PC margins expected to sink further as vendors engage in race to the bottom
You know the PC industry is in trouble when bearish analysts are criticizing themselves for not being pessimistic enough. StreetInsider points us to new research …
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Microsoft may join smartwatch fray with upcoming Apple ‘iWatch’ challenger
Microsoft has become the latest major consumer electronics company to see its plans for a smartwatch leak ahead of any official announcement. While Samsung remains …
No bottom seen yet for PC sales plunge
This has been a pretty bad news week for Microsoft and we should probably expect a lot more of them going forward. Barron’s points us …
Microsoft’s Android antitrust complaint called ‘an attack on open source’
When a Microsoft (MSFT)-led group called Fairsearch Europe filed an antitrust complaint against Google (GOOG) and its Android platform this week, it didn’t merely say that …
Microsoft’s market share said to ‘gradually deteriorate’ without changes
IDC’s report on plummeting PC shipments has hit Microsoft (MSFT) hard and now Goldman Sachs analyst Heather Bellini has downgraded the company from Hold to …
Microsoft exec resigns after telling users to ‘deal with it’ regarding always-on Xbox controversy
The Microsoft (MSFT) executive who sparked controversy after making public statements regarding unannounced Microsoft products is no longer with the company. Microsoft Studios creative director Adam …
Dear Microsoft: Giving the next Xbox an always-online requirement might be suicidal
The stunning decline in PC shipments reported by IDC this week shows that Microsoft (MSFT) is really on the ropes in the consumer electronics market. …
Devastating PC decline is literally incomprehensible to industry experts
Despite ill omens, the IDC report about PC volume decline hitting -14% in the first quarter shows once again how much trouble the tech industry …
WSJ: Microsoft is prepping a 7-inch Surface tablet
What a coincidence — on the same day market research firm IDC reported that the PC industry saw its worst-ever decline, The Wall Street Journal …
IDC: Windows 8 has actually made PCs ‘a less attractive alternative to tablets’
While Microsoft’s (MSFT) launch of Windows 8 was supposed to be the big change that the company needed to help personal computers keep pace with …
Microsoft’s ‘minimal participation’ in mobile market called increasingly ‘difficult to reverse’
Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone 8 hasn’t exactly lit the world on fire since its release last fall and the company could face trouble gaining traction …
Next-generation Xbox will reportedly take over TVs with deep set-top box integration
It’s becoming clear that Microsoft (MSFT) doesn’t want its next-generation Xbox to be just a gaming console. Unnamed sources have told The Verge that Microsoft …
Microsoft Office for Android and iOS might not launch until 2014
Microsoft (MSFT) has long been rumored to be building a version of Office for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices, but earlier reports that claimed …
Microsoft extends anti-Google efforts to Europe as it files a new antitrust complaint
When last we heard of the “Scroogled” campaign, Microsoft (MSFT) had moved its efforts from the public relations front to the legal front and was …
Microsoft reportedly switching to AMD for next-gen Xbox chips
When the next-generation Xbox arrives later this year, it will likely come with the same eight-core AMD chips being used by Sony’s (SNE) rival PlayStation …
Windows Blue rumored to merge Windows Phone and Windows 8 into one product
Microsoft’s (MSFT) next version of the Windows operating system, codenamed Windows Blue, will reportedly help merge its PC and mobile platforms, according to Digitimes. Windows Blue …
Microsoft said to unveil next-gen Xbox in May
Microsoft (MSFT) reportedly has plans to unveil its next-generation Xbox video game console during a press conference in May. The new console was previously expected …
Microsoft accuses Facebook of copying Windows Phone with Home launch
Microsoft (MSFT) thinks that Facebook (FB) is imitating it but it doesn’t seem all that flattered so far. In a post on the company’s official …
Former Windows 8 bull changes tune, says platform is ‘challenging our optimism’
We know that Windows 8 has failed to reignite demand in the PC market so far and now one formerly bullish analyst says that the platform …
Microsoft exec tells critics of possible always-online Xbox to ‘deal with it’ [updated]
While we still don’t know for certain if Microsoft (MSFT) will really require an always-on Internet connection for its next-generation Xbox, one Microsoft executive doesn’t …
Apple devices to outsell Windows for first time ever in 2013
Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have long been considered the future of computing and a new projection from market research firm Gartner shows …
Microsoft rumored to debut Google Glass competitor in 2014
Google Glass is generating a considerable amount of buzz for a product that isn’t going to hit the market until later this year. The highly …
Windows 8 is no Vista, but still considered polarizing
We’ve long said that it’s unfair to slap Windows 8 with the dreaded Vista comparison and now we have some data to back it up. …
Next-generation Xbox reportedly requires Internet connection just to play games
Given Electronic Arts’ (EA) recent misadventures with requiring always-on Internet connectivity to play SimCity, you might think that Microsoft (MSFT) would be more cautious about …
Plummeting Windows RT tablet prices point to potential flop
Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows RT platform for tablets has not been well received. The media was very critical in early looks at the new operating system, …
Gartner: Microsoft risks becoming irrelevant if Windows Phone, tablet efforts fail
In case you haven’t noticed, tablet and smartphone sales have been surging lately as PC sales have started to tank. The latest research from Gartner shows that this …
After almost a year, Apple stops blocking Microsoft’s SkyDrive update for iOS
Microsoft’s (MSFT) SkyDrive application for iOS hasn’t been updated since June of last year. The company has been at odds with Apple (AAPL) over a …
Microsoft co-founder’s multi-billion dollar venture firm eyes Silicon Valley
Billionaire Microsoft (MSFT) co-founder Paul Allen will be opening an office in Silicon Valley to invest in new technology companies. Allen’s Vulcan Capital is set …
Microsoft could push down Windows RT prices to compete with cheap Android tablets
With consumers largely ignoring Windows RT so far, Microsoft (MSFT) may be considering cutting licensing fees to make Windows RT tablets cheaper and help them compete …
Windows Blue may be released this summer as Windows 8.1
The next version of the Windows operating system may not be known as Windows 9, as had previously been reported. According to ZDNet, the operating …
