Nokia and Microsoft: ‘The deal that makes no sense’
Microsoft is now in the handset business. The company’s shocking announcement Tuesday morning that it will acquire Nokia’s devices and services businesses for $7.2 billion …
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A brief history of Nokia: When the future was Finnish
For a few of years around 1996-1998, Nokia reigned briefly as the most electrifying technology company in the world. This was such an unlikely development that most Finns …
The battle for third place is over: Windows Phone has won
It’s no longer a fluke: It looks as though Windows Phone has taken a commanding lead over BlackBerry in several key markets and has firmly …
What on Earth will Microsoft do with 200 million feature phones a year?
The timing of Nokia’s handset unit sale to Microsoft came as a profound shock. In the spring quarter, Nokia’s Lumia volumes grew by more than …
Ballmer confirms Elop is a candidate for Microsoft CEO
It wasn’t exactly a well-kept secret but it’s still interesting to hear outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirm that Nokia chief Stephen Elop is a …
Steve Ballmer’s full letter to Microsoft staff on today’s Nokia acquisition
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer might be on his way out the door, but that seemingly won’t stop him from shaking things up as he exits. …
Microsoft to acquire Nokia’s handset, services businesses for $7.2 billion
The deal was years in the making but it finally happened: Microsoft will acquire Nokia’s devices and services business and license its patents for 10 …
Windows 8 adoption starts gaining steam while XP use tumbles
Windows 8 is certainly polarizing but it’s certainly started to gain momentum over the last month. The latest numbers from Net Applications show that Windows …
Xbox One indie program will support free-to-play games, micro-transactions
Microsoft had more good news for independent developers at the Penny Arcade Expo. Speaking with Joystiq, portfolio director for digital games at Microsoft Studios Chris Charla …
Microsoft confirms Xbox One can also download games remotely
Not to be outdone by Sony, Xbox Corporate Vice President Marc Whitten confirmed on Friday that the Xbox One will be able to remotely download games …
Microsoft doubles cloud storage for Exchange Online, Office 365 mailboxes
Microsoft is currently on a streak of increasing cloud storage capacity for its customers. Earlier this week, Microsoft more than tripled the storage capacity for SkyDrive …
Microsoft, Google team up to sue federal government over NSA spying
It doesn’t happen very often, but it’s always nice to see two tech giants set aside their differences for a greater cause. This time, Microsoft …
Microsoft makes the $100 Surface Pro price cut permanent
In a not-so-surprising development, Microsoft has decided to permanently lower the price of its Surface Pro tablet. Engadget points out that Microsoft is locking in …
Microsoft researcher sees keyboards slowly fading into a niche accessory
Microsoft has always placed a lot of importance on hooking things up to a keyboard — witness Steve Ballmer’s prediction that the iPhone would flop …
Microsoft is working on 3D video calling for Skype
Now we know how Princess Leia projected her 3D image to send Obi-Wan a message: She installed Microsoft’s 3D video-calling Skype software onto R2-D2. Mark Gillett, who …
Online bookmaker begins taking bets on next Microsoft CEO
Although the dust surrounding Steve Ballmer’s retirement has still yet to settle, the internet is already abuzz over the future of Microsoft’s top spot. While …
Fear and loathing in Redmond: Ex-Microsoft manager describes effects of ‘stack ranking’
One of Microsoft’s most criticized policies has been its use of a “stack ranking” system to evaluate its employees that inadvertently gave employees an incentive …
Microsoft won’t give developers early access to finished Windows 8.1 build
You may want to wait a little bit to install Windows 8.1 on your computer, especially if you have apps that are crucial to your …
Microsoft’s next big challenge: Stopping talent from following Ballmer out the door
With no successor now lined up to take outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer’s place, Microsoft faces a danger that many employees will run for the exits …
Microsoft’s Surface 2 surfaces in logs
If nothing else, the Microsoft’s first-generation Surface tablets offered numerous lessons that the the software giant can use to help guide future launches — and one …
This is the biggest question Microsoft’s next CEO will have to answer
So far the mobile computing world has shown that there are two successful business models for making money from software: You can either exclusively sell …
Xbox One reportedly hit by production woes, could be hard to find at launch
The Xbox One might a little harder to find than expected when it launches later this year. China’s Economic Daily News reports that Microsoft is …
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was pushed to retire early
This time next year, Steve Ballmer will no longer be the CEO of the world’s largest software company. The widely criticized executive announced last week …
Complete list of launch titles for Xbox One and PlayStation 4
The annual Gamescom conference was more important this year than most, because both Sony and Microsoft used the show to announce their full lineup of …
Steve Ballmer’s ‘failure’ illustrated in a single chart
A picture is worth a thousand words and sometimes a chart is worth even more. Microsoft’s announcement late last week that Steve Ballmer would step …
Vista stands out as Ballmer’s biggest regret
Steve Ballmer’s tenure at Microsoft has seen plenty of ups and downs, but one down that really sticks with the outgoing CEO was the failure …
‘Retirement, retirement, retirement!’ Ballmer leaves mixed, funny legacy
How to assess the legacy of soon-to-be-retired Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer? It would be too easy to merely focus on his many mistakes over the …
Here is Steve Ballmer’s full retirement letter to Microsoft staff
Steve Ballmer is retiring. Investors are happy. Those of us who love his unwavering charisma have mixed emotions, and of course Microsoft has done a …
Microsoft CEO Ballmer plans to retire within a year, shares surge
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is preparing to call it quits. In a surprise announcement made Friday, Microsoft said that its longtime chief executive is planning …
Windows Phone gains critical momentum in Latin America
Although Windows Phone has little short-term hope of denting the iOS-Android duopoly in the United States, the story is different in emerging markets where many …
