Many Australian small businesses don’t have the technology required to support work away from the office. Out of Office Nation – a Telstra report based on a survey of more than 1,000 Australian small business owners – found that many work 20 hours per week away from company premises but are limited due to poor …

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The Surface Pro tablet from Microsoft will go on sale in Hong Kong tomorrow and in the UK next week, and now Microsoft has confirmed that Australians will get their chance to buy the Windows 8 Pro device on May 30th. The official Microsoft Australia blog reports that on that day, the Surface Pro will …

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Microsoft’s Tami Reller is in Boston today speaking at the JP Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom Conference and she has announced that there are now more than 70,000 apps in the Windows Store. In addition, Windows Blue is officially named Windows 8.1 and it will be a free update and come from the Windows Store …

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Skype released their video messaging service for iOS, Android and Mac back in February, and now it’s finally Microsoft’s turn. Starting today, Windows Skype users will be able to send and receive short video messages from their contacts. The new feature was expected and it is available for those that download the latest Skype beta …

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Rumors have already hit the web that Office 2013 owners will get a major upgrade for the software suite later this fall, with Microsoft’s team working under the code name “Gemini.” Now a new report claims that Microsoft will offer feature updates for its Office 365 subscription customers much sooner than “Gemini’s” release. ZDNet.com’s Mary …

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Aside from Microsoft potentially enabling users to skip straight to the desktop upon booting Windows 8.1, another rumor on the street is that Microsoft is also looking at bringing back the Start Button in the update following user feedback. Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet reports that one of her sources not only confirmed the boot …

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Earlier today, The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft is working on a 7-inch tablet that will debut later this year. This is not the first time we’ve heard about a device in this size, but the previous report said it was an Xbox theme device. Not wanting to miss out on a good rumor, …

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we are just one year away from Microsoft ending its official support for Windows XP. While the OS launched over 11 years ago, a large number of businesses still use Windows XP and have not upgraded their systems to Windows 7 or 8. Today, as expected, Microsoft sent out a press release that basically says …

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The V8 Supercars competition is entirely built around the concept of speed. However, without proper communication tools in place, the whole event can get congested, resulting in one hell of a pileup. Peter Trimble, V8 Supercars’ director of finance, learned this to his chagrin while working with the company’s hopelessly outmoded on-premises system — a …

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Microsoft recently announced its phased approach for integrating Yammer with SharePoint 2013, so it will be much later this year before we see any meaningful work completed to bring the two platforms together. But in the meantime, users can look forward to easier access to Yammer from within Office 365 and SharePoint Online. Let’s take …

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