Microsoft stories - Page 252
Founded in Albuquerque in April 1975 by the famous duo of founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is today one of the biggest global IT companies. More than five decades after its inception, the company is now the world's third most valuable enterprise by market cap.
Computer software, personal computers and consumer electronics are the core business of Microsoft, but the company is also focused on cloud computing services and video games as well.
Computer software, personal computers and consumer electronics are the core business of Microsoft, but the company is also focused on cloud computing services and video games as well.

Microsoft's shock acquisition of Nokia announced
Tue, 3rd Sep 2013
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Microsoft to buy Nokia's Devices and Services for €5.44bn, aiming to boost its mobile presence, with the deal set for Q1 2014 completion.

Microsoft celebrates 10 years of Skype...
Tue, 3rd Sep 2013
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Microsoft marks Skype's 10th anniversary, celebrating 1.4 trillion minutes of global conversations since 2003.

Microsoft names new global Channel Chief
Mon, 2nd Sep 2013
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Company veteran replaces Jon Roskill, who served for three years as corporate vice president of the company’s Worldwide Partner Group.

Recruiting Xero hits 200,000 customers
Fri, 30th Aug 2013
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Company hits 200,000 customers, closes new channel deals and appoints three new executives - one of which was previous Microsoft New Zealand CTO.

Xbox One will not launch on November 8
Thu, 29th Aug 2013
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Microsoft rubbishes rumours that the Xbox One will be released on November 8, despite strong internet speculation to the contrary.

Xbox One processor power gated down to 2.5%
Wed, 28th Aug 2013
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Company has been recently talking up the insides of the Xbox One at the Hot Chips conference at Stamford University.

Former Microsoft CIO jumps ship to VMware
Wed, 28th Aug 2013
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After quietly resigning from Redmond via LinkedIn in June, Microsoft veteran pops up in Palo Alto with VMware.

Second time lucky as Windows 8.1 heads to manufacturers
Wed, 28th Aug 2013
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Only 10 months after launching Windows 8, Microsoft has returned for a second crack at the market, sending a finished Windows 8.1 to manufacturers.

Microsoft's dreaming of a white Xbox One...
Tue, 27th Aug 2013
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Microsoft is developing a white variant of its next-gen offering but it will not be available to the public...

Samsung NZ releases new Windows 8 line-up
Tue, 27th Aug 2013
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New line-up includes ATIV Book 9 Plus, Book 9 Lite and Book 9 Lite Touch and a new all-in-one PC, the ATIV One 5 Style.

Without a doubt, Steve Ballmer is the worst CEO today
Tue, 27th Aug 2013
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That's the damning view of one industry expert, who believes the Microsoft chief executive should have gone long ago….

Steve Ballmer: From Redmond with love...
Mon, 26th Aug 2013
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Microsoft releases text of an internal email from CEO Steve Ballmer to employees regarding his plan to retire...

Microsoft: Sorry...we screwed up
Mon, 26th Aug 2013
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Microsoft issues heartfelt apology for recent Outlook.com outage, explains root cause and assures improvements for future reliability.

Steve Ballmer retires as CEO of Microsoft
Sat, 24th Aug 2013
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Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft corporation announced Friday morning Seattle time that he would be retiring from Microsoft when they find a replacement.

CEO Ballmer bows out of Microsoft
Sat, 24th Aug 2013
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced that he will retire within the next 12 months, as the company searches for his successor.

Hey Apple, 2007 called… it wants its camera phone back
Fri, 23rd Aug 2013
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Microsoft has released a new commercial taking a dig at Apple's iPhone, claiming that their camera is outdated.

PS4 or Xbox One? Game Console decides...
Thu, 22nd Aug 2013
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So a huge amount of information about 'Day One' releases and online features have been announced from Gamescom over the few days.

Google and Microsoft, we need to talk…
Wed, 21st Aug 2013
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Data Centres need to talk to each other more to avoid the sort of outages that have hit Google and Microsoft in recent weeks.

Microsoft unveils Xbox One games roster...
Wed, 21st Aug 2013
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Microsoft intends to ply gamers with an extensive list of ‘exclusive’ or ‘available first on Xbox One for a limited time' only titles.

Microsoft Surface availability expands to 17 more markets
Tue, 20th Aug 2013
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First international channel availability of Surface RT and Surface Pro for Microsoft's commercial, education and public sector customers in 17 new markets.