In the world of crime, there's dumb, and then there's really, really dumb. A Brooklyn man who visited the DA's office to comfort the mother of a murder victim used the opportunity to swipe an MP3 player belonging to a homicide prosecutor...

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Microsoft's decision to open retail stores is a calculated risk that will likely prove a more challenging endeavor than...

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Microsoft is expected to unveil a revamped user interface for Windows Mobile 6.5 at the Mobile World Congress Monday.

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Microsoft stated emphatically Monday that it would not be building a phone; instead it would roll out services and rely on partners to supply the hardware.

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— Feb. 06, 2009 — Rumors that Microsoft will introduce its own Windows Mobile "Zune phone" just won't go away, despite regular denials from Redmond.

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Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. In October of 2006, I wrote a Switched On column entitled " Rebooting Retail in Redmond " in which I noted how much Microsoft's consumer business had changed since the days of the original microsoftSF store in Sony's Metreon. This was a world before Windows XP, before Zune, before rich touch interfaces on ...

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Microsoft today launched Windows Mobile 6.5, its next major update to its smartphone OS. The design completely revises the main interface with a new lock screen that shows quick notifications as well as a much more touch-ready main interface that includes a "honeycomb" home screen, Zune-like menus, and many other buttons and context-sensitive menus that are all sized and shaped to be used with ...

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As Mary-Jo pointed out a couple of weeks ago, some of the Microsoft staffing cuts were made in the group that is responsible for the Zune, among other things. CNET reported late last week that the Zune team was split in two with new hardware and software teams. This split was actually made back on 22 January and it was stated that it was not due to Zune sales.

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As we've learned over the past 72 hours, Microsoft is clearly changing its approach to the Zune. And connected TV. And just about every other entertainment-related aspect of its business. As it seeks to better connect people via its software and devices (and make "The Social" something worth showing up to), Robbie Bach has explained that the company's new retail focus actually has a ...

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Microsoft's entertainment unit boss visited a high school and sat down with Seattle-area reporters on Friday, fielding questions on several hot topics.

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