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Microsoft buys video search engine for $70 million
Microsoft buys video search engine for $70 million
Microsoft has acquired startup video search engine VideoSurf for $70 million. The software was created by Israeli entrepreneurs Lior Delgo, ...... 22 Nov 2011 - 3 comments
Rumor: Xbox Next to be unveiled in 2012
Rumor: Xbox Next to be unveiled in 2012
According to sources speaking to Edge, the Xbox Next/720 will be launched in 2012 in order to beat out rivals Nintendo and Sony. The source ...... 17 Nov 2011 - 17 comments
Barnes & Noble complains to DOJ about Microsoft patent shakedowns
Barnes & Noble complains to DOJ about Microsoft patent shakedowns
Barnes & Noble want the Justice Department to stop Microsoft from threatening Android vendors using claims of unspecified and outdated patents. 11 Nov 2011 - 1 comment
Low Income families in US to get $10 Internet and $150 computers next year
Low Income families in US to get $10 Internet and $150 computers next year
The FCC is partnering with a coalition of private companies and non-profits to offer $10 per month broadband and $150 computers to poor Americans. 09 Nov 2011 - 29 comments
Google patent attorney says Microsoft sues when they fail in the market
Google patent attorney says Microsoft sues when they fail in the market
In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Google's patent counsel said the patent system rewards companies who fail in the market. 07 Nov 2011 - 2 comments
Rumor: 'Xbox Next' will be based on ARM and Windows 9
Rumor: 'Xbox Next' will be based on ARM and Windows 9
According to the latest "rumors and tips," the next generation Xbox gaming console will be smaller, cheaper and be based on ARM processors and ...... 07 Nov 2011 - 18 comments
VIDEO: Microsoft envisions future of productivity
VIDEO: Microsoft envisions future of productivity
Futurist video from Microsoft imagines what managing our daily work and personal lives might look like down the road. 29 Oct 2011 - 3 comments
Leaked roadmap points to Aug 2012 launch of Windows 8
Leaked roadmap points to Aug 2012 launch of Windows 8
Leaked roadmap points to an August 2012 commercial release of Microsoft's next major Windows upgrade 25 Oct 2011 - 1 comment
Microsoft's YouTube channel gets hacked
Microsoft's YouTube channel gets hacked
Hackers got the best of Microsoft's popular YouTube channel this weekend. The channel, which has 8 million views and over 25,000 subscribers, ...... 24 Oct 2011 - 4 comments
Microsoft signs yet another Android licensing agreement
Microsoft signs yet another Android licensing agreement
Microsoft has signed their 10th Android patent deal this weekend, coming into money via Compal Electronics of China. The company has coerced ...... 24 Oct 2011 - 5 comments
Rumor: 2013 release date for 'Xbox Next'
Rumor: 2013 release date for 'Xbox Next'
According to Develop, there are already several projects underway for the upcoming "Xbox Next" console. Microsoft is looking to a 2013 release ...... 21 Oct 2011 - 38 comments
Evolution of Start Menu Search continues in Windows 8
Evolution of Start Menu Search continues in Windows 8
Searching from the Start Menu in Windows 8 has been changed to organize results better. 20 Oct 2011 - 4 comments
Steve Ballmer: Microsoft 'lucky' it got rejected by Yahoo in 2008
Steve Ballmer: Microsoft 'lucky' it got rejected by Yahoo in 2008
Speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco this week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said the company is lucky it did not purchase Yahoo! in 2008. ...... 20 Oct 2011 - 2 comments
Microsoft CEO finds Android confusing
Microsoft CEO finds Android confusing
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called Android too complicated and Android phones too cheap. He also said Microsoft is beating Google in the cloud. 19 Oct 2011 - 29 comments
Bill Gates to defend Microsoft in one final Windows 95 antitrust suit
Bill Gates to defend Microsoft in one final Windows 95 antitrust suit
Bill Gates is expected to testify in a Novell antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft over Windows 95. 19 Oct 2011 - 1 comment
Microsoft finalizes acquisition of Skype
Microsoft finalizes acquisition of Skype
Microsoft has announced this week the closing of their $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype. Notes Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Skype is ...... 15 Oct 2011
Microsoft signs another patent agreement based on Android
Microsoft signs another patent agreement based on Android
Microsoft and Quanta Computers have signed a patent agreement that will cover Android devices. The agreement will give Quanta coverage under ...... 14 Oct 2011
'Real Steel' movie trailer causes stir with Xbox 720 logo
'Real Steel' movie trailer causes stir with Xbox 720 logo
Stadium ad in the trailer shows logo for 'Xbox 720' 05 Oct 2011 - 2 comments
Microsoft will make $444 million this year in Android licensing fees
Microsoft will make $444 million this year in Android licensing fees
Microsoft will bring in an estimated $444 million this year from extorting Android manufacturers, says Goldman Sachs, bringing in $3-6 per mobile ...... 30 Sep 2011 - 5 comments
Microsoft to offer pay TV via Xbox Live
Microsoft to offer pay TV via Xbox Live
According to Bloomberg, Microsoft will begin offering online pay TV service from both Comcast and Verizon via its Xbox Live platform. The ...... 30 Sep 2011 - 3 comments
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