Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has branded Android ‘wild’ and Apple too ‘controlled’. During a recent conversation with LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid …
Microsoft, Motorola to do battle over patent royalty rates
Microsoft and Motorola Mobility will face off in court today for the start of a patent trial that could help …
Windows boss Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft
Steven Sinofsky, the executive in charge of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system and the driving force behind the new OS, …
Microsoft announces strategic partnership with Westcon Convergence
Microsoft has announced a new strategic global partnership with the value added distributor Westcon Convergence. Westcon Middle East is a value-add distributor of convergence, security, networking and mobility products and services, covering the Middle East, Pakistan and North Africa regions.
Microsoft announces in-memory addition to SQL Server
In a move to speed online transaction processing (OLTP), Microsoft is adding in-memory capabilities into its SQL Server relational database …
Microsoft Surface web benchmarks reveal poor performance
Independent benchmark tests by Futuremark have revealed that Microsoft’s Surface tablet is surprisingly slow at Web browsing. When run through the Peacekeeper: …
Microsoft to close Messenger and consolidate IM service on Skype
Microsoft will shut down Windows Live Messenger next year, compelling users to migrate to Skype, whose latest version can import …
ARM, Microsoft collaborating on 64-bit Windows version
ARM has joined forces with Microsoft to tune the Windows OS to work on processors based on ARM’s 64-bit architecture, …
Microsoft sued over use of live tiles in Windows
Microsoft has been slapped with a patent infringement lawsuit over its use of dynamic “live” tile icons in Windows, including …
Microsoft launches Windows 8 in Dubai
Today, Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows 8 for its customers in the United Arab Emirates and around the …
VIDEO: Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8
Microsoft launched Windows Phone 8 yesterday, it’s biggest attempt yet to take on Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. The result …
Microsoft launches Windows Phone app for Windows 8, RT
Hot on the heels of Friday’s Windows 8 release—and shortly before the full unveiling of Windows Phone 8 Monday—Microsoft released …
Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8
Microsoft has launched Windows Phone 8, with the hope of reclaiming a portion of the fast-growing smartphone market. The tech …
Microsoft begins Windows 8 upgrade sales
Microsoft has opened its virtual store and begun selling upgrades to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99, making good on a …
Crowds flood new Microsoft Surface release
About 100 people waited outside Boston’s Microsoft Store Friday to buy the company’s new Surface tablet, which runs a new …
Windows 8 arrives as Microsoft seeks to catch up in tablet market
Windows 8 is finally here and the stakes are sky high for Microsoft. “We’re so happy to be here today …
Dell’s $499 XPS 10 matches price of Microsoft’s Surface tablet
Dell on Tuesday said its XPS 10 tablet with Windows RT will start at US$499, matching the price of Microsoft’s …
2013 is going to be ‘ugly’ for Microsoft: Forrester
As Microsoft launches Windows 8, and with it, an attempt to stabilise a precipitous decline in its share of operating …
Microsoft kicks off free Office 2013 upgrades
Microsoft on Friday launched an Office upgrade offer that gives customers who purchase the current Office 2010 a free copy …
Windows’ share of Microsoft sales falls to four-year low
The Windows division’s share of Microsoft’s revenue last quarter dropped to a four-year low as Windows 7 sales stalled before …