With the launch of ts first-ever computer, the Surface, Microsoft on Thursday began a crucial new era in its history.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 10/25/2012
Key OEM partners Acer, ASUS, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba are among those launching or making available a new class of devices based off of Windows 8.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 10/25/2012
Exchange 2013, SharePoint Server 2013 and Lync Server 2013 were also released today for licensee subscribers.
Microsoft announced Tuesday that its Dynamics AX 2012 R2 enterprise resource planning (ERP) product will become generally available on Dec. 1.
A researcher at display technology firm DisplayMate has found that preliminary results are mixed when comparing Surface RT's resolution to its Apple competitor.
Microsoft will roll out its new Windows 8 operating system on Friday, but a new report from Forrester Research suggests it won't arrive in time to thwart a diminishing market share.
Microsoft announced on Friday that a new subscription-based version of Office 365 for students will be available in the first quarter of next year.
A new Flame malware variant that's designed to steal personal data from a targeted machine was identified by security firm Kaspersky Labs this week.
Microsoft today reported its first-quarter earnings for its fiscal-year 2013, with revenue off 8% from the last Q1 result.
Google announced today that it is now possible to preorder new Samsung Chromebooks.
A new "secure boot" firmware protocol that Microsoft will support with Windows 8 may have stirred up controversies, but it's all old hat for companies like Wave Systems Corp.
Microsoft announced that it had acquired Evanston, Ill.-based MarketingPilot Software for an undisclosed amount.
The Microsoft Surface team fielded some questions in a Tuesday Reddit session about the company's new tablet device, which is available today for preordering.
Microsoft announced today that it plans to support Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 7 and will release a "preview" next month.
Analysts are forecasting a year-over-year revenue decline of 5.3 percent totaling $16.45 billion for Microsoft.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 10/17/2012
Microsoft today announced it is taking advance orders for its Windows RT-based Surface "tablet PC."
Upgrade copies of Windows 8 Pro for x86/x64 systems can now be preordered from various retail outlets.
Microsoft "2013"-branded products have reached the release-to-manufacturing milestone.
Microsoft this week released a cumulative update to Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.