In a soon to be released authorised biography, Steve Jobs revealed just how much bad feeling there was between himself and former Apple board member / Google chairman Eric Schmidt over Android. Jobs considered Android a “grand theft” and a “stolen product” saying, “I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this”, he’s also quoted as saying, [...]
Microsoft Corp. Is buying Skype Global for a whopping $8.5 billion, making this one of the biggest deals the tech world has ever had in years.
Ray Ozzie, the “chief software architect” of Microsoft since 2006, is set to step down from his post, said chief executive Steve Ballmer Monday night.
Due to the emergence of social media, Microsoft launches its new Kin smartphones. The Kin smartphone lets you download photos while its home screen is fed by up-to-the-minute updates from social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter. The Kin smartphone comes in two variants, the Kin One and the Kin Two. Both phones will be distributed by Verizon in the United States and by Vodafone internationally.
Microsoft has confirmed that they will be releasing an update for Xbox 360 consoles on April 6, allowing owners to use a USB memory stick with their console to store game information, saved games, profile and the like.
The latest incarnation of Microsoft Internet Explorer will not be able to run on Windows XP, according to Microsoft executives.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has joined the popular microblogging site Twitter on Tuesday. His first tweet was: “‘Hello World.’ Hard at work on my foundation letter — publishing on 1/25.” The “@BillGates” Twitter account has been there for some time, but it was not the real Gates or any of his staff members. But now, [...]
Microsoft, one of the biggest software companies in the world, has allegedly stolen source codes from Plurk’s web service.
Microsoft unveiled today a preview of their latest changes to the MSN website which they are claiming to be their “most significant homepage redesign in over a decade”.
Windows Vista users running compatible hardware will soon be able to run DirectX 11 compatible applications.
