Steve Jobs has resigned from his position of CEO of Apple, the company he founded in 1976.
- By David Nagel
- August 24, 2011
Microsoft on Monday released community technology previews (CTPs) of a new Service Pack 3 (SP3) being developed for various versions of SQL Server 2008.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 23, 2011
Microsoft BizSpark partner GroupMe is being acquired by Skype, a major provider of global videoconferencing and voice communication services. Skype is itself in the process of being acquired by Microsoft for $8.5 billion.
- By Gladys Rama
- August 23, 2011
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that a release candidate (RC) of the latest software development kit (SDK) for Windows Phone 7.5, code-named "Mango," is now available.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 23, 2011
Microsoft signed an interoperability and legal agreement on Tuesday with China Standard Software Co. Ltd. (CS2C) as part of a Linux server partnership deal. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 23, 2011
According to the latest post on the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft is working to make its next-generation desktop OS work with Universal Serial Bus 3.0 (USB 3.0) technologies.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 22, 2011
Intermedia, a large-scale provider of hosted Exchange mailboxes, is joining Microsoft's Office 365 syndication program.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 22, 2011
HP stunned the IT world by saying it is considering the spinoff or sale of its PC division. The company also announced it is killing its webOS-based hardware business -- marking an exit from its short-lived tablet and smartphone arm -- while looking at licensing options for its webOS software business.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 19, 2011
In response to claims from researchers that certain Microsoft Web sites contain code that could track users, Microsoft announced on Thursday that it has disabled the so-called "supercookies."
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 19, 2011
Microsoft on Thursday told Office 365 customers affected by this week's outage that it will deduct 25 percent from this month's bill.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 19, 2011
Amazon has issued an apology and explanation in response to the massive cloud outage that crippled its Dublin datacenter last week.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 18, 2011
A judge has rebuffed Google's attempt to disqualify an expert witness in the legal battle between Microsoft and Motorola over Android's use, saying that Google had not documented its claims.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 18, 2011
A Microsoft executive revealed on the Building Windows 8 blog on Wednesday that it is taking about 35 teams to execute the various planning, coding and testing efforts surrounding the new OS.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 18, 2011
For users of Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS), the transition to Office 365 will begin next month, but Microsoft's latest communications indicate a few caveats.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 17, 2011
Several Microsoft cloud services, including Office 365, SkyDrive and CRM Online, experienced major outages on Wednesday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 17, 2011
Robbie Bach, a 22-year Microsoft veteran who led the company's Entertainment & Devices (E&D) division, this week joined audio electronics company Sonos as a board member.
- By Gladys Rama
- August 17, 2011
A new Microsoft blog series is giving the public some insight into Windows 8, the upcoming Microsoft client operating system that is currently under development.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 16, 2011
In a stunning move that could upend the smartphone market, Google today said it will acquire phone handset maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for $12.5 billion in cash.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 15, 2011
Microsoft has unveiled the new "Partner Exam Academy," an online resource that gives those pursuing Microsoft certifications access to free and for-fee exam-prep materials.
- By Gladys Rama
- August 15, 2011
The ongoing feud between Microsoft and Google over the Google-backed Android mobile OS continued this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 13, 2011