Microsoft and Samsung signed an intellectual property agreement this week that lets Samsung use Google's Android OS in Samsung mobile device products.
- By Lee Pender
- September 30, 2011
Web retailer Amazon.com is looking to upend the tablet market with the release of the Kindle Fire.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 28, 2011
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that Windows Phone 7.5, code-named "Mango," is now being distributed worldwide by mobile service providers. There is one caveat, however: The update will be available to only 10 percent of smartphone customers this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 28, 2011
WEB EXCLUSIVE: The skinny and streamlined group of Windows PCs that Microsoft recently showed off seems to reference some of Apple's design philosophy -- even though Microsoft may never admit it outright.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 24, 2011
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft's recent Build conference gave partners -- and the world -- the first in-depth look at the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system. From the radically different UI to Hyper-V support, here are the top 10 features Microsoft revealed at Build that partners should pay close attention to.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 23, 2011
A Microsoft general manager said on Wednesday that carriers and handset manufacturers might begin rolling out the Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" updates to customers as early as next week.
- By Kathleen Richards
- September 22, 2011
According to the latest projections from Gartner, Apple's iOS and Google's Android will be the dominant tablet operating systems in the market through 2015, with Microsoft's Windows 8 OS trailing at a distant third.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 22, 2011
The disarray at Hewlett-Packard Co. is taking on a new twist as the company's board is reportedly weighing the ouster of CEO Leo Apotheker.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 21, 2011
Microsoft's sold-out Build conference just wrapped up in Anaheim, Calif. Here's a guide to all of our conference coverage, including news and analysis.
Microsoft gave out 5,000 Windows 8 tablets to Build attendees on Tuesday.
- By Chris Paoli
- September 14, 2011
Windows 8 was king at Tuesday's Build keynote led by Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live Division.
- By Michael Desmond
- September 13, 2011
IDC researchers are revising their prediction for future PC sales, reducing the projected amount of growth.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 12, 2011
AT&T on Monday unveiled its lineup of Windows Phone "Mango" devices, including a version of the new HTC Titan unique to the carrier, as well as two phones from Samsung.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 12, 2011
At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner singled out and attacked six strategic rivals. Does Microsoft have what it takes to compete and win against Apple, Google, Cisco, Oracle, Salesforce.com and VMware?
- By Scott Bekker
- September 07, 2011
Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to split its webOS business into two divisions of the company, according to published reports.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 06, 2011
Google: "Android is under legal attack by Microsoft, Apple and Oracle." Microsoft: "No it's not." Who's telling the truth?
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 02, 2011
HTC Corp. unveiled two global Windows Phone "Mango" smartphones on Thursday that will begin coming to market in October.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 02, 2011
On the Verizon Wireless network, Apple and Microsoft each have one offering: the iPhone 4 and the HTC Trophy with Windows Phone 7. Both are relatively new to the largest U.S. mobile provider's network. Which phone is better?
- By Scott Bekker
- September 01, 2011
Despite announcing that it is ceasing production of its TouchPad slate devices, Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Monday that it will manufacture more in the coming weeks.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 31, 2011
Microsoft BizSpark partner GroupMe is being acquired by Skype, a major provider of global videoconferencing and voice communication services. Skype is itself in the process of being acquired by Microsoft for $8.5 billion.
- By Gladys Rama
- August 23, 2011