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VIDEO: Microsoft envisions future of productivity
VIDEO: Microsoft envisions future of productivity
Futurist video from Microsoft imagines what managing our daily work and personal lives might look like down the road. 29 Oct 2011 - 3 comments
Leaked roadmap points to Aug 2012 launch of Windows 8
Leaked roadmap points to Aug 2012 launch of Windows 8
Leaked roadmap points to an August 2012 commercial release of Microsoft's next major Windows upgrade 25 Oct 2011 - 1 comment
Microsoft's YouTube channel gets hacked
Microsoft's YouTube channel gets hacked
Hackers got the best of Microsoft's popular YouTube channel this weekend. The channel, which has 8 million views and over 25,000 subscribers, ...... 24 Oct 2011 - 4 comments
Microsoft signs yet another Android licensing agreement
Microsoft signs yet another Android licensing agreement
Microsoft has signed their 10th Android patent deal this weekend, coming into money via Compal Electronics of China. The company has coerced ...... 24 Oct 2011 - 5 comments
Rumor: 2013 release date for 'Xbox Next'
Rumor: 2013 release date for 'Xbox Next'
According to Develop, there are already several projects underway for the upcoming "Xbox Next" console. Microsoft is looking to a 2013 release ...... 21 Oct 2011 - 38 comments
Evolution of Start Menu Search continues in Windows 8
Evolution of Start Menu Search continues in Windows 8
Searching from the Start Menu in Windows 8 has been changed to organize results better. 20 Oct 2011 - 4 comments
Steve Ballmer: Microsoft 'lucky' it got rejected by Yahoo in 2008
Steve Ballmer: Microsoft 'lucky' it got rejected by Yahoo in 2008
Speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco this week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said the company is lucky it did not purchase Yahoo! in 2008. ...... 20 Oct 2011 - 2 comments
Microsoft CEO finds Android confusing
Microsoft CEO finds Android confusing
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called Android too complicated and Android phones too cheap. He also said Microsoft is beating Google in the cloud. 19 Oct 2011 - 29 comments
Bill Gates to defend Microsoft in one final Windows 95 antitrust suit
Bill Gates to defend Microsoft in one final Windows 95 antitrust suit
Bill Gates is expected to testify in a Novell antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft over Windows 95. 19 Oct 2011 - 1 comment
Microsoft finalizes acquisition of Skype
Microsoft finalizes acquisition of Skype
Microsoft has announced this week the closing of their $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype. Notes Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Skype is ...... 15 Oct 2011
Microsoft signs another patent agreement based on Android
Microsoft signs another patent agreement based on Android
Microsoft and Quanta Computers have signed a patent agreement that will cover Android devices. The agreement will give Quanta coverage under ...... 14 Oct 2011
'Real Steel' movie trailer causes stir with Xbox 720 logo
'Real Steel' movie trailer causes stir with Xbox 720 logo
Stadium ad in the trailer shows logo for 'Xbox 720' 05 Oct 2011 - 2 comments
Microsoft will make $444 million this year in Android licensing fees
Microsoft will make $444 million this year in Android licensing fees
Microsoft will bring in an estimated $444 million this year from extorting Android manufacturers, says Goldman Sachs, bringing in $3-6 per mobile ...... 30 Sep 2011 - 5 comments
Microsoft to offer pay TV via Xbox Live
Microsoft to offer pay TV via Xbox Live
According to Bloomberg, Microsoft will begin offering online pay TV service from both Comcast and Verizon via its Xbox Live platform. The ...... 30 Sep 2011 - 3 comments
Will Samsung's patent deal with Microsoft protect them from Apple?
Will Samsung's patent deal with Microsoft protect them from Apple?
According to a Samsung representative, Samsung's decision to enter into a patent licensing deal with Microsoft was intended to protect them from Apple. ...... 29 Sep 2011 - 2 comments
Google wins battle to submit bid for US government cloud services
Google wins battle to submit bid for US government cloud services
Google has dropped a complaint against the US Department of the Interior (DOI) claiming the agency improperly awarded a cloud services contract ...... 29 Sep 2011 - 1 comment
Samsung caves in to Microsoft's Android licensing demands
Samsung caves in to Microsoft's Android licensing demands
Samsung has become the latest company to enter into a patent licensing agreement with Microsoft for its Android devices. Since Android has ...... 28 Sep 2011 - 6 comments
Microsoft starts 'Bing Deals' website
Microsoft starts 'Bing Deals' website
Microsoft has launched their new daily deals service. Adding it to the Bing suite of services, Microsoft has unveiled its new Deals platform this week. ...... 25 Sep 2011 - 4 comments
Windows Phone lacks the visibility to be a major competitor
Windows Phone lacks the visibility to be a major competitor
A study from NPD Group suggests Microsoft's marketing efforts for Windows Phone are beginning to generate interest from consumers, but there ...... 21 Sep 2011 - 8 comments
AoL, Yahoo and Microsoft team up to take on Google
AoL, Yahoo and Microsoft team up to take on Google
AoL, Microsoft and Yahoo have teamed up this week to compete better against search giant Google. The three companies will begin selling ad ...... 15 Sep 2011
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