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Microsoft will merge Windows and Phone platforms, says Bill Gates
Microsoft will merge Windows and Phone platforms, says Bill Gates
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has hinted that Microsoft plans to ultimately merge its Windows and Windows Phone operating systems into a single platform. 23 Oct 2012 - 5 comments
Microsoft unveils Skype for Windows 8
Microsoft unveils Skype for Windows 8
Microsoft has unveiled the long-awaited Skype for Windows 8, which will be available starting on Friday with the launch of the Surface and other ...... 22 Oct 2012
Microsoft Surface pre-orders sell out
Microsoft Surface pre-orders sell out
Microsoft has sold out of its pre-order stock of the Surface tablet. Earlier in the week, the 32GB model with no accessories sold out, moving ...... 20 Oct 2012 - 22 comments
Microsoft has weak earnings ahead of Windows 8 launch
Microsoft has weak earnings ahead of Windows 8 launch
Just one week before their biggest ecosystem launch in history, Microsoft reported weak earnings. For the fiscal Q1 2013, the company had ...... 20 Oct 2012
Nokia has another bad quarter, Lumia sales awful
Nokia has another bad quarter, Lumia sales awful
Nokia announced their quarterly earnings this morning, and the numbers were not pretty. The company saw an operating loss of €969 million ...... 18 Oct 2012 - 8 comments
3 Lessons Microsoft still needs to learn to remain relevant
3 Lessons Microsoft still needs to learn to remain relevant
Microsoft needs to change more than Windows to survive. Here are 3 things they need to learn to change themselves. 18 Oct 2012 - 6 comments
Microsoft Surface RT finally priced
Microsoft Surface RT finally priced
Four months after first unveiling the Surface, Microsoft has finally priced the tablet and begun pre-orders. The tablet goes on sale on October ...... 17 Oct 2012 - 10 comments
Streaming Xbox Music service finally official
Streaming Xbox Music service finally official
Early this morning, Microsoft formally announced their long-awaited Xbox Music streaming service. The service will allow some Microsoft customers ...... 16 Oct 2012 - 1 comment
Microsoft reveals first Surface tablet ad
Microsoft reveals first Surface tablet ad
Just hours after revealing their first Windows 8 commercial, the company has released their first Surface tablet commercial, as well. The ...... 16 Oct 2012 - 3 comments
Here is the first Windows 8 commercial
Here is the first Windows 8 commercial
Microsoft has released their first Windows 8 commercial today, two weeks before the company prepares its commercial launch. The new operating ...... 16 Oct 2012 - 7 comments
Microsoft to spend $1.5 billion on marketing Windows 8
Microsoft to spend $1.5 billion on marketing Windows 8
Microsoft has made it very clear that it is willing to spend big on Windows 8. According to Forbes, that figure could be somewhere between ...... 13 Oct 2012 - 9 comments
Microsoft to move away from Points to regular cash?
Microsoft to move away from Points to regular cash?
Microsoft has begun moving away from the controversial Microsoft Points payment system, moving instead to good old cash. For services like ...... 08 Oct 2012 - 5 comments
Is Microsoft planning its own smartphone?
Is Microsoft planning its own smartphone?
Rumors are running rampant that Microsoft is preparing to launch its own branded smartphone. The sources each claim the device will be ready ...... 05 Oct 2012 - 4 comments
Microsoft preparing to acquire Rdio?
Microsoft preparing to acquire Rdio?
The latest rumor, from sources out of Europe, claim Microsoft is preparing to purchase digital music streaming company Rdio. So far Microsoft ...... 05 Oct 2012 - 2 comments
Windows 7 surpasses Windows XP in Web traffic
Windows 7 surpasses Windows XP in Web traffic
According to the latest numbers from research firm Net Applications, Windows 7 has surpassed Windows XP in global Web traffic among desktop OS. ...... 03 Oct 2012 - 1 comment
Microsoft Australia drops Xbox 360 price
Microsoft Australia drops Xbox 360 price
Microsoft Australia has announced it is dropping the MSRP for the Xbox 360 and the Kinect motion control sensor by significant amounts. Starting ...... 03 Oct 2012 - 4 comments
Google surpasses but then falls behind Microsoft in value
Google surpasses but then falls behind Microsoft in value
Earlier this morning, search giant Google surpassed Microsoft in terms of market value before failing to keep the title of world's second largest ...... 02 Oct 2012 - 3 comments
Motorola Mobility loses appeal in their Xbox software lawsuit against Microsoft
Motorola Mobility loses appeal in their Xbox software lawsuit against Microsoft
Motorola Mobility has lost an appeal in their Xbox software lawsuit against Microsoft. The three-judge panel upheld an order that blocked ...... 01 Oct 2012
Minecraft developer will not certify game for Windows 8
Minecraft developer will not certify game for Windows 8
Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson has said he will not "certify" the popular game for the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. Persson ...... 30 Sep 2012 - 27 comments
Microsoft patches critical Windows 8 bug
Microsoft patches critical Windows 8 bug
Microsoft has confirmed they have updated Flash in Windows 8, patching a critical bug that was leaving Internet Explorer users open to attacks. ...... 23 Sep 2012 - 5 comments
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