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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
Microsoft has made more from Android phone sales than on WP7
Microsoft has made more from Android phone sales than on WP7
Horace Dediu of Asymco has posted some interesting figures today, noting that Microsoft has actually made a lot more money off Android phone ...... 28 May 2011 - 2 comments
Microsoft only makes $1.25 billion in China per year
Microsoft only makes $1.25 billion in China per year
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said today that profits for the company coming from China is only $1.25 billion per year, about 1/50th of the ...... 27 May 2011 - 10 comments
Skype founder Zennstrom predicts success for Microsoft
Skype founder Zennstrom predicts success for Microsoft
Skype founder Niklas Zennstrom predicts that Microsoft will capitalize on its $8.5 billion acquisition of the service. "Skype's full potential ...... 25 May 2011 - 6 comments
Xbox 360 to get full stereoscopic 3D support via system update
Xbox 360 to get full stereoscopic 3D support via system update
According to Eurogamer, Microsoft is set to announce full stereoscopic 3D features for the Xbox 360 games console very soon. The report says ...... 25 May 2011 - 9 comments
Windows 8 for tablets could debut publicly next week
Windows 8 for tablets could debut publicly next week
Rumors suggest that Microsoft's upcoming Windows iteration could show up at the D: AllThingsDigital conference next week. Microsoft is expected ...... 25 May 2011 - 1 comment
Microsoft to appeal EU antitrust fine
Microsoft to appeal EU antitrust fine
Microsoft is set to appeal an EU antitrust fine that it calls "excessive" and "undeserved." The 900 million euro fine, imposed in 2008, was ...... 24 May 2011
Windows Phone 7 fans rejoice, 'Mango' bringing 500 new features
Windows Phone 7 fans rejoice, 'Mango' bringing 500 new features
Microsoft has unveiled Windows Phone 7.1 "Mango" today, with 500 new features. The new firmware update will bring better social networking ...... 24 May 2011 - 5 comments
1 in every 14 downloads is malware, says Microsoft
1 in every 14 downloads is malware, says Microsoft
According to Microsoft, one in every fourteen downloads is malware, and that Internet Explorer 8 and 9 blocks up to 5 million attacks, daily. ...... 19 May 2011 - 20 comments
Nokia denies Microsoft is buying its smartphone unit
Nokia denies Microsoft is buying its smartphone unit
Nokia has quickly shot down the rumor that Microsoft is ready to purchase the company's smartphone unit. The rumor came from questionable ...... 16 May 2011 - 1 comment
Microsoft and Baidu close to search deal in China
Microsoft and Baidu close to search deal in China
According to multiple reports coming out of China, Microsoft is set to partner up with search giant Baidu, as early as next week. Baidu will ...... 16 May 2011
It's official: Microsoft to buy Skype for $8.5 billion
It's official: Microsoft to buy Skype for $8.5 billion
Following two nights of speculation, Microsoft has confirmed it will be purchasing Skype for $8.5 billion in cash. The deal has already been ...... 10 May 2011 - 7 comments
Microsoft set to buy Skype for $7 billion in its largest acquisition, ever
Microsoft set to buy Skype for $7 billion in its largest acquisition, ever
Microsoft is on the verge of purchasing Internet phone company Skype for over $7 billion, in what would be the company's largest ever acquisition. ...... 10 May 2011 - 5 comments
Windows revenue market share topped 78 percent in 2010
Windows revenue market share topped 78 percent in 2010
Gartner has posted the latest worldwide OS market share figures, and it seems that as the economy recovered, so did OS sales. For 2010, revenue ...... 03 May 2011 - 6 comments
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