Microsoft and Samsung signed an intellectual property agreement this week that lets Samsung use Google's Android OS in Samsung mobile device products.
- By Lee Pender
- September 30, 2011
According to a study commissioned by Azaleos Corp., one of Microsoft's top Gold Certified Partners, adoption of Microsoft SharePoint is growing, but its management costs are not decreasing. One reason cited is the lack of trained personnel.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 29, 2011
Web retailer Amazon.com is looking to upend the tablet market with the release of the Kindle Fire.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 28, 2011
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that Windows Phone 7.5, code-named "Mango," is now being distributed worldwide by mobile service providers. There is one caveat, however: The update will be available to only 10 percent of smartphone customers this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 28, 2011
The corporate vice president of Microsoft's Consumer & Online (C&O) business, Darren Huston, is leaving the company to become CEO of Priceline subsidiary Booking.com, Microsoft confirmed on Monday.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 27, 2011
Microsoft preps pilot of program for Dynamics partners as an alternative to its aborted franchise plan.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 26, 2011
With Windows 8, Microsoft is edging toward the world of connected devices championed by its former chief software architect, Ray Ozzie.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 26, 2011
Microsoft recently debunked the claim that Windows 8 will not allow Linux OSes to coexist in a dual-boot configuration on PCs, based on use of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) standard.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 25, 2011
WEB EXCLUSIVE: The skinny and streamlined group of Windows PCs that Microsoft recently showed off seems to reference some of Apple's design philosophy -- even though Microsoft may never admit it outright.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 24, 2011
Hewlett-Packard Co. today fired president and CEO Leo Apotheker and tapped former eBay chief Meg Whitman to replace him.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 23, 2011
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft's recent Build conference gave partners -- and the world -- the first in-depth look at the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system. From the radically different UI to Hyper-V support, here are the top 10 features Microsoft revealed at Build that partners should pay close attention to.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 23, 2011
Rajat Taneja, a 15-year Microsoft veteran who most recently served as the vice president of Microsoft's Commerce Division, is leaving the company to become CTO of game software publisher Electronic Arts (EA), a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 23, 2011
Analysts at consultancy Directions on Microsoft summarized the basic feature changes for Windows 8 and Windows Server 8 that Microsoft outlined during last week's Build conference, as well as speculated on future trends.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 23, 2011
A Microsoft general manager said on Wednesday that carriers and handset manufacturers might begin rolling out the Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" updates to customers as early as next week.
- By Kathleen Richards
- September 22, 2011
According to the latest projections from Gartner, Apple's iOS and Google's Android will be the dominant tablet operating systems in the market through 2015, with Microsoft's Windows 8 OS trailing at a distant third.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 22, 2011