Microsoft announced this week that Minecraft: Education Edition, launched late last year, is now available to schools in South Africa. FULL STORY >

The slimmed down Xbox One console will be available for pre-order early next week, with the 500GB model carrying a R4 999 RRP and larger 1 TB version for R5 999 RRP. FULL STORY >

The next step in Microsoft's gaming console journey will be showcased on 11 June at midnight. FULL STORY >

Following on from the first exploration, of open source and its relevance today, in part 1, the next topic up for discussion at the Microsoft Technology Summit, was innovation. FULL STORY >

Microsoft’s Technology Summit, held in Johannesburg and squarely aimed at developers, saw the Sandton Convention Centre packed till it was overflowing, clearly showing there is a very healthy developer interest in South Africa. FULL STORY >

Angela Schaerer, Teacher Engagement lead for Microsoft South Africa believes “Digital Civility” is everyone’s responsibility and that the ultimate aim is to encourage South Africans to be... FULL STORY >

Riverbed SteelConnect offers instant and automated provisioning of SD-WAN connectivity into Microsoft Azure cloud networks. FULL STORY >

Education, and the primary ways of learning new knowledge are changing, due to social media and the proliferation of information. FULL STORY >

Could a foldable Surface Phone be on the way? FULL STORY >

The end goal for this database is to pool together photos and videos used by terrorist organisations to recruit people via social media. FULL STORY >

Despite 98% of non-profits indicating that technology is very important to their operations, the sector still faces challenges to its digital transformation, compared to other industries. FULL STORY >

Technology is often lauded for ushering in the 'next big thing', but perhaps less so for the positive impact it can have on organisations dedicated to saving lives. That, however, was exactly the focus of a recent Microsoft... FULL STORY >

As we headed to the home stretch, it was time to reach the pinnacle of the Microsoft Underground Tour, and a chance to go hands on with Microsoft’s mixed reality device, HoloLens. FULL STORY >

The penultimate in-depth topic before the conclusion of our report back from Microsoft’s Underground tour. Held at Microsoft HQ in Redmond, Washington, the next topic was also one of the most alluring – digital transformation. FULL STORY >

With examples given of actual cases where Microsoft had challenged the government and won, the conversation on cloud quickly turned to a critical key – trust. FULL STORY >