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Analyst: RIM worth $25 billion
Analyst: RIM worth $25 billion
According to analyst firm Morgan Keegan, BlackBerry maker RIM should be worth $25 billion in a buyout. The analysis comes days after Google's ...... 21 Aug 2011 - 1 comment
Microsoft sued over Xbox Live bill
Microsoft sued over Xbox Live bill
Man accuses Microsoft of charging him for a two year subscription without consent. The plaintiff, Ryan Graves, claims that he had left his ...... 14 Aug 2011 - 5 comments
Microsoft to cut support for Dolby in Windows 8?
Microsoft to cut support for Dolby in Windows 8?
Following an already overly rough year, Dolby announced last week that Microsoft's Windows 8 OS might leave its technology out. Since 2007, ...... 08 Aug 2011 - 16 comments
Microsoft fires back at Google over patent dispute
Microsoft fires back at Google over patent dispute
Yesterday, Google came out guns blazing, calling out Oracle, Microsoft and Apple, accusing them of trying to stifle Android growth and development ...... 04 Aug 2011 - 11 comments
Alcatel-Lucent patent victory over Microsoft revised to $70 million in damages
Alcatel-Lucent patent victory over Microsoft revised to $70 million in damages
Microsoft has been ordered to pay Alcatel-Lucent $70 million for infringing on a patent. The patent is used in Microsoft Outlook and two other apps. ...... 01 Aug 2011
Microsoft video attacks Gmail
Microsoft video attacks Gmail
Thanks to a leaked video, we can see how Microsoft employees really feel about Gmail. The video shows "Gmail Man," who is some kind of delivery ...... 29 Jul 2011 - 8 comments
Microsoft apologizes for Amy Winehouse album plug
Microsoft apologizes for Amy Winehouse album plug
Xbox 360's official Twitter account urges fans to buy album to remember star. Microsoft has apologized for a tweet that encouraged fans of ...... 27 Jul 2011 - 9 comments
Microsoft doubles profit in Xbox division
Microsoft doubles profit in Xbox division
Thanks to strong sales of the Xbox 360 hardware, Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division saw its profit double, on strong revenue. ...... 23 Jul 2011 - 1 comment
Next-gen Xbox will offer 'Avatar'-esque graphics
Next-gen Xbox will offer 'Avatar'-esque graphics
AMD, the company behind the Xbox 360's GPU, has said this week that the upcoming next-gen Xbox model will offer graphics on par with those seen ...... 20 Jul 2011 - 23 comments
Microsoft offering large reward for info on Rustock botnet
Microsoft offering large reward for info on Rustock botnet
In March, Microsoft and federal law enforcement jointly took down the spam giant Rustock botnet, seizing computers, servers, and other equipment ...... 19 Jul 2011 - 1 comment
Microsoft sued over Windows Phone 7 ads
Microsoft sued over Windows Phone 7 ads
Cellrderm, a Florida-based novelty company has sued Microsoft this week, claiming the company copied their ads with their Windows Phone 7 ad campaign. ...... 15 Jul 2011 - 17 comments
Greedy Oracle is looking to kill Android growth
Greedy Oracle is looking to kill Android growth
Oracle, who has sued Google over infringing on Java copyrights and patents with its Android operating system is apparently now looking to collect ...... 09 Jul 2011 - 15 comments
Facebook adds Skype-backed video chat
Facebook adds Skype-backed video chat
Facebook has announced it will add Skype-based video chat to its service, a move that should help the company rival Google's newly launched Google+ hangouts. ...... 07 Jul 2011 - 3 comments
Microsoft wants $15 for every Samsung Android device sold
Microsoft wants $15 for every Samsung Android device sold
Android is a very lucrative business for Microsoft. Following its recent trend of pressuring handset makers to pay up, Microsoft is demanding ...... 06 Jul 2011 - 15 comments
Baidu and Microsoft join together to fight Google
Baidu and Microsoft join together to fight Google
Microsoft has teamed up with Chinese behemoth Baidu to offer English search services in China. The move comes 18 months after Google pulled ...... 06 Jul 2011 - 2 comments
Skype-powered video calls headed to Facebook?
Skype-powered video calls headed to Facebook?
Facebook appears set to add Skype-powered video calls to its service, from within the Facebook interface, at a launch event next week. If ...... 03 Jul 2011
Microsoft vs. Apple - The History of Computing (Infographic)
Microsoft vs. Apple - The History of Computing (Infographic)
Excellent Infographic spells out major points of history in both companies. Manolution has created an infographic (about 3MB) that chronicles ...... 28 Jun 2011 - 8 comments
Microsoft launches Office 365 globally
Microsoft launches Office 365 globally
Launch geared toward small- to medium-sized businesses. At a media event in New York, Microsoft officially launched Office 365, which has ...... 28 Jun 2011 - 5 comments
Microsoft Xbox VP doubts Sony's PlayStation Vita
Microsoft Xbox VP doubts Sony's PlayStation Vita
Dennis Durkin, corporate Vice President and COO for Microsoft Corp.'s Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB), wouldn't switch places with ...... 28 Jun 2011 - 6 comments
Microsoft to launch Office 365 on Tuesday
Microsoft to launch Office 365 on Tuesday
Chief Executive Steve Ballmer will show Office in the cloud. Taking on Google Inc., VMware Inc. and others, Microsoft is putting Office services ...... 28 Jun 2011 - 2 comments
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