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Novell-Microsoft WordPerfect Lawsuit Ends In Mistrial
An antitrust case rooted in the mid-1990s has floundered after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision
Nokia Lumia Gets Lukewarm Reception
Microsoft and Nokia's hopes of a spectacular turnaround in their mobile fortunes may take longer than expected
Healthy EU And US Data Protection For Microsoft Office 365
Microsoft says its Office 365 cloud platform now conforms to European Union and HIPAA privacy regulations
Jury Deciding Verdict In Microsoft-Novell WordPerfect Lawsuit
Microsoft and Novell await jury’s verdict in their long-running court case
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Fixes 17 Bugs
Microsoft has patched 17 bugs in its December Patch Tuesday update, including the Duqu Trojan flaw
Intel Lowers Forecast After Thailand Floods
The knock-on effects of Thailand's damaging floods continues with Intel lowering its Q4 forecast
Microsoft Rejigs Windows Phone Management Team
Andy Lees will report diectly to Steve Ballmer, while Terry Myerson takes on Windows Phone division
Why Gates’ Return As CEO Would Be A Bad Move
Bill Gates may be considering a return to Microsoft - there are many reasons he shouldn't, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Nokia Must Conquer US Mobile Phone Mountain
Nokia must retake the US market to cling on to its worldwide mobile phone leadership and stop its recent decline, says J Gerry Purdy
Q1 PC Shortfall Expected Due To Thai Floods
There will be a shortfall of 3.8 million PCs shipping in the first-quarter because of the HDD shortage
Microsoft App Store Challenges Apple And Google
Microsoft's newly unveiled online shop in Windows 8 will challenge established stores as the market leader, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Windows 8 Faces Stiff Upgrade Challenge
Microsoft could struggle to convince the traditional PC market to make the jump to Windows 8
Windows Store Offers Developers Better Earnings
Microsoft will reduce its cut from app sales to just 20 percent once app makes more than $25,000
AMD Backing Project To Bring Android To PCs
AMD is said to be helping with an unofficial project designed to port Android onto x86-based PCs
Asus Gears Up For Huge Windows 8 Tablet Push
Asus is reportedly gearing up to ship a massive number of tablets in 2012...running Windows 8
RIM And Microsoft Bets Will Bring Radical Change
Radical bets on mobile strategy by Research In Motion and Microsoft could alter the 2012 smartphone scene, says Nicholas Kolakowski
DWP Confirms 1,000 Open Source Desktops Pilot
Microsoft beware: a major UK government department is to trial open source desktops
IBM And HP Jointly Led Server Shipments in Q3: IDC
IBM and HP are running neck and neck in the worldwide server market with 29.8 percent each, IDC reports
Microsoft Windows Phone Share Slips Again
There is no sign of any recovery yet for Microsoft in Q3 smartphone market share stats from Nielsen
SkyDrive Update Continues Microsoft’s Cloud Push
Microsoft has revamped its document sharing service SkyDrive as it pushes further into the consumer cloud
Lenovo Overtakes Dell In PC Shipments – HP Next?
Lenovo is closing in on HP and has passed Dell in global PC shipments, according to an IHS report
Microsoft Preps Office Suite For Apple iPad
Microsoft is reportedly developing a version of its Office suite for the iPad, said to arrive in 2012
Microsoft Shows Win Phone 7 On iPhone, Android
Microsoft has demonstrated Windows Phone 7 in action – on iPhone and Android devices
Windows 8 Tablets Face Late-To-Market Challenge
Microsoft's Windows 8 on tablets will face entrenched rivals like Apple's iPad and a host of other competitors
Modest Impact Predicted For Nokia Windows Phones
Nokia's new Windows Phone handsets are unlikely to sell in large numbers, according to one analyst
Microsoft Promises Online Windows 8 Upgrade
Microsoft is to streamline the upgrade process of Windows 8 as it continues to tweak the new OS
Apple To Overtake HP For PC Lead
The arrival of the iPad 3 will help Apple overtake HP and become the leading PC vendor in the world
Skype Adds Direct Facebook Friends Video Chatting
The integration partnership deepens with direct connection for Facebook-to-Facebook calls through Skype
Microsoft Removing Painful Updates With Windows 8
Microsoft is promising users fewer annoying restarts after revamping its update policy for Windows 8