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Microsoft Results Impress Despite Profit Squeeze

Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations, but profits still feel the impact of restructuring and Nokia buy

10 years ago

Chromebook Sales Jump 67 Percent In Last Three Months

However they still only make up around one percent of total PC sales, reports ABI Research

10 years ago

Microsoft Pulls Botched Patch Tuesday Update

Microsoft withdraws update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 following unspecified user issues

10 years ago

Lenovo: The Desktop PC Isn’t Dead

Launch of several new desktop units sees Lenovo target the SMB audience

10 years ago

Lenovo Announces A Further Round Of YOGA With Three New Tablets

New devices are able to hang on your wall, and will be available on both Android and Windows operating systems

10 years ago

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Backtracks Over Women Salary Gaffe

Open mouth, insert foot. Microsoft boss Nadella says sorry for saying women don't need to ask for a pay raise

10 years ago

Windows 10 Name Jump Blamed On Coding Shortcut

Developer suggests real reason why Microsoft decided not to name its new operating system Windows 9

10 years ago

MSN Gets A Mobile Makeover

In a nod to the post-PC era, Microsoft's long-lived Web portal is now optimized for tablets and smartphones

10 years ago

Microsoft Surprises With Windows 10 Preview

So what happened to Windows 9? Microsoft surprises many with jump straight to Windows 10

10 years ago

Apple Desktops, Notebooks Find Favour With The Back-to-School Set

Apple and Chrome OS lead sales drive, with Chrome OS unit sales increasing 37 percent over 2013 and Mac OS-based…

10 years ago

Windows 9 To Include Cortana Assistant

Evidence mounts that Microsoft will port Cortana from Windows Phone 8.1 to its next PC operating system

10 years ago

IDF 2014: PC Is Alive And Well, In The Middle Of Transformation

Kirk Skaugen announces new PC architecture codenamed Skylake, while Michael Dell tells the audience to "hug a PC"

10 years ago

Microsoft In Talks To Buy Minecraft Firm

Redmond could be about to spend a large amount of money to acquire the firm behind the Minecraft game

10 years ago

Microsoft Adds Delve Social And Collaboration Tool To Office 365

Office 365 users can now get personalised information from across their company environment

10 years ago

IFA: Microsoft Reveals Lumia 830 and Other Smartphones

Microsoft releases its first tranche of Lumia smartphones since it acquired the handset business from Nokia

10 years ago

Android Maintains UK And European Dominance

Samsung fuels Android success in the UK but local manufacturers in China continue to make waves

10 years ago

Microsoft Purges 1,500 ‘Misleading’ Apps From Windows Store

Microsoft pledges rogue app purge from its Windows Store, with 1,500 'misleading' products already removed

10 years ago

Windows Phone To Get Its Own Chromecast

Microsoft is developing an answer to Apple TV and Chromecast with the Miracast Dongle for Windows Phone

10 years ago

HTC M8 Arrives With Windows Phone 8.1

Is HTC looking to escape Samsung's domination of the Android OS, with M8 smartphone running Windows Phone?

10 years ago

Microsoft: There Will Be No Windows 8.1 Update 2

Microsoft says there will be no major Windows 8.1 Update 2 and future upgrades will be incrementally delivered alongside security…

10 years ago

Microsoft To End Support For Older Versions Of Internet Explorer From 2016

Microsoft urges consumers and businesses to migrate to the latest version of Internet Explorer

10 years ago

Chinese Anti-Trust Regulators Launch Fresh Raids On Microsoft Offices

Microsoft reportedly receives more visits from the Chinese SAIC as pursuit of Western firms continues

10 years ago

Australian Students’ Anaemia Diagnosis Tool Wins Microsoft Imagine Cup

Two medical students receive a $50,000 cheque from Microsoft after winning worldwide finals with an app that can diagnose anaemia

10 years ago

BBM Arrives On Windows Phone

BlackBerry continues cross-platform strategy with BBM Windows Phone launch

10 years ago

Microsoft Could Face China Antitrust Probe

Microsoft's Chinese offices are reportedly visited by government antitrust officials

10 years ago

Microsoft Profits Dip After Nokia Hit

Profits dip slightly at Redmond, but the Nokia phone unit is expected to break-even within two years

10 years ago

Microsoft Scraps Nokia X To Focus On Windows Phone

Microsoft smartphone boss Stephen Elop declares Nokia X's fling with Android is over, amid massive job cuts

10 years ago

Microsoft Confirms It Will Axe 18,000 Jobs

Satya Nadella ends Microsoft staff uncertainty with confirmation that 14 percent of the workforce will lose their jobs

10 years ago

Microsoft Starts Nokia Lumia Cyan Rollout

Lumia Cyan brings Windows Phone 8.1 and exclusive Nokia features to Lumia devices

10 years ago

Microsoft Staff Braced For Headcount Cull – Report

Microsoft reportedly prepares to reduce its workforce following its acquisition of Nokia's handset unit

10 years ago