Microsoft and Dell on Wednesday announced a patent licensing agreement in which Dell will pay Microsoft royalties for using Android and the Google Chrome OS.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 27, 2014
Microsoft's $7 billion purchase of Nokia's devices arm, which was expected to close by the end of this month, will likely be finalized sometime in April instead.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 24, 2014
PC maker Asus is shelving its plans to release a dual-boot tablet PC that runs both Android and Windows, according to Digitimes.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 19, 2014
A version of Microsoft's consumer-focused Surface 2 tablet with mobile broadband support will become available on AT&T's 4G network on March 18, Microsoft announced Monday.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 17, 2014
Two of Microsoft's newest mobile hardware partners will be able to manufacture Windows Phone 8 devices at no cost.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 13, 2014
In a move to alleviate its slipping OS market share, Microsoft is reportedly slashing Windows 8.1 licensing costs for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that make lower-priced devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 10, 2014
After having "the most severe contraction on record" in 2013, the worldwide PC market is expected to remain mostly stagnant over the next four years, according to IDC.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 04, 2014
Among the top three smartphone operating systems, Microsoft's Windows Phone will have the fastest-growing market share over the next four years, according to IDC's latest projections.
- By Gladys Rama
- February 26, 2014
Microsoft on Sunday announced it was more than tripling the number of Windows Phone hardware partners, as well as described a few changes coming to its smartphone platform.
- By Gladys Rama
- February 24, 2014
Nokia, whose handset business is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft, will debut a Google Android-based smartphone later this month, according to The Wall Street Journal.
- By Gladys Rama
- February 11, 2014
Microsoft is on a "mobile first/cloud first" trajectory, said newly appointed Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in a speech Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 05, 2014
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft's hardware partners have unveiled a slew of innovative devices running Windows 8.1 during this year's Consumer Electronics Show. We gathered some of the more interesting ones in this gallery.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 08, 2014
An appeal by Motorola Mobility LLC over an intellectual property dispute with Microsoft over the Android operating system was struck down on Monday by a three-judge U.S. federal appeals court.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 16, 2013
Microsoft refreshed its lineup of PC-tablet hybrids this fall with the Surface 2 and the Surface Pro 2. The hardware is compelling, but channel incentives are lagging.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 04, 2013
Microsoft's proposed $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's handset business has received the approval of federal antitrust regulators.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 04, 2013
In anticipation of the holiday shopping period, Microsoft on Tuesday announced the launch of an online Microsoft Store on eBay.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 20, 2013
Worldwide shipments of Windows Phone devices in the third quarter ballooned by 156 percent year-over-year, according to figures released Tuesday by research firm IDC.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 12, 2013
The $4.7 billion buyout deal that would have led to BlackBerry being acquired by its largest shareholder has hit a dead end.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 05, 2013
The consortium of companies that bought Nortel's intellectual property two years ago filed a lawsuit against Google on Thursday, alleging willful infringement of seven patents.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 04, 2013
Nokia on Tuesday launched its first Windows RT-based tablet, the 10-inch Lumia 2520.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz, Gladys Rama
- October 23, 2013