Microsoft's Surface RT tablet has made few inroads in the months since its release, according to data from IDC announced on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 31, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Phone users will have until July 31 to access Google Apps features that use Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync technology, according to Microsoft. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 30, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released the consumer, student and small-business editions of its next-generation Office 365 products on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 29, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Despite reporting rising revenues in its latest earnings report, cloud and virtualization giant VMware announced on Monday that it would be implementing companywide layoffs.
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
- January 29, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Service Pack 1 for Microsoft's Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 (FIM 2010 R2) product was released earlier this month to Microsoft's volume licensing and professional services subscribers, such as TechNet and MSDN members, according to a Microsoft blog post.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 27, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Intel's business unit that makes desktop motherboards will begin winding down its operations over a three-year period, according to information given to the press this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 25, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft reported $21.5 billion in revenue for its second fiscal quarter on Thursday, part of a largely upbeat earnings report for the company. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 25, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    For those still on the fence about upgrading to Windows 8, Jan. 31 is when Microsoft's upgrade promotional offers will end for the two Windows 8 editions. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 24, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new book from a former Microsoft executive describes how Microsoft's Windows 95 product push later led to antitrust problems with the U.S. Department of Justice.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 23, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Originally expected to become available this month, the x86-based Surface Pro tablet PCs running Windows 8 will hit retail shelves on Feb. 9 in the United States and Canada, Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- January 22, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hewlett-Packard this week denied reports that it is planning to sell its Autonomy and Electronic Data Services (EDS) units. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 18, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Customers of Microsoft's Windows Azure Storage service who were affected by December's two-day disruption received a detailed apology and explanation from Microsoft on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 17, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dell may be considering leveraged buyout proposals from private equity firms, according to a Bloomberg report on Monday.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 16, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Service Pack 1 (SP1) of System Center 2012 is now generally available, as well as a new Windows Intune service update release and Windows Azure improvements.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 16, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    At this week's National Retail Federation (NRF) Convention and Expo in New York City, Microsoft is trying to coax nervous retailers into adopting touch-based Windows Embedded 8 solutions.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 15, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Server 2012 is a "no brainer" for businesses to deploy in terms of storage efficiency and agility, according to the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 14, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Due to sluggish PC demand, an analyst with financial services company Morgan Stanley has downgraded expectations for Microsoft's stock in the near term.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 11, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Two federal agencies this week got more vocal about standards-essential patents (SEPs) in response to ongoing legal disputes involving Microsoft, Google and Apple over mobile device intellectual property.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 10, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Nokia and Avanade, a major Microsoft partner and IT consulting firm, are partnering on an initiative aimed at encouraging enterprise adoption of Nokia's Windows Phone 8 devices. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- January 10, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses to date, according to Tami Reller, Redmond's chief financial officer and Windows chief marketing officer.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 09, 2013