Red flags in the report: Enterprise hardware/software and services, which came in with revenue slippage of 4 percent and 7 percent, respectively
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Intel Stays Happy With Positive Outlook For 2015
Raise in cash dividend comes following strong PC market upswing
Microsoft Releases Emergency Windows Server Security Fix
Microsoft says vulnerability has been exploited in the wild and can't wait for the next Patch Tuesday
Microsoft To Take .NET Cross-Platform To Linux, Mac
By taking .NET cross-platform and open-sourcing the technology, Microsoft wants to be all things to all developers
Huge Patch Tuesday Update Tackles Critical Bugs
Experts urge Windows users to download the mammoth Patch Tuesday update immediately
Microsoft Adds Dropbox Editing Features To Office
Microsoft and Dropbox agree partnership that allows Office users to edit cloud files on smartphone, tablet and on the web
New Version Of Microsoft Office For Mac Due In 2015
Microsoft updates Outlook for Mac and promises new version of Office for Mac will be released in 2015, with a beta set for the first half of next year
Microsoft Enters Wearables With Fitness Band
Microsoft Band targets the health and fitness market, and is compatible with Apple, Android and Windows Phone
Microsoft Trials ARM Version Of Windows Server
Microsoft could be about to help ARM's push into the server market
Microsoft Azure Gains Big Data And Automation Tools
Microsoft reveals new analytic and security tools for the Azure cloud platform
Microsoft Results Impress Despite Profit Squeeze
Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations, but profits still feel the impact of restructuring and Nokia buy
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
Microsoft Pulls Botched Patch Tuesday Update
Microsoft withdraws update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 following unspecified user issues
Lenovo: The Desktop PC Isn’t Dead
Launch of several new desktop units sees Lenovo target the SMB audience
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
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
Windows 10 Name Jump Blamed On Coding Shortcut
Developer suggests real reason why Microsoft decided not to name its new operating system Windows 9
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
Microsoft Surprises With Windows 10 Preview
So what happened to Windows 9? Microsoft surprises many with jump straight to Windows 10
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 products up 14 percent
Windows 9 To Include Cortana Assistant
Evidence mounts that Microsoft will port Cortana from Windows Phone 8.1 to its next PC operating system
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"
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
Microsoft Adds Delve Social And Collaboration Tool To Office 365
Office 365 users can now get personalised information from across their company environment
IFA: Microsoft Reveals Lumia 830 and Other Smartphones
Microsoft releases its first tranche of Lumia smartphones since it acquired the handset business from Nokia
Android Maintains UK And European Dominance
Samsung fuels Android success in the UK but local manufacturers in China continue to make waves
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
Windows Phone To Get Its Own Chromecast
Microsoft is developing an answer to Apple TV and Chromecast with the Miracast Dongle for Windows Phone
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?
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 fixes on Patch Tuesday