Ballmer says “No” to a post-Yang Yahoo buyout
Ending speculation that another Microsoft-Yahoo deal may be on the table after the exit of Jerry Yang, Steve Ballmer said at a Wednesday shareholder meeting …
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Microsoft drops Zune prices, updates software
Microsoft is turning up the heat a bit as part of its holiday plans, and likely in an effort to make its digital player option …
Google introduces new voice search application for the iPhone
Google announced on Tuesday a new iPhone application that allows you to make location based searches just by speaking a question into your iPhone. Your …
Apple possibly working on a search engine?
File this one under kinda, maybe, probably not – but the rumor du jour on this fine Thursday morning is that Apple may well be …
Preview Internet Explorer Mobile 6 with Microsoft’s free emulator
As is the case with Vista, Windows Mobile has become a bit of a whipping boy for the tech blogosphere. The difference between the two? …
Microsoft teams with Sun, aims to take Google down
Microsoft announced today that it will be teaming up with Sun Microsystems on a web search deal in an attempt to move one step closer …
Confirming the reconfirmed confirmation: Windows 7 in 2009, maybe
2009… 2010… 2009… 2010… Despite the fact that the Windows 7 time line seems to bounce around more than a kid with ADD at Chuck …
Microsoft may not be “embracing” WebKit, but it’s “interesting”
Steve Ballmer has been all over the globe lately. First, he was in South Korea teaming up with LG for a future with Windows Mobile …
Microsoft to Yahoo: “We moved on”
After Jerry Yang did a 180 and nearly begged Microsoft to buy Yahoo, the rumor mills have been churning with commentary on the decline of …
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang does 180, basically slaps Microsoft in the face
It’s decided – Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is schizophrenic. To this day, I have to say that the best thing for Microsoft to do is …
Windows 3.x goes the way of the dodo
The election is over, the country is responding and here all we can think about is the fact that Windows 3.x is now officially dead …
White space spectrum and Sprint-Clearwire get the nod from the FCC
In two big election day victories, the FCC approved both the usage of the white space spectrum for mobile broadband access and the Sprint Clearwire …
Microsoft and LG team up to conquer mobile world, kinda
Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer recently took a little trip to the land of cell phones and kimchi to ink a deal that will ensure future collaboration …
Microsoft hits Apple on their own turf
The gauntlet has been thrown down and Microsoft is making it pretty clear that they’re not going to be bullied around by Apple’s advertising tactics. …
Gates still knows how to live it up; bgC3 office gets BIG budget
It’s hard to fault a man who dedicates so much time and money to charity work, but it would also be hard to say Bill’s …
Netflix HD streaming launching initially on XBOX 360
Netflix streaming in High Definition has been a long time coming but it finally looks like Netflix customers are in for a treat – as …
Microsoft joins the mile high club, embraces the cloud
It seems like it has been forever since Google first unveiled its Google Docs online productivity suite and popularized the concept of working in the …
Microsoft Exec: 6.9 million iPhone 3Gs? Pfft, so what?
In the past few days, the Internet has been set ablaze by news of the iPhone’s success, AT&T’s suffering profits because of it, and all …
Gates isn’t done just yet; preliminary bgC3 details emerge
You didn’t think Willy G would be content fading away into the background after stepping down as the head of Microsoft, did you? Not a …
New Mac ads respond to Windows ads responding to Mac ads
First is was hilarious. The Mac, Justin Long, all cool and hip with his witty retorts and his, umm, jeans. The PC, John Hodgman, all …
Wrike and Intermedia to launch ContactSync, Exchange/Outlook sync tool for G1 Android
When you sit down and compare Android to the various mobile platforms, the lack of Outlook/Exchange sync support is one of Android’s most notable deficiencies. …
Microsoft toying with the idea of an “Instant On” operating system
A survey sent from Microsoft to select users hints that Microsoft is interested in the concept of an “Instant On” OS where a select subset …
Microsoft offically names Windows 7, Umm, “Windows 7”
Mike Nash ran a post on the Windows Vista Team Blog yesterday letting the cat out of the bag and giving Microsoft’s Windows Vista successor …
Windows Mobile hits the iPhone 3G
Remember that rumor about Steve Jobs having a heart attack that went around not too long ago? Well, it might just be true as soon …
Is Microsoft looking to buy RIM?
Is Microsoft looking to buy RIM? According to the latest buzz on Wall Street, the answer is possibly, but only if RIMs shares hit the …
Steve Ballmer hatin’ on Google Android
Steve Ballmer needs to slow his roll! While on tour in the U.K. for the Professional Developers Conference, Ballmer saw it fit to take a …
Steve Ballmer announces Windows Cloud OS
“Developers, developers, developers, developers!” Steve Ballmer has just announced limited details about a new Windows Operating System: Cloud. Separate from the upcoming and highly anticipated …
Jasper-Equipped Xbox 360s are NOT in the wild
Rumors were circulating on Monday that the latest and greatest Xbox 360 chipset, Jasper, had made its debut in shipping consoles. That rumor is, unfortunately, …
Is this the new slim XBox 360?
The shot above certainly seems to verify the existence of a new, slimmer XBox 360 in the wild. The image comes to us courtesy of …
Windows Mobile 7 officially delayed
Amid the madness regarding today’s Android announcement, a bit of slightly less positive news has emerged regarding one of Google’s biggest competitors. Microsoft has quietly …
