Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has branded Android ‘wild’ and Apple too ‘controlled’. During a recent conversation with LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid …
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Cloud under the sea: Microsoft previews the future of data centres
Microsoft on Wednesday has installed a massive data centre prototype on the seafloor near Scotland’s Orkney Islands.0 8324
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 …
Skype for Windows Phone 8 preview available for download
Microsoft has made a preview version of Skype for Windows Phone 8 available for download, which promises better integration with …
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 …
Ballmer sees quick growth for Windows Phone
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Monday said Windows Phone will grow quickly in the global smartphone market. “We are still …
Windows 8 presses developers to update their skills
Microsoft likes to talk about Windows 8 as being Windows “reimagined,” and in many ways it is quite a departure …