An Android cross-licensing contract with Samsung had been yielding Microsoft $1 billion each year in payments from the South Korea-based manufacturer.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 06, 2014
Hardware partners at last month's 2014 IFA conference shined the spotlight on a raft of lower-cost Windows PCs.
- By Gladys Rama
- October 01, 2014
Microsoft took the wraps off three new Windows Phone Lumia devices on Thursday at the IFA technology conference in Berlin.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 04, 2014
Opera Software has entered a deal with Microsoft in which its Opera Mini browser will come preinstalled on new Microsoft feature phones, the company announced on Thursday.
- By Gladys Rama
- August 21, 2014
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a number of updates to its OneNote notetaking app for both Android and Windows devices.
- By Gladys Rama
- August 19, 2014
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