Microsoft Confirms Kinect for Windows

Microsoft has announced that a redesigned Kinect gaming sensor will be launched specifically for Windows.

Microsoft's Kinect SDK for Windows Coming in Early 2012

Microsoft said Monday that its Kinect SDK for PCs, which will allow developers to create new uses for the motion-based system beyond gaming, will be available early next year.

The Windows Phone will get the software equivalent of a pinkie ring Tuesday, when Microsoft shows new features at an event in New York. The new features will be coming to Windows Phone 7 operating system in an update called Mango.

Skype: Three Ways Microsoft Can Blow It

Microsoft's stunning $8.5 billion offer for Skype has the industry talking.

Microsoft's New Internal Debate

Microsoft is debating whether the next Xbox has to be profitable on a per-unit basis from the day it's released, or

Microsoft to Release Kinect for Windows 7

Amid the growing community of Kinect hackers that have turned Microsoft's controller-free gaming device to everything from the obvious Minority Report-style user interfaces to a set of eyes for the visually impaired, Microsoft has announced it will release an official Kinect SDK for Windows 7.