Microsoft has announced the first update for Windows Phone 8.1, and that it will be made available to developers, and anyone else running the pre-release version of the OS, next week. Known as Update ...

Microsoft’s voice-activated digital assistant Cortana is coming to China in a beta version nicknamed “Xiao Na”, as part of several new functions packed into a Windows Phone 8.1 update. The company ...

Microsoft's $15 million investment in Foursquare will soon result in product changes in the coming months. Bloomberg News reports that the deal will be used for location data and services that are ...

Microsoft has launched a developer build of its Windows Phone 8.1 mobile operating system earlier than expected. The US release includes the Siri-esque virtual assistant Cortana and is available to ...

Microsoft is focusing on Apple's Siri digital assistant in one of the first Windows Phone 8.1 commercials. It's another return to the Mac vs. PC war, as Microsoft choses to mock Siri in an effort to ...