Microsoft completes $8.5 billion Skype purchase
Microsoft announced on Friday that it has completed its $8.5 billion purchase of Skype. Skype will exist as a new division within Microsoft and Skype …
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Windows 7 surpasses XP as most popular OS
Windows 7 has surpassed XP as the most widely used operating system in the world according to new data from StatCounter. The operating system now …
Microsoft smartphone share said to hit new low in Q2
One year following the launch of Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform, a new analysis has determined that the Redmond, Washington-based company’s share of the global smartphone …
Microsoft squeezes more revenue from Android thanks to new Quanta deal
Microsoft announced on Thursday that Quanta Computer will begin licensing its patent technology for Android and Chrome-based smartphones and tablets. Microsoft will receive royalties from …
Hands on with the HTC Titan
We already ran a quick hands-on when HTC unveiled the Titan back in September, but now we’ve spent some time with a review unit and …
Microsoft exec: Windows Phone is the cure for iPhone’s monotony, Android’s chaos
Windows Phone boss Andy Lees sees the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system as the answer to big problems facing iOS and Android, the …
Dell’s Windows 7 powered ‘Peju’ tablet possibly leaked
Images of what might be Dell’s upcoming 10.1-inch Windows 7-powered “Peju” tablet were published by Engadget on Thursday. Allegedly, the device is packed with an …
Microsoft: Zune is not dead… yet
Dead or alive? Reports surfaced on Monday suggesting that Microsoft had pulled the plug on its Zune media player, but those were quickly written off …
Unannounced Nokia ‘Sun’ Windows Phone leaks
Details surrounding another unannounced Nokia smartphone have reportedly been revealed following the leak of a screenshot from French carrier Orange’s internal system. Perhaps one of …
Microsoft may be considering Yahoo acquisition, again
Rumor has it Microsoft is again toying with the idea of purchasing Yahoo. The Redmond, Washington-based company may partner with another unnamed firm in an …
Forget Android and iOS, U.S. consumers want Windows tablets
U.S. consumers want a tablet powered by Microsoft’s Windows Operating system, not iOS, according to new research published by Boston Consulting Group. The firm found …
Microsoft teams up with new content companies for TV on Xbox 360
Microsoft on Wednesday announced a number of new content partners that will deliver movies, television shows and other content to its popular Xbox 360 video …
Nokia to unveil multiple Windows Phones this year
Nokia has reportedly confirmed that it will introduce multiple Windows Phone handsets this year, rather than just one model as had been rumored previously. Speaking …
Microsoft pulls plug on Zune hardware
Following a premature 21-gun salute on Monday afternoon when Microsoft accidentally erased the Zune player from its Zune webpage a bit early, the Redmond-based company …
Chrome, Firefox and Safari browsers chewing away at IE market share
A new research report from Chitika Insights suggests Chrome, Firefox and Safari are eating away at Microsoft’s dominant share of the web browser market. Internet …
Microsoft’s ‘Locationgate’ ends with Mango
Microsoft has updated its Windows Phone platform to address what is now presumed to have been a bug that caused phones to gather location data …
Microsoft’s Android warpath will likely extend to Kindle Fire
Microsoft and Amazon signed a licensing agreement in February last year that covers technology used in the Kindle and various other products. That agreement does …
Microsoft to drop Zune Music Pass to $10 per month on October 3rd
Microsoft will lower its Zune Music Pass from $14.99 per month to $9.99 per month beginning on October 3rd alongside the service’s launch in Canada. …
Microsoft to make $444 million annually from Android royalties, Goldman estimates
Microsoft mobile revenue continues to grow, though for the time being it seems as though the bulk of it is coming from Android. Goldman Sachs …
Google: Microsoft extorts profits, hinders innovation and is failing in smartphone market
Google issued an irate response to Microsoft’s cross-licensing agreement with Samsung, announced early Wednesday, in which Samsung will pay royalties to Microsoft for each Android …
Samsung to pay Microsoft royalties on Android device sales
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has signed a cross-licensing agreement with Samsung. As a result, will pay Microsoft royalties for its Android-powered smartphones and tablets. …
Developer says Microsoft lied to government about Windows Phone location tracking
A developer has revealed evidence that Windows Phone devices collect and transmit user location data before users have given the phones permission to do so. …
Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) first impressions
I have spent the past week or so playing with a Samsung Focus preloaded with the final build of Windows Phone 7.5, previously codenamed Mango. …
Windows 8 to give iPad and Android tablets a run for their money [infographic]
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system is poised to give Apple’s iPad and Android-powered tablets some tough competition according to social chatter following Microsoft’s public …
Microsoft launches Bing Deals website
Microsoft announced and launched a new deals website on Friday tied to its growing Bing suite of services. Bing Deals is a shopping site that …
Future Windows Phones to have swappable accessories, Microsoft patent suggests
A patent filing by Microsoft titled “Mobile Communication Device Having Multiple, Interchangeable Second Devices” was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on …
Microsoft: Windows Phone Mango rolling out ‘in next week or two’
Microsoft general manager Eric Hautala wrote a blog post on Microsoft’s official Windows Team Blog on Wednesday in which he confirmed the Windows Phone Mango …
Microsoft has lost $5.5 billion on Bing since launch
Microsoft has lost $5.5 billion, an average drain of $1 billion per quarter, on Bing since it introduced the search engine in 2009, CNNMoney reported …
Female ex-Microsoft exec gets $1.5 million settlement
Does Microsoft favor men when it considers promotions? According to one former UK executive and several additional sources speaking to Telegraph.uk, that may be the …
Microsoft’s Windows Phone poised to strip share from Android
Android’s continued dominance in the smartphone space is anything but guaranteed according to a recent survey conducted by market research firm The NPD Group. And …
