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Nokia CEO Stephen Elop To Receive £16m Payoff Ahead Of Microsoft Return

Outgoing CEO set to get massive settlement before he rejoins old company

11 years ago

Microsoft Reveals Windows 8.1 Price And Upgrade Path

Microsoft has provided details about the retail pricing of its forthcoming Windows 8.1 operating system

11 years ago

Microsoft Eases Investor Worry With £25bn Share Buyback

With so many changes to its corporate structure, Microsoft seeks to placate shareholders by making them some money

11 years ago

Microsoft Targets Financial Sector With Windows 8.1 Mobility

Ahead of Windows 8.1's launch next month, Microsoft is targeting financial firms with a focus on mobility

11 years ago

Microsoft Readies Cortana To Battle Apple’s Siri – Report

Microsoft is reportedly developing a Windows Phone voice assistant to rival that of Apple’s Siri

11 years ago

Nokia To Debut Lumia 1520 And Windows RT Tablet On 26 September – Reports

Nokia Lumia 1520 to be the largest Windows Phone device to date

11 years ago

Workstations – The One PC Market That Lives Forever

HP bets on workstations as the rest of the PC industry goes down the drain

11 years ago

Michael Dell Poised To Win Buyout Bid

Michael Dell looks set to win the bruising buyout deal for the company as shareholders vote today

11 years ago

Microsoft ‘Donates’ Office 365 To Non-Profits

Companies focused on doing good can get a free version of the cloud-based productivity suite

11 years ago

Turnaround Specialists From Ford, Computer Sciences Pitched To Lead Microsoft

Alan Mulally from Ford Motors and Mike Lawrie from Computer Sciences are the latest possible candidates to replace Ballmer

11 years ago

Microsoft Surface 2 Set For 23 September Launch

Microsoft sends out invites for a Surface event in New York later this month

11 years ago

IFA 2013: Lenovo Shows Off Convertible Windows Systems

Lenovo used the IFA 2013 show in Berlin to showcase its latest convertible computing devices running Windows 8

11 years ago

Microsoft Deal Thrusts Nokia’s Elop Into Ballmer CEO Race

Stephen Elop's return to Microsoft sees him emerge as a strong contender for Steve Ballmer's job

11 years ago

Former Microsoft Exec Steven Sinofsky To Moonlight At Box

The man praised for Windows 7 and blamed for Windows 8 will work for SkyDrive competitor

11 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Ballmer’s Microsoft Buddies

With Steve Ballmer stepping down, this week's quiz looks at Microsoft executives old and new!

11 years ago

Steve Ballmer’s Departure Is The End Of A Microsoft Era

Steve Ballmer is just the latest senior executive to exit a company whose glory days appear to be behind it,…

11 years ago

Microsoft Reassures Jittery Staff After Ballmer Announcement

Microsoft reassures its workforce spooked by Steve Ballmer's upcoming retirement and the company reorganisation

11 years ago

Microsoft Hands Over Windows 8.1 To Manufacturers

Microsoft releases the RTM version of Windows 8.1 to partners

11 years ago

Lenovo And Pokki To Restore Start Menu To Windows 8

Lenovo turns to third-party software to bring the Start menu back

11 years ago

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Announces Retirement

Steve Ballmer is to step down as Microsoft CEO in the next 12 months

11 years ago

Microsoft Warns On Windows XP Security

Organisations running Windows XP face added security risks after the platform's support cutoff next year, according to Microsoft

11 years ago

Modern Windows 8 Firefox To Be Released In December

'Metro' style browser to be included in Firefox 26 after more than a year of development

11 years ago

Windows RT Nokia Tablet Images Leak Ahead Of 26 September Launch – Report

Reports suggest 10.1-inch Windows RT-based Nokia tablet is set to be launched next month

11 years ago

Windows 8.1 To Be Released As Free Update On 18 October

Microsoft confirms Windows 8.1 will be rolled out worldwide in two months time

11 years ago

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Toughens IE Browser

The Patch Tuesday update fixes 23 vulnerabilities overall, and includes an update for Internet Explorer

11 years ago

Microsoft Adopts Live Tile For Company Stats

Microsoft is to offer internal company information and statistics in the form of a Windows 8 live tile

11 years ago

Nvidia, Asus Criticise Windows RT

Asus has said it will stop making Windows RT-based systems, while Nvidia has said the OS has hurt sales of…

11 years ago

Windows 8.1 Boosts Security And Enterprise Features

Windows 8.1 isn't perfect, but the enterprise version adds features IT has been wanting, says Wayne Rash

11 years ago

Microsoft To Change SkyDrive Name After BskyB Lawsuit

The cloud storage platform will be rebranded in the nearest future

11 years ago

It’s Official – Microsoft Loses Money On Surface Tablets

Surface RT and Surface Pro brought in just $853 million in revenue, compared to a $900m write down

11 years ago