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Microsoft now speaking with Huawei, Samsung about dual-boot Android/Windows Phone options
Microsoft now speaking with Huawei, Samsung about dual-boot Android/Windows Phone options
Last week we reported that Microsoft had approached HTC in an effort to get the company to begin offering Android phones that can also dual-boot Windows Phone 8. 10 Oct 2013 - 5 comments
Microsoft targets new CEO this year
Microsoft targets new CEO this year
Microsoft is working hard to have Steve Ballmer's successor as Microsoft chief executive officer in place by the end of the year. 10 Oct 2013 - 5 comments
Microsoft maintains 'Do Not Track' privacy standard support
Microsoft maintains 'Do Not Track' privacy standard support
Microsoft continues to support the development of a Do Not Track standard across browsers, it has said in a public statement to the W3C. 10 Oct 2013 - 1 comment
Microsoft pays $100k for Windows 8.1 bug discovery
Microsoft pays $100k for Windows 8.1 bug discovery
Microsoft has paid a security researcher a reward of $100,000 for detailing a bug and attack method on Windows 8.1. 09 Oct 2013
Microsoft pays $28,000 for IE 11 bugs
Microsoft pays $28,000 for IE 11 bugs
Microsoft has paid bug hunters a total of $28,000 for finding and reporting security vulnerabilities in the preview version of Internet Explorer 11. 08 Oct 2013 - 1 comment
Microsoft begins recycling old email accounts
Microsoft begins recycling old email accounts
Clearly not seeing the backlash that was brought upon Yahoo when they began doing the same, Microsoft has begun recycling older, inactive Live, Outlook and Hotmail email accounts. 06 Oct 2013 - 4 comments
Microsoft investors want Bill Gates out
Microsoft investors want Bill Gates out
According to a report, a small group of Microsoft investors are lobbying the Microsoft board to push Bill Gates out as chairman of the Redmond-based software giant. 02 Oct 2013 - 3 comments
Video: Steve Ballmer's last speech to Microsoft employees
Video: Steve Ballmer's last speech to Microsoft employees
After over a decade at the helm, Microsoft announced earlier this year that CEO Steve Ballmer would be retiring. 29 Sep 2013
405 million users still running aged Windows XP operating system
405 million users still running aged Windows XP operating system
Microsoft may have finally turned a corner in its ongoing efforts to move users away from the aged Windows XP operating system. 29 Sep 2013 - 28 comments
Microsoft shows off Halo 4 streaming from the cloud to Windows Phones
Microsoft shows off Halo 4 streaming from the cloud to Windows Phones
Microsoft has begun building its own cloud gaming service to compete with Sony's Gaikai. 28 Sep 2013 - 1 comment
Microsoft to expand iOS buyback program to include iPhones
Microsoft to expand iOS buyback program to include iPhones
Earlier this month, Microsoft began offering a buyback program for iPads, giving consumers at least $200 in store credits for used tablets. 26 Sep 2013 - 1 comment
Microsoft: Next stop for Windows RT? Phablets
Microsoft: Next stop for Windows RT? Phablets
Terry Myerson, Microsoft's former Windows Phone boss and now head of Microsoft's mobile operating systems group, has detailed the company's plans for the future of Windows RT and the company's longstanding promise of a common app and developer tool b 21 Sep 2013 - 2 comments
Ballmer: Google has 'monopoly' that authorities should discuss
Ballmer: Google has 'monopoly' that authorities should discuss
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has claimed Google enjoys a monopoly in its business practices, and that it is worth of discussion with competition authorities. 20 Sep 2013 - 9 comments
Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop will make $25 million if Microsoft acquires company
Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop will make $25 million if Microsoft acquires company
Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, who was also formerly a high-ranking executive within Microsoft, will make $25 million in termination fees if Nokia shareholders agree to sell the handset business to Microsoft. 19 Sep 2013 - 2 comments
Report: Microsoft already trying to kill Nokia Sirius tablet, Asha phones
Report: Microsoft already trying to kill Nokia Sirius tablet, Asha phones
Eldar Murtazin, known for leaking Nokia info in the past, has reported that Microsoft is already pushing the company to cancel a few of its upcoming products. 19 Sep 2013 - 3 comments
PS4 beating Xbox One performance, says devs
PS4 beating Xbox One performance, says devs
Sony's PlayStation 4 (PS4) console is settling better with developers than Microsoft's Xbox One, according to developers who spoke to EDGE about the hardware. 14 Sep 2013 - 20 comments
Microsoft buys Nokia's Devices & Services business, patents for $7.17 billion
Microsoft buys Nokia's Devices & Services business, patents for $7.17 billion
In a huge move for both companies, Microsoft has announced they have acquired Nokia's Devices & Services business, will license and use Nokia's patents and will also license and use Nokia's mapping services. 03 Sep 2013 - 6 comments
Microsoft: No plans to ever release Xbox One without Kinect
Microsoft: No plans to ever release Xbox One without Kinect
Microsoft has made it clear they have no plans to release an Xbox One without the Kinect motion control system. 29 Aug 2013 - 26 comments
Microsoft looking into 'strategic investment' in Foursquare
Microsoft looking into 'strategic investment' in Foursquare
Microsoft is in advanced stage talks to invest in popular check-in service Foursquare. 29 Aug 2013
Microsoft, Motorola square off again over patent infringement
Microsoft, Motorola square off again over patent infringement
Microsoft and Motorola Mobility (Google) will square off for the second of two trials over patent infringement related to smartphones and other tech. 26 Aug 2013
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