More rumours are circulating the net that Microsoft is planning on going head-to-head with Apple by launching a music service to compete with iTunes.  Reuters are the latest source, citing un-named 'sources', who have revealed that Microsoft is already having discussions with the big music publishers on licensing their tracks for the new service. Robbie [...]

Bill Gates announced yesterday that after 20 years at Microsoft, he will gradually reduce his role over the next two years, before leaving the company. During his announcement, Gates explained that he has been working part-time for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and full-time for a company that has made him the richest [...]

The big news over the weekend has been that Robert Scoble, Microsoft's Geek Blogger, is leaving to join new startup PodTech.net.
Reading all the posts made me realise that despite reading his blog for over a year I don't actually know what Scoble's official role was at Microsoft. Does anyone know what his official role [...]

Tom’s Hardware have published a review of Windows Vista after 500 hours worth of testing. I’ve just read through the review and although Windows Vista ‘looks nice’ I’m still struggling to find any killer features that I actually need that will make me upgrade. I think the summary hits the spot for me:
“It [...]

I don’t know if it’s me, but over the last week or so I’ve been sensing that commentators are slowly turning against the PS3. Maybe it’s the $600 pricepoint, or maybe it’s the lack of clear guidance from Sony on what the games are going to be like, particularly the online experience. I [...]