The European Union (EU) on Wednesday formally accused Google of violating antitrust laws by using its dominance in search to favor its own comparison-shopping service over those of competitors.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- April 15, 2015
The second public build of the Windows 10 technical preview for smartphones was released on Friday, bringing much broader device support and marking the phone debut of Microsoft's new "Spartan" browser.
- By Gladys Rama
- April 10, 2015
Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off the Surface 3, the thinnest and lightest version of its tablet.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 31, 2015
Users of certain Office 365 subscription plans will get expanded mobile device management (MDM) capabilities at no extra cost, Microsoft announced on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 31, 2015
Microsoft on Monday announced agreements with 11 OEMs, including Dell and Samsung, in which key Office apps will be preinstalled in those vendors' Android devices.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 24, 2015
WEB EXCLUSIVE: The answer is pretty good, judging by the performance and features of the WinBook 7-inch TW700 Tablet -- a whole lot of Windows 8.1 computer for a very small price tag.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 23, 2015
Research and consulting firm IDC delivered mixed news for the tablet market on Thursday, scaling back its growth estimates but still forecasting a "modest" increase in shipments.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 13, 2015
A deal may be in the works between Microsoft and Samsung aimed at bundling Office 365 apps for Android devices with the Samsung Knox Workspace.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 10, 2015
The latest update to Microsoft Intune will include new capabilities related to mobile device management (MDM).
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 06, 2015
Microsoft this week talked up its layered security approach to enterprise mobility, which will eventually include embedding Intune's mobile device management (MDM) capabilities into its Office 365 products.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 04, 2015
Google threw its hat into the mobile device management (MDM) ring last week with the launch of its new Android for Work program.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 02, 2015
There was little in the way of new announcements at Microsoft's Mobile World Congress (MWC) event on Monday, but the company did unveil some new hardware and gave one of the earliest public demos of the Project Spartan browser for phones.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 02, 2015
Some of Microsoft's productivity services are better at supporting mobile device users than others, according to analyst and consulting firm Gartner this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 26, 2015
The worldwide smartphone market continued to be dominated by Google Android in 2014, leaving other platforms -- including Microsoft's Windows Phone -- to fight for scraps.
- By Gladys Rama
- February 24, 2015
Just weeks after their release, Microsoft's Outlook apps for Android and iOS devices are getting new management capabilities.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 19, 2015
Microsoft released the first public technical preview of Windows 10 for smartphones on Thursday, but it is limited to only six lower-end Lumia devices.
- By Gladys Rama
- February 12, 2015
Confirming earlier reports, Microsoft on Wednesday said that it has acquired New York City-based startup Sunrise Atelier, which makes calendar apps for mobile Android, iOS and Mac devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 11, 2015
The two companies announced on Monday that have reached a settlement in a U.S. court, though the terms of the settlement are being kept "confidential."
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 10, 2015
Microsoft's Intune mobile management service is getting support for Office apps running on Android and iOS as part of a February service update.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 06, 2015
Microsoft this week released an update to its OneDrive app for Apple iOS devices that allows the app to handle storage for both work files and consumer files.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 30, 2015