Microsoft is close to finalizing a deal to buy Internet phone company Skype Technologies for over US$7 billion, and a …
Microsoft launches tool to migrate apps to Windows phone
While Apple has vaunted to a leadership position in mobile computing with its iPhone smartphone, Microsoft is looking to chip …
Gartner tablet forecast overlooks Microsoft
Research firm Gartner yesterday gave Microsoft a hard diss on the tablet front by not including Redmond in its recent tablet-OS …
Microsoft changes licence rates
Microsoft is boosting the price of a licence that provides client access to Windows Server, SharePoint, Exchange and Systems Center, but …
IE9 most power-efficient browser: Microsoft
Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) is the most power-efficient browser on the planet, Microsoft claimed this week. “IE9, which launched March …
Microsoft sniffs out unused wireless spectrum
Microsoft researchers have designed a scheme for measuring whether licensed radio frequencies are actually being used so unlicensed devices can …
Polycom gets instant Microsoft integration with Accordent buy
Polycom said it bought video management firm Accordent Technologies for $50 million in cash, giving the videoconferencing vendor a leg …
RIM joins forces with Microsoft for Office 365 service
Blackberry maker, Research In Motion (RIM), has joined forces with Microsoft to create a RIM-hosted BlackBerry enterprise service for Office …
Oracle goes after Microsoft SQL server
Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft’s SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up …
Nokia lays out risks in Microsoft deal
In a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Nokia laid out the threats it faces as part …
Microsoft Gulf appoints Emitac as reseller partner
The move is in line with Microsoft’s ongoing customer focused initiatives which will give enterprise customers more choice in order …
Microsoft to pay out “billions” as part of Nokia deal
Nokia yesterday hinted that Microsoft essentially won a bidding war against Google to supply software to the world’s largest handset …
Nokia-Microsoft: is this the path to success or continued failure?
The broad Nokia-Microsoft partnership announced yesterday in which the Windows Phone operating system would run on Nokia smartphones sounds like …
Nokia and Microsoft partner on smartphone future
Microsoft and Nokia yesterday announced an alliance that pairs the world’s largest phone maker with the software giant in a …
Microsoft appoints new server and tools business head
Microsoft has appointed its online services veteran, Satya Nadella, to head its US$15 billion server and tools business, the company …
Microsoft Windows revenues plunge 30%
Revenues from Windows plummeted 30% last quarter compared to the same period the year before, Microsoft said yesterday. But in …
90% of Microsoft software in China is pirated: Ballmer
While Chinese President Hu Jintao knew he’d face some tough questions when he came to the United States this week, …
Microsoft appoints Aptec as first Middle East VAD
The deal will help Microsoft and Aptec to provide improved value to the specialised and solutions-oriented reseller base. The broad …
Microsoft rolls out OCS replacement
Lync, which is set to replace Microsoft's Office Communications Server (OCS) integrates instant messaging, presence, audio, video, webconferencing and voice …
Microsoft confirms Oct. 11 launch of Windows Phone 7
Microsoft will launch its latest mobile phone operating system, Windows Phone 7, in New York on October 11, according to …