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Ballmer: Microsoft will release more hardware
Ballmer: Microsoft will release more hardware
Microsoft chief exec Steve Ballmer has said that the Redmond firm will release more hardware products following the Surface with Windows RT tablet. 25 Oct 2012
No Service Pack 2 coming for Windows 7?
No Service Pack 2 coming for Windows 7?
According to a new report, Microsoft will not release a second service pack for Windows 7. Instead of packaging everything into a service ...... 25 Oct 2012 - 19 comments
EU won't investigate Windows 8/RT browser complaints
EU won't investigate Windows 8/RT browser complaints
The European Commission is not planning to probe Microsoft's Windows operating system for Tablets amidst complaints over its browser restrictions. 24 Oct 2012
EU: Microsoft failed to comply with browser commitments
EU: Microsoft failed to comply with browser commitments
The European Commission has informed Microsoft that it considers the company has not complied with a 2009 commitment to settle an anti-trust case. 24 Oct 2012 - 1 comment
Microsoft will not sell boxed Windows 8 in China
Microsoft will not sell boxed Windows 8 in China
In an effort to curb the piracy of their products in the nation, Microsoft has announced they will not offer boxed versions of Windows 8 in China. ...... 24 Oct 2012 - 9 comments
Xbox SmartGlass coming on Friday
Xbox SmartGlass coming on Friday
Microsoft has announced that Xbox SmartGlass will be launched the same day as Windows 8, on Friday. The new feature will be the company's ...... 23 Oct 2012 - 2 comments
Microsoft will merge Windows and Phone platforms, says Bill Gates
Microsoft will merge Windows and Phone platforms, says Bill Gates
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has hinted that Microsoft plans to ultimately merge its Windows and Windows Phone operating systems into a single platform. 23 Oct 2012 - 5 comments
Microsoft unveils Skype for Windows 8
Microsoft unveils Skype for Windows 8
Microsoft has unveiled the long-awaited Skype for Windows 8, which will be available starting on Friday with the launch of the Surface and other ...... 22 Oct 2012
Microsoft Surface pre-orders sell out
Microsoft Surface pre-orders sell out
Microsoft has sold out of its pre-order stock of the Surface tablet. Earlier in the week, the 32GB model with no accessories sold out, moving ...... 20 Oct 2012 - 22 comments
Microsoft has weak earnings ahead of Windows 8 launch
Microsoft has weak earnings ahead of Windows 8 launch
Just one week before their biggest ecosystem launch in history, Microsoft reported weak earnings. For the fiscal Q1 2013, the company had ...... 20 Oct 2012
Nokia has another bad quarter, Lumia sales awful
Nokia has another bad quarter, Lumia sales awful
Nokia announced their quarterly earnings this morning, and the numbers were not pretty. The company saw an operating loss of €969 million ...... 18 Oct 2012 - 8 comments
3 Lessons Microsoft still needs to learn to remain relevant
3 Lessons Microsoft still needs to learn to remain relevant
Microsoft needs to change more than Windows to survive. Here are 3 things they need to learn to change themselves. 18 Oct 2012 - 6 comments
Microsoft Surface RT finally priced
Microsoft Surface RT finally priced
Four months after first unveiling the Surface, Microsoft has finally priced the tablet and begun pre-orders. The tablet goes on sale on October ...... 17 Oct 2012 - 10 comments
Streaming Xbox Music service finally official
Streaming Xbox Music service finally official
Early this morning, Microsoft formally announced their long-awaited Xbox Music streaming service. The service will allow some Microsoft customers ...... 16 Oct 2012 - 1 comment
Microsoft reveals first Surface tablet ad
Microsoft reveals first Surface tablet ad
Just hours after revealing their first Windows 8 commercial, the company has released their first Surface tablet commercial, as well. The ...... 16 Oct 2012 - 3 comments
Here is the first Windows 8 commercial
Here is the first Windows 8 commercial
Microsoft has released their first Windows 8 commercial today, two weeks before the company prepares its commercial launch. The new operating ...... 16 Oct 2012 - 7 comments
Microsoft to spend $1.5 billion on marketing Windows 8
Microsoft to spend $1.5 billion on marketing Windows 8
Microsoft has made it very clear that it is willing to spend big on Windows 8. According to Forbes, that figure could be somewhere between ...... 13 Oct 2012 - 9 comments
Microsoft to move away from Points to regular cash?
Microsoft to move away from Points to regular cash?
Microsoft has begun moving away from the controversial Microsoft Points payment system, moving instead to good old cash. For services like ...... 08 Oct 2012 - 5 comments
Is Microsoft planning its own smartphone?
Is Microsoft planning its own smartphone?
Rumors are running rampant that Microsoft is preparing to launch its own branded smartphone. The sources each claim the device will be ready ...... 05 Oct 2012 - 4 comments
Microsoft preparing to acquire Rdio?
Microsoft preparing to acquire Rdio?
The latest rumor, from sources out of Europe, claim Microsoft is preparing to purchase digital music streaming company Rdio. So far Microsoft ...... 05 Oct 2012 - 2 comments
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