Just a few months after Bing released its ‘Scroogled’ campaign against Google Shopping, Microsoft has released a new Scroogled campaign against Gmail this time, reports MarketingLand. According to Microsoft, Gmail is an e-mail service that invades user privacy by scanning through email messages and content for the purpose of displaying more targeted ads on the [...]
The financial results for Microsoft’s 2013 second fiscal quarter is here, showing strong revenue figures of $21.46 billion, according to The Verge. Additionally, the company’s net income for the quarter is at $6.38 billion and earnings-per-share at $0.76. Microsoft’s revenue shows a 2.7 percent increase from the figures posted on the same quarter of last [...]
Having launched the Surface Windows RT last year, Microsoft has finally announced the availability of the Surface Pro by February 2013 in a recent blog post. Compared to the Surface RT, the Pro runs on a full version of Windows 8 Pro and designed more specifically for productivity and performance. The Microsoft Surface Pro tablet [...]
Several days after firmware update issues surfaced on the Surface RT tablets, which include complaints from users who are disallowed access from Windows store as well as several connection problems, Microsoft has confirmed existing issues on Windows RT devices. A spokesperson from Microsoft has released a statement to TheNextWeb clarifying and confirming these current update [...]
It’s official: Microsoft will be retiring Messenger in favor of Skype starting March 15, 2013. On Tuesday more than 100 million Messenger users received a notification email from Microsoft informing them that the service will be shelved on the aforementioned date and that migration to Skype will immediately take effect. It was in November of [...]
CEO Steve Ballmer of Microsoft is getting a new Senior Advisor in the person of Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s very own chief officer for research and strategy. First joining the company in 1992 after a long career focused on putting up start-ups across a variety of fields, Mundie will now be reporting directly to Ballmer, as [...]
This is a cool message sent to all IE bashers around the World. Internet Explorer sucks… less. Very provocative and well done by Microsoft. IE, the browser you loved to hate…
Written on 30 Nov 2012 by Vincent AbryFresh from the recent launching of Windows Surface RT last October, Microsoft is set to release Windows Surface Pro in the very first month of next year or January 2013. The announcement was made yesterday over at the company’s official blog, highlighting two capacities and separate price ranges for the Microsoft Surface Pro: 64GB at [...]
Reports are circulating that Microsoft is set to introduce ‘Xbox TV’ sometime next year. According to sources who have revealed a few details to The Verge, the company is planning to offer a more cost-efficient version of its existing Xbox console. The Xbox TV is expected to serve as a home entertainment system, a set-top [...]
Microsoft has recently applied for a patent, showing plans for Augmented Reality glasses that could very well be the closest competitor for Google’s Project Glass. Microsoft’s wearable device, however, will be integrated with features that offer live updates to users in real time. More than a gadget built for everyday use, these Augmented Reality glasses [...]
While many consumers in the U.S. are now aware about the recent launching of Windows 8, it appears that they are not too keen – at least not yet – on making the big OS switch. In a survey done by antivirus firm Avast to Windows PC users across the country, which polled 1.6 million [...]
In a press release published last Monday, Microsoft has announced the departure of Windows and Windows Live top executive Steven Sinofsky. While both Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Sinofsky agreed on the latter’s leaving the company, this news comes unexpectedly to those who have been expecting Sinofsky to eventually replace Mr. Ballmer as chief executive, [...]
On Saturday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talked to French newspaper Le Parisien, saying that sales on the Surface have been modest. However, the company’s top executive would not reveal any specifics on the so-called “modest” sales of the Surface. image : neowin/leparisien Microsoft first accommodated pre-orders on the Surface in late October, and during that [...]
After about nine months since initial speculation, Microsoft Office for iPhone, iPad, and Android has ceased to be rumor. According to The Verge’s Tom Warren, Microsoft will be releasing Office apps for iOS and Android in the first few months of 2013. Moreover, the Czech Republic subsidiary of Microsoft has launched a press release stating [...]
Rumors of a 7-inch Microsoft gaming tablet, which will allegedly be dubbed as Xbox Surface, first surfaced in June even before the company announced the new Surface RT and Surface Pro. Now the rumors are beginning to take shape, as sources with direct links to Microsoft have disclosed the company’s plans to design its own [...]
According to The Verge, pretty soon Microsoft will no longer be offering Windows Live Messenger, as it plans to replace its chat service with Skype. The plan, however, involves moving the backend of Messenger to Skype client so that users will still technically be using their Messenger accounts through Skype. As a matter of fact, [...]
It seems that there’s more to Microsoft’s diversification plans than simply producing the Surface. The Wall Street Journal Online has published reports about Microsoft’s current deals with suppliers in Asia in producing its very own smartphone. According to people who have inside information on the matter, Microsoft is keen on adopting its own take on [...]
The numbers have spoken: according to Microsoft Chief Exec Steve Ballmer Windows 8 has already secured a whopping 4 million upgrades in its first three days. The announcement was made during the BUILD 2012 Conference in Redmond. These sold units covers sales to individual customers as well as sales to retailers. Ballmer added that Windows [...]
Now that tech experts have gotten some time to test the much-anticipated Microsoft Surface RT, the reviews are out. So does the Surface measure up to iPad in terms of its tablet features, and does it really perform like a powerful yet streamlined computer, complete with its kickstand and easy-flip-out keyboard? The Good There are [...]
Microsoft has done something that has confounded tech experts and may very well confuse Xbox 360 users, too: removing Facebook and Twitter applications from the device. The company released formal announcements regarding the retired apps, stating matter-of-factly that these will no longer be accommodated by the Xbox 360. However, Microsoft mentioned that accessing the files [...]
