Microsoft has today confirmed its Surface Pro device will launch in Australia before the end of May.

Brian Scott Davis is a long term player in the tech scene, with an extensive background with Microsoft, Accenture, Avanade and Hewlett Packard. He is currently the Chief Technology Officer for longscale, a provider of white label application marketplaces. Brian told me that unlike others, he is quite happy working at home. Brian has a plethora of technology at his fingertips and actually has dedicated space at his home for his work. However Brian does make [...]

Microsoft’s Bing Maps division has today announced its biggest update yet of satellite and aerial imagery, rolling out a total 165 terabytes of new imagery to its online mapping tool.

On a whim I attended a Microsoft sponsored Startup Meetup at the Cafe Vivo, Sydney. I did not know this was it’s first time it was being run, however I found the experience quite rewarding. Organised by Catherine Eibner, it is a spin off from the “Silicon Beach“ start-up meetup. Sponsored by Microsoft Bizspark, it was not a Microsoft only event, as I had discussions with both an iOS and Windows Mobile developer/startup, as well as web [...]

At the Sydney Big Picture event held by Microsoft, one thing that caught my attention was Kinect.

Microsoft has confirmed Telstra, Optus and Vodafone customers with a Windows Phone 7 device are now receiving the latest platform update, dubbed ‘Mango’.

Telstra has this morning confirmed it has now approved the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 update, ‘Mango’, for use on its NextG network.

Microsoft’s new location-based application that allows users to share their locations with others could be available in Australia within months, after launching in the United States overnight.

An Australian man has been forced to pay legal costs in a settlement with Microsoft Australia and its US counterpart, after being caught allegedly importing into the country counterfeit goods for the second time.

Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, now shows Australians up-to-date weather information in search results after a series of changes announced by the company late last week.