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Microsoft's First Post-Reorg Earnings Report Is Mostly Positive

Microsoft on Thursday reported $18.5 billion in revenue for its fiscal first quarter, a 16% year-over-year increase.

Gartner: Global PC Market To End 2013 with 8 Percent Decline

Total PC shipments worldwide are expected to decline by over 8 percent in 2013 compared to 2012, according to Gartner this week.

Microsoft's Windows Azure Update Includes Backup Service

Microsoft this month rolled out a slew of new services to Windows Azure as part of an update designed to integrate the cloud platform with Microsoft's latest flagship software offerings.

SharePoint Online Shows Slow Growth Among Enterprises

A recent Forrester Research survey indicates that most enterprises are choosing to forgo Microsoft's cloud-based SharePoint Online service, and are instead using SharePoint Server 2010.

Nokia Launches Windows RT Tablet, Windows Phone 'Phablet'

Nokia on Tuesday launched its first Windows RT-based tablet, the 10-inch Lumia 2520.

Microsoft Fields Windows 8.1 Questions in Reddit AMA

Microsoft's Windows 8.1 engineers last week hosted a Reddit "ask me anything" (AMA) discussion to answer questions about the recently released Windows 8.1.

On-Premises Dynamics CRM 2013 Coming Later This Month

Dynamics CRM 2013, the premises-based version of Microsoft's latest customer relationship management (CRM) offering, will become generally available for purchase on Oct. 31, Microsoft announced on Monday.

Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2 Hit General Availability

Three major Microsoft products officially hit their "general availability" release milestones on Friday: Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2.

Microsoft Releases Windows 8.1 to Windows 8 Users

The Windows 8.1 update was released as a free download for Windows 8 users on Thursday.

Microsoft Launches Visual Studio 2013

Microsoft officially released Visual Studio 2013 for download on Thursday, the same day the Windows 8.1 update was rolled out to current Windows 8 users.

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2014 CTP2

The second community technology preview (CTP2) of Microsoft's SQL Server 2014 product is now available for testing, Microsoft announced Wednesday.

Windows Phone 8 'GDR3' Update To Support Larger Devices

Microsoft on Monday outlined a few changes that are coming in Windows Phone 8 Update 3, known internally as "GDR3" or "general distribution release 3."

Gartner: Microsoft's SharePoint Plans Could Lead to Product Split

Research firm Gartner advised organizations to prepare for fundamental changes to SharePoint stemming from Microsoft's product development efforts on the cloud side.

Global PC Market Decline Persists Despite Back-to-School Season

The worldwide PC market showed no signs of an upswing in the third quarter, according to two separate reports from IDC and Gartner.

Rumor: Windows Phone 8.1 Coming 2014, Will Support Larger Screens

Microsoft will release the Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone operating system update in 2014, according to a report Wednesday by SuperSite for Windows' Paul Thurrott.

Microsoft Releases Dynamics CRM Online 2013, Launches Tablet App

The next major release of Dynamics CRM Online is now generally available, Microsoft announced this week.

Sorgen Outlines Top 3 Priorities as Microsoft Channel Chief

Phil Sorgen this week gave an overview of his goals as the new leader of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Group (WPG).

Ballmer: Office App for iPad '100 Percent in Progress'

A touch-optimized Microsoft Office app for Apple's iPad is less a matter of "if" and more a matter of "when," according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

Microsoft Details Major Release Wave of Cloud Services

Satya Nadella, Microsoft's top enterprise executive, on Monday made a rare public appearance to outline the company's next enterprise software and cloud deliverables.

Microsoft Releases Dynamics NAV 2013 R2

The R2 version of Microsoft's Dynamics NAV 2013 enterprise resource planning (ERP) product became generally available this weekend.