Shipments of tablets running Windows experienced a 527 percent year-over-year growth in the second quarter of 2013, market research firm IDC reported Monday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz, Gladys Rama
- August 05, 2013
Microsoft's Windows Phone seems to be gaining definite traction, judging from new figures published Thursday by analyst firm Strategy Analytics.
- By Gladys Rama
- August 05, 2013
One month after releasing Office Mobile for iPhone, Microsoft on Wednesday released the Office Mobile app for Android devices.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 31, 2013
Apple-branded computers, tablets and mobile phones were ranked No. 1 in a recent study on consumer brand perception, while Microsoft's Surface tablets were rated "below average."
- By Gladys Rama
- July 25, 2013
In which Howard draws a link between a series of unfortunate Microsoft Surface-related events.
- By Howard M. Cohen
- July 25, 2013
Microsoft reported $19.90 billion in revenue for its fourth-quarter 2013 earnings report on Thursday, falling short of the $20.72 billion expected by analysts.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 19, 2013
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft is staking its mobile success on its just-launched smartphone platform, Windows Phone 8. The first devices are set to roll out in the coming weeks and months from major U.S. carriers including Verizon and AT&T. Here's what we know so far about the new lineup.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 19, 2013
Despite a ban issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) last year against Motorola Mobility smartphones, Microsoft says too many of those devices are still being allowed into the country.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 15, 2013
A small group of high-volume U.S. resellers are authorized to sell the Microsoft Surface devices under a new program announced Monday.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 01, 2013
Microsoft recently gave a demo of upcoming changes to Office Web Apps that will improve the user experience on Windows, iOS and Android tablets.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 20, 2013
A potential deal between Microsoft and Nokia to acquire the mobile phone manufacturer's device-manufacturing business has fallen through, reported The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday afternoon.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 19, 2013
Microsoft on Friday released Office Mobile for iPhone, a free-of-charge app from Apple's iTunes store.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 17, 2013
A discussion with Tech Data's Joe Quaglia about the distributor's new BYOD platform and the state of IT's most explosive sector.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 17, 2013
In a bid to expand the retail presence of devices running Windows 8, Microsoft is planning to open a raft of "Windows Stores" inside Best Buy locations across North America.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 13, 2013
Internet and mobile security provider AVG Technologies on Wednesday announced it is acquiring remote monitoring and management (RMM) company LPI Level Platforms for an undisclosed amount.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 12, 2013
Microsoft gave the first demo of Windows 8.1 on Wednesday, during the Computex keynote address at Taipei, Taiwan.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 06, 2013
Shipments of traditional desktop and portable PCs will drop by 7.8 percent this year instead of the previously projected 1.3 percent, according to an updated IDC forecast released Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 28, 2013
Microsoft's share of the worldwide smartphone market has not budged from quarter to quarter, according to the latest figures from research firm Gartner.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 14, 2013
Microsoft may be pursuing Nook Media LLC, the Barnes & Noble subsidiary that was set up to handle the company's consumer and college electronic media businesses.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 10, 2013
Apple was the definitive leader in IDC's first-quarter tablet sales report, while Microsoft devices barely made a dent in the market.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 02, 2013