year...

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• Microsoft acquires iPhone email app Acompli

  After accidentally  announcing it a little early , Microsoft is officially confirming it has acquired email startup Acompli. The surprise acquisition means Microsoft is picking up a powerful email client for iPhone and Android in another move that further cements CEO Satya Nadella's focus on…

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• Windows 8.1 continues upward trek as XP edges down

  Microsoft's current desktop OS is close to stealing second place from Windows XP in the desktop OS arena, according to new stats from Web tracker Net Applications.

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• Microsoft's Windows 8.1 overtakes XP to become second largest OS, but Windows 7 still far ahead

  Microsoft's second shot at its touch-screen operating system, Windows 8.1, has at last inched past Windows XP to become the world's second largest OS in terms of Internet usage, according to the latest figures from StatCounter, an independent website analytics company. Of course, both…

• Xbox One won the Black Friday battle says research

  Microsoft's Xbox One may be lagging behind the PlayStation 4 when it comes to hitting sales milestones, but the console proved to be the winner when it came to Black Friday demand, with one analysis firm declaring it the clear leader in retail interest. InfoScout crunched the sales numbers on…

• An Xbox One Wearable Might Monitor Couch Potatoes' Heart Rates

  Microsoft is said to be working on a fitness wearable that would work alongside its Xbox One games console. Source of the rumours is Joe Officer, who leads Xbox One component supplier Exertis. Read more...