A move by the software giant to boost the amount of software it sells directly to businesses could save customers money, but it has angered some longtime partners. Michael Kanellos is editor at large ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is making a very surprising addition to Windows 7 this week, with ...

The next major version of Microsoft's DirectX API will be unveiled at GDC 2014 on March 20, according to the company's DirectX developer site. DirectX 12 will be detailed by Anuj Gosalia, development ...

Standby for journalism. Microsoft have indicated that anybody interested in a thing named DirectX 12 ought to attend a GDC presentation on March 20, at 10am. Visit the provisional schedule on the GDC ...

Microsoft has a new strategy to boost its sales and fend off rivals: go direct. During the past two years, the Redmond, Wash.-based giant has increased the amount of software it sells through its ...