Microsoft reported earnings per share of $0.55 in its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, missing Wall Street's expectations by about $0.05.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 22, 2014
Microsoft plans to replace TechEd and more specialized conferences that it has hosted for years with a new event in 2015, the company announced on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 22, 2014
A new operating system update called "Windows 8.1 Update 2" may arrive on Aug. 12, according to media reports on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 22, 2014
Intel's second quarter earnings report, released last week, showed a third consecutive quarter of growth in PC shipments after a protracted decline in the market.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 21, 2014
The Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) is expanding to more countries, Microsoft announced Wednesday at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC).
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 18, 2014
Microsoft spent much of Wednesday's Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) keynote touting recent improvements to Windows and Windows Phone, but gave few details about its plan for the platforms going forward.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 17, 2014
Confirming recent rumors, Microsoft on Thursday announced it will undergo the most extensive round of layoffs in its history, with the newly acquired Nokia unit taking the brunt of the cuts.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 17, 2014
Among the casualties of the massive layoffs Microsoft announced on Thursday will be Nokia's non-Windows Phone devices, including the Android-based Nokia X.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 17, 2014
Improvements are coming in the way Microsoft does business, according to CEO Satya Nadella.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 16, 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
Massive layoffs -- perhaps the most extensive in the company's history -- could be coming to Microsoft sometime this month, according to press reports.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 16, 2014
Microsoft and Cisco on Tuesday announced a three-year agreement in which the two will invest in combined sales, marketing and engineering resources.
- By David Ramel
- July 16, 2014
Microsoft's top channel executive outlined some of the company's plans to ramp up support for partners during Wednesday's Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) keynote.
- By Gladys Rama
- 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
Microsoft on Monday conceded that its operating system market position has slipped dramatically if mobile devices are taken into consideration.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 15, 2014
Microsoft unveiled a number of changes intended to drive partner investment in its cloud services during Monday's opening keynote of the Worldwide Partner Conference, taking place this week in Washington, D.C.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 14, 2014
Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner on Monday emphasized Microsoft's commitment to the protection of customer data against government spying requests.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 14, 2014
Microsoft unveiled an opportunity for its partners to leverage the Azure cloud platform to sell their services at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) on Monday.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 14, 2014
Microsoft on Friday launched "Windows Apportals," a custom portal technology for organizations using Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 13, 2014
Microsoft has acquired San Jose, Calif.-based InMage for an undisclosed amount, it announced Friday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 11, 2014