Microsoft's U.S. Internet search market share has passed Yahoo's for the first time, according to market analysis by comScore. The companies are now No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, behind market leader Google.
- By Chris Paoli
- January 12, 2012
A new report by Forrester Research suggests the growing business adoption of Apple iPads and Macs is displacing Microsoft's grip on the corporate market with PCs.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 11, 2012
Kinect for Windows hardware will go on sale for $249 starting Feb. 1, when a free commercial software development kit (SDK) will also be available for download.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 10, 2012
With this reportedly being the last Consumer Electronics Show to feature Microsoft as a headliner, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's opening-day keynote should have been a shining moment.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 10, 2012
Matt Bencke, formerly the general manager of developer and marketplace at Microsoft's Windows Phone Division, has left that position to become a GM within the Xbox team.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 10, 2012
Robert Wahbe, the corporate vice president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Marketing Group, is leaving the company at the end of February, Microsoft announced on Saturday.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 09, 2012
Ray Ozzie, who retired from Microsoft in 2010 after serving five years as the company's chief software architect, is spearheading a new startup company called "Cocomo."
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 06, 2012
Microsoft talked more about storage options in Windows 8 on Thursday, promising a sophisticated "storage spaces" feature that works with the operating system's New Technology File System (NTFS).
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 06, 2012
Microsoft will reveal more about its vision for the private cloud during an hour-long webinar on Jan. 17 titled "Transforming IT With Microsoft Private Cloud."
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 05, 2012
According to a report published Monday by DigiTimes, PC manufacturers Acer and Lenovo are planning to release tablets running Windows 8 on Intel's x86 "Clover Trail" system-on-chip (SoC) silicon as early as June or July.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 05, 2012
Microsoft has filed suit against U.K.-based retailer Comet for allegedly selling counterfeit Windows Vista and Windows XP system recovery CDs.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 05, 2012
Yahoo has appointed PayPal President Scott Thompson to be its CEO, filling the role vacated by Carol Bartz, who was fired from Yahoo in September.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 04, 2012
In a survey of online smartphone user reviews, Microsoft's Windows Phone platform ranked first in customer satisfaction, despite being the least-reviewed.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 04, 2012
Forrester Research report finds waning consumer interest in a Windows-based tablet.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 03, 2012
Microsoft would not comment on a report that states the company is planning to allow customers to host Linux servers on its Windows Azure cloud service this year.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 03, 2012
Microsoft has lost the bid to provide cloud-based e-mail and calendaring services to the University of California, Berkeley, which announced this week that it has chosen Google Apps for Education over Microsoft's Office 365 suite.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 23, 2011
Microsoft is pulling out of the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) after the next conference, scheduled for January 2012.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 21, 2011
Oracle's surprising revenue and earnings miss have stirred some fears that IT spending may be in for a rough ride in 2012. However, others say it's too early to tell whether such concerns are valid.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 21, 2011
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