Microsoft unleashed a ton of Windows and Surface news on the world from New York on 26th October revealing new Windows features and brand new hardware. We give you a run-down of the biggest news from the event:
Microsoft’s cloud business continues strong growth
Microsoft’s has announced that its cloud-computing businesses once again kicked into high gear as sales of its Azure service more than doubled.
Microsoft CEO explores opportunities in India
Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella is currently visiting India, to look into the growing potential of the country as a market for multinational technology companies.
Microsoft unveils Windows 10 devices in the UAE
Microsoft Gulf has launched the Surface Pro 4, Lumia 950 and 950 XL devices, which features the new Windows 10 OS.
Microsoft reports decline in revenues
Microsoft recently reported declines in revenue for Windows, its Surface line of hardware and its Smartphones, key components to the new More Personal Computing group that debuted its earnings with the September quarter.
Microsoft to unveil new devices at GITEX
Microsoft will for the first time in the Middle East showcase its latest collection of devices at the forthcoming Gitex Technology Week, including the newest additions to the Surface Pro 4, Surface Hub and Lumia family.
Microsoft casts out ex-Nokia chief Stephen Elop
Microsoft announced that it will be casting out ex-Nokia CEO Stephen Elop as part of a major re-shuffling in its executive ranks.
Microsoft Q4 buoyed by cloud as profit drops
Cloud services like Azure and Office 365 were once again the stalwarts in Microsoft’s quarterly earnings report, with revenue from those products more than doubling from a year earlier.
Microsoft unveils Windows 10
Microsoft has unveiled its long-anticipated Windows 10 operating system, as well as two new devices designed to extend the Windows experience.
Microsoft ‘almost’ concludes largest job cuts in its history
Microsoft has initiated a third round of job cuts that “almost” concludes its plan to eliminate 18,000 positions.
Microsoft Mobile: Restored glory?
Microsoft has finally closed its $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia’s handset business, and now has an added opportunity to impose its ‘Microsoft Everywhere’ approach on technology, writes James Dartnell.
Microsoft completes $7.2B Nokia acquisition
Microsoft has officially closed its $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia’s handset business, welcoming approximately 30,000 new employees to its rolls.
Bill Gates: I'll target cloud, Windows and Office in new Microsoft role
Bill Gates told a Reddit Ask Me Anything session that he saw potential to get more out of the Windows operating system, cloud services and improving Office.
Satya Nadella: Can a data afficionado solve Microsoft's consumer puzzle?
The spider. It sits at the centre of a web, stroking and sensing the minute vibrations that run up the hundreds of strands, analysing their meaning and what they reveal about the external world. Much like Satya Nadella.
10 things you need to know about Satya Nadella, Microsoft's new CEO
Unless you’re a committed Microsoft observer, the name Satya Nadella probably doesn’t ring a bell. So who is the man who now becomes Microsoft’s guiding light for the foreseeable future?
Satya Nadella to succeed Ballmer as Microsoft CEO
Microsoft has finally concluded its protracted search and chosen its new CEO: Satya Nadella, who as executive vice president of the company’s Cloud and Enterprise group has successfully steered the shift of the company’s back-end server software and tools to the cloud.
Microsoft steps up Chinese Bing efforts with Windows Azure
Bing has barely any market share in China, but Microsoft hopes to change that in the next year or two by investing more resources into the local version of the search engine.
Microsoft OS chief: One API to rule them all
Microsoft is pursuing the ideal of OS platforms: a unified code base that runs from smartphones to servers, giving users …
Microsoft's Nokia deal could benefit rival mobile device vendors, analysts say
Microsoft’s plan to buy Nokia’s phone business and have a larger presence in hardware devices has so far brought little response from PC and smartphone vendors in Asia. But the deal could end up bringing dividends to Microsoft’s long-time partners in the region by revitalizing the Windows ecosystem, according to analysts.
Microsoft to acquire Nokia's smartphones and mobile phones business
Microsoft is to acquire Nokia’s Devices & Services business, which includes the smartphone and mobile phones businesses, for Euro 3.79 billion (US$5 billion), Microsoft said Monday.