Microsoft on Friday filed a lawsuit against its hardware partner Samsung, accusing the device maker of violating the terms of a 3-year-old Android licensing agreement between the two companies.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 04, 2014
Microsoft this week updated its Office for iPad suite, just four months after its initial release.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 01, 2014
In what the two companies are calling a "landmark partnership," Apple and IBM have announced a deal aimed at outfitting iPads and iPhones with enterprise-grade apps and solutions.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 16, 2014
Nokia Lumia users running Windows Phone 8 will soon begin receiving the Windows Phone 8.1 and "Cyan" updates, Microsoft announced Tuesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 15, 2014
The Microsoft Surface was already the tablet for users looking to combine serious business and serious fun. With the Surface Pro 3, Microsoft is trying even harder to replace your tablet and PC at one stroke. Here's a first look.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 30, 2014
As part of its ongoing effort to expand the use of Windows services in emerging markets, Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled the Nokia X2, the second generation of Nokia's low-cost, Android-based smartphones.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 24, 2014
Microsoft has until late 2015 to rebrand the smartphones it acquired in its purchase of Nokia, according to an internal document leaked online.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 13, 2014
A "prerelease" version of Microsoft's Outlook Web App for Android devices is now available via the Google Play store.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 12, 2014
Microsoft's original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) used this week's Computex trade show in Taipei to roll out a variety of enterprise-grade Windows 8.1 devices, some of them direct challengers to Microsoft's new Surface Pro 3.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 05, 2014
The writing might be on the wall for the tablet market, with global shipments now slowing significantly from their jackrabbit start.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 04, 2014
The overall market for tablets and hybrid PCs is set for a slowdown, but demand for devices with larger screens will grow, according to research from IDC.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 04, 2014
From licensing issues to potential problem points, here's what partners should know about positioning and selling the Microsoft flagship productivity suite to businesses on the world's most popular tablet.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 02, 2014
Microsoft's smartphone platform is slowly making inroads into the market shares of perennial leaders Android and iOS.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 29, 2014
The Microsoft team behind the Surface Pro 3 fielded questions about the new device in a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) discussion on Tuesday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 28, 2014
Microsoft on Wednesday announced it is acquiring Paris-based startup Capptain for an undisclosed amount.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 28, 2014
A new Windows 8.1 edition with Bing will come preinstalled on lower-cost devices starting this fall, Microsoft announced on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 23, 2014
Nearly a year after Microsoft launched a program to bring its Surface tablet PCs to market through the channel, Tuesday's debut of the Surface Pro 3 is the first device launched with the backing of a new marketing team.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 21, 2014
Confounding many analysts' expectations, Microsoft did not launch a "mini" Surface at Tuesday's New York City press event; instead, it unveiled the 12-inch Surface Pro 3.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 20, 2014
Microsoft this week described improvements it is planning to add to the Windows Intune management solution during the fourth quarter of this year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 13, 2014
Microsoft is widely expected to launch its long-anticipated "mini" Surface later in May.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 07, 2014