Microsoft

For the last one week or so, possibilities of Skype acquisition/tie-up by Facebook or Google are swirling over the Internet. Two separate sources of Reuters have confirmed that company is progressing talks with both Facebook and Google, either for...

It’s just less than a month when Microsoft had launched much hyped Internet explorer 9.0 – after prolonged beta test for months – the first platform preview of Internet explorer 10 is already out. Earlier today, at Mix11 developer...

The battle between two IT giants seems to have entered into the cloud computing space as well. Last week, Google launched Cloud Connect and hit Microsoft right where it hurts – its Office portfolio. With the Cloud Connect plug-in, users can now go on the cloud with their Office files, without having to fire up SharePoint, another Microsoft product. With this single product, Office users get access to simultaneous collaboration, revision history, cloud sync, unique URLs and simple sharing of Office files ( Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

So the “D” day has finally come and as we had predicted around a month back, Microsoft has managed to pocket Nokia – atleast virtually.  Today Nokia has posted letter to its web site from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and...

Just a day before when Nokia is expected to announce its further strategy and some “big decision”, Stephen Elop is, apparently, trying to set the expectations of the employees by an internal memo. Fearing the company has reached a...

With the new dimensions of business, Industry is becoming more technology centric and so the innovations. Demand is growing, challenges are getting stiff and turnaround time is shrinking. Among all such scenario devices are becoming more and more intelligent...

It has been months when speculations are being made about Microsoft’s biggest and latest initiative – Acquisition probability of a cellphone firm by software giant. Especially after the rollout of Microsoft’s latest mobile platform – Windows Phone 7 –...

So, Finally the big news is officially out: The next version of Windows operating system (probably Windows 8) will have the support for ARM-based devices. Today, at CES 2011, Microsoft has announced that the next version of Windows Operating...

Internet is on boom and online properties are hot favorite for users to play around. Consequently, ‘Browser” has become an important aspect for companies like Google, Microsoft, Firefox to have significant control over market share. With its steady rise...

No matter what market pundits think about the Windows Phone 7 performance, Microsoft’s newly delivered baby in smartphone market has done pretty good in first six weeks of launch – Atleast Achim Berg, Vice president of business & marketing...