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Today is the eighth annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day where the focus is on the creators of our tech employing making sure its accessible to all. This is something Microsoft does 365 days a year.
Many Microsoft and Windows phone enthusiasts see Microsoft's cloud focus as a profit-driven obsession with little direct relevance to them. But the cloud is cooler, and more personally relevant than you think.
Microsoft is making a bold ethical stand for the responsible use of facial recognition tech - but it's not all about being the "good guy."
Microsoft's placing its Surface Andromeda folding pocket PC on the back burner angered fans, but may have avoided folding displays inherent weaknesses and the accompanying PR nightmare Samsung and its Galaxy Fold are experiencing.
Microsoft and Amazon are the world's leading cloud providers. Google's cross-platform, open source, hybrid cloud solution may have something to say about that.
Microsoft's cross-platform cloud strategy and open source development strategy democratizes tech, while its Autism Hiring Program is democratizing empathy.
Microsoft's Your Phone app strives to keep your phone in your pocket.
iTeknic is a company you may not have heard of, but its affordable Bluetooth headphones, though imperfect, are worth a $26.
This is the budget-friendly tech Windows Central columnist Jason Ward has in his personal computing arsenal.
Folding phones are exciting, but Microsoft's missing-in-action Surface Andromeda pocket PC could have brought more to the table.
Microsoft's Augmented Reality headset, HoloLens, is headed to the battlefield to make U.S. troops more efficient. And not everyone is happy.
Black History Month is over. Here's how Microsoft highlighted the contributions of African Americans. Was it enough?
Folding phones are getting a lot of attention but Microsoft's HoloLens progress is moving holographic computing closer to the masses.
We share a lot of personal information in the name of convenience, but at what price?
Companies, governments, policymakers and citizens have a lot of work to do to ensure AI doesn't reflect the worst of humanity.
As Microsoft struggles to maintain its personal computing relevance its Surface and HoloLens creators may be its secret weapons.
Microsoft failed with smartphones but is still pursuing mobile in three distinct areas.
Microsoft is committed to consumers. Just not in the way you may think.
HoloLen creator Alex Kipman famously stated "smartphones are dead." An appearance of HoloLens 2 at Mobile World Congress may be the beginning of the smartphones end.
Microsoft's Surface and NFL partnership shows the power of Surface on the field and off, in the personal lives of many of its top players.