In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, an attorney at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) said Microsoft makes an unconvincing case in its patent infringement suit against Barnes & Noble.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 07, 2012
Microsoft dropped one of the disputed patents from its lawsuit against Barnes & Noble on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 06, 2012
Microsoft scored a legal victory this week in its intellectual property dispute against bookseller Barnes & Noble over the use of the Android mobile operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 02, 2012
As evidenced by its record-shattering earnings report, Apple is making significant inroads in the enterprise -- a prospect once unimaginable.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 26, 2012
Sales of iPhones, iPads and Macintosh computers blew away all expectations for the quarter ended Dec. 31, Apple said Tuesday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 25, 2012
Those using SharePoint 2010 can now take advantage of Microsoft's improved mobile business intelligence (BI) support strategy for Apple's iPad.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 18, 2012
Microsoft had few announcements at CES but OEM partners brought out new Windows-based laptops and phones.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 13, 2012
Microsoft signed a patent agreement with smartphone maker LG on Thursday, the latest in the company's streak of intellectual property deals over the use of Google's Android and Chrome OS platforms.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 13, 2012
Partners would be ill-advised to ignore the growing popularity of app stores.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 11, 2012
A new report by Forrester Research suggests the growing business adoption of Apple iPads and Macs is displacing Microsoft's grip on the corporate market with PCs.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 11, 2012
With this reportedly being the last Consumer Electronics Show to feature Microsoft as a headliner, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's opening-day keynote should have been a shining moment.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 10, 2012
According to a report published Monday by DigiTimes, PC manufacturers Acer and Lenovo are planning to release tablets running Windows 8 on Intel's x86 "Clover Trail" system-on-chip (SoC) silicon as early as June or July.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 05, 2012
In a survey of online smartphone user reviews, Microsoft's Windows Phone platform ranked first in customer satisfaction, despite being the least-reviewed.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 04, 2012
RCP asked 19 channel luminaries for their best piece of advice for the year ahead. Here are their tips on ways to make 2012 a banner year for Microsoft partners.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 03, 2012
Forrester Research report finds waning consumer interest in a Windows-based tablet.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 03, 2012
Gartner analysts say that while the three companies are different, they are competing in the same battlegrounds: social networking, portals and collaboration, mobile device operating systems, the Internet cloud and e-mail.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 15, 2011
Microsoft on Tuesday made its consumer-oriented SkyDrive cloud storage service available for Windows Phone-based devices and, somewhat surprisingly, for Apple mobile devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 14, 2011
Analyst firm IDC forecasts a less-than-stellar showing for Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, expected to be rolled out in 2012.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 06, 2011
A report by longtime Microsoft observer Mary Jo Foley suggests that Microsoft may be rethinking its plan to support both "Metro-style" and legacy "Desktop" applications on ARM-based Windows 8 tablets.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 02, 2011
According to two separate reports, Microsoft could release a beta of its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system in "late January" or "late February."
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 02, 2011