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Microsoft wants $15 for every Samsung Android device sold
Microsoft wants $15 for every Samsung Android device sold
Android is a very lucrative business for Microsoft. Following its recent trend of pressuring handset makers to pay up, Microsoft is demanding ...... 06 Jul 2011 - 15 comments
Baidu and Microsoft join together to fight Google
Baidu and Microsoft join together to fight Google
Microsoft has teamed up with Chinese behemoth Baidu to offer English search services in China. The move comes 18 months after Google pulled ...... 06 Jul 2011 - 2 comments
Skype-powered video calls headed to Facebook?
Skype-powered video calls headed to Facebook?
Facebook appears set to add Skype-powered video calls to its service, from within the Facebook interface, at a launch event next week. If ...... 03 Jul 2011
Microsoft vs. Apple - The History of Computing (Infographic)
Microsoft vs. Apple - The History of Computing (Infographic)
Excellent Infographic spells out major points of history in both companies. Manolution has created an infographic (about 3MB) that chronicles ...... 28 Jun 2011 - 8 comments
Microsoft launches Office 365 globally
Microsoft launches Office 365 globally
Launch geared toward small- to medium-sized businesses. At a media event in New York, Microsoft officially launched Office 365, which has ...... 28 Jun 2011 - 5 comments
Microsoft Xbox VP doubts Sony's PlayStation Vita
Microsoft Xbox VP doubts Sony's PlayStation Vita
Dennis Durkin, corporate Vice President and COO for Microsoft Corp.'s Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB), wouldn't switch places with ...... 28 Jun 2011 - 6 comments
Microsoft to launch Office 365 on Tuesday
Microsoft to launch Office 365 on Tuesday
Chief Executive Steve Ballmer will show Office in the cloud. Taking on Google Inc., VMware Inc. and others, Microsoft is putting Office services ...... 28 Jun 2011 - 2 comments
Mobile services being tested over TV White Spaces in Cambridge
Mobile services being tested over TV White Spaces in Cambridge
Trial kicked off on Monday. A new trial was launched in Cambridge, England today, to tackle a growing global issue. The phenomenal growth ...... 28 Jun 2011
Xbox 360 is 'about halfway' through its lifecycle: VP
Xbox 360 is 'about halfway' through its lifecycle: VP
Xbox EMEA Vice President says Kinect provided a surge of adrenaline. In and interview with MCV, Chris Lewis said that the Xbox 360 console ...... 26 Jun 2011 - 15 comments
Windows update dents 'Autorun' malware prevalence
Windows update dents 'Autorun' malware prevalence
Update earlier this year halts surge of 'Autorun' malware family infections. Microsoft released an update on February 8 for the Windows XP ...... 22 Jun 2011 - 6 comments
Microsoft misusing DMCA in Xbox 360 case: EFF
Microsoft misusing DMCA in Xbox 360 case: EFF
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) alleges misuse of copyright law in case involving third-party Xbox 360 memory cards. The digital ...... 20 Jun 2011 - 5 comments
Microsoft engineers reveal WebGL security woes
Microsoft engineers reveal WebGL security woes
If you wondered why Microsoft's thrust to add more features and functionality to its Internet Explorer browser has excluded WebGL, here's an answer. ...... 19 Jun 2011 - 4 comments
Microsoft gets approval to purchase Skype
Microsoft gets approval to purchase Skype
The FTC has approved Microsoft's $8.5 billion bid for VoIP giant Skype, just weeks after its proposal. Microsoft plans to integrate the popular ...... 18 Jun 2011 - 9 comments
Microsoft expected to launch branded tablets next year
Microsoft expected to launch branded tablets next year
According to a Digitimes report, Microsoft may be releasing its own branded Windows 8 tablet next year. Says the report: Xbox 360 is currently ...... 10 Jun 2011 - 6 comments
Microsoft 'Patch Tuesday' to fix 34 flaws
Microsoft 'Patch Tuesday' to fix 34 flaws
Microsoft's upcoming "Patch Tuesday" will patch 34 flaws in Windows products, the second largest collection of updates this year. The 16 ...... 10 Jun 2011 - 22 comments
Microsoft E3 Coverage: More Kinect integration, Xbox TV, Halo 4
Microsoft E3 Coverage: More Kinect integration, Xbox TV, Halo 4
Microsoft's E3 keynote went off today with none too many surprises, but the company did show off some very interesting new uses for the Kinect ...... 06 Jun 2011 - 5 comments
Microsoft to kill off Windows Mobile 6 support next month
Microsoft to kill off Windows Mobile 6 support next month
Microsoft has confirmed that it will be killing off support for Windows Mobile 6.x phones starting on July 15th. Developers can still create ...... 03 Jun 2011 - 7 comments
Nokia denies impending Microsoft buyout
Nokia denies impending Microsoft buyout
Nokia has moved to dismiss rumors being reported early on Wednesday. The Finnish mobile phone giant has described rumors suggesting that ...... 01 Jun 2011
Microsoft ready to drop Xbox 360 prices at E3?
Microsoft ready to drop Xbox 360 prices at E3?
The latest rumors claim that Microsoft will drop the price of the Xbox 360 next week at the E3 event. A sponsored ad from Target on the official ...... 01 Jun 2011
Microsoft to buy Nokia's mobile phone business for $19 billion?
Microsoft to buy Nokia's mobile phone business for $19 billion?
This is complete rumor, but the story is picking up steam around the Web. Eldar Murtazin has Tweeted today that Microsoft is set to purchase ...... 01 Jun 2011
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