A lot of people spend their "off-hours" catching up on e-mails from work. Brazil has a new law saying that workers have the right to overtime pay for answering their mail after hours.

Microsoft says it is opposed to SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), as it is currently written, but declined to join the web "blackout" saying too many people depended on their services.

First they said the code was obtained through an affiliate firm. Now, they admit the code was stolen from them several years ago.

This new app from Zendesk lets you review Zendesk customer support requests from your Windows phone. It joins their other mobile apps for Android, iPhone, iPad, and BlackBerry devices.

Microsoft is requiring manufacturers of ARM-based devices to enable "secure boot" so it can not be disabled. This locks the devices against any other operating system. They’re being only slightly more open in their requirements for non-ARM devices.

If you’re willing to sign a two-year service contract, Wal-Mart will give you a Lumia 710. While some see this a sign of trouble for Nokia and Microsoft, others say it’s merely aggressive advertising.

Screen resolution, cameras, and multi-touch are among the things Microsoft has specified for Win8 tablets. Memory and processor requirements are to be the same as for Win7.

System Center is designed to help companies manage their cloud services, including large numbers of virtual machines. The release candidate is now available for download.

Microsoft has announced plans to incorporate ReFS (Resilient File System) into Win8. It will debut with WinServer8 before being added to the client software.

If you use Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail, but want to switch to the Outlook client, this converter can transfer your old messages from EML or DAT to PST.