Microsoft experienced disruptions for several hours to its online suite of mail, calendar and storage services, leaving many users unable …
Microsoft struck with $731 million fine – but it could have been higher
Europe’s antitrust chief on Wednesday announced a substantial €561 million (US$731 million) fine on Microsoft, but it could have been …
Microsoft equips Visual Studio for Office app-building
Microsoft has released a collection of tools that will help Visual Studio 2012 users more easily write add-on applications for …
Microsoft pledges Europe Surface Pro by Q2
Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet will go on sale in Europe in the second quarter, and it will be priced somewhere …
Microsoft releases IE10 for Windows 7
After nearly two years of testing, Microsoft has officially released Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7. Internet Explorer 10 for Windows …
Westcon achieves Microsoft Gold Communications competency
Westcon Group on Sunday announced that it had become the first value-added distributor worldwide to achieve Microsoft’s Partner Network Gold …
Microsoft falls victim to ‘Chinese’ cyber attack
Microsoft last week disclosed that it recently fell victim to the same type of cyber attack that targeted Apple and …
Microsoft shows off next-gen UC at Lync Conference 2013
Microsoft’s Lync Conference 2013 this week saw a demonstration of the Lync unified communications platform, including clients for Android devices, iPhones and iPads …
Cisco declares war on Microsoft’s Lync
Cisco has apparently declared war on Microsoft’s unified communications platform, having chosen the eve of the first Lync conference to describe …
Microsoft raises Office for Mac prices
Microsoft has quietly raised prices of Office for the Mac by as much as 17 percent, and has also stopped …
Microsoft to drop support for Windows 7 RTM
Microsoft last week reminded customers that the first edition of Windows 7, which was launched more than three years ago, …
Microsoft, Symantec take down botnet
Microsoft and Symantec on Wednesday announced that they have dismantled a botnet that took over millions of computers for criminal …
Microsoft unveils big Africa plans
Microsoft has announced that it is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband …
Why you don’t need the new Microsoft Office
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Microsoft Office 2013 has arrived. So has Microsoft Office 365. Some would argue that the …
Microsoft sells just 900K Surface RT tablets
IDC said on Friday that Microsoft shipped an estimated 900,000 Surface RT tablets last quarter, barely missing the top five …
Software reseller pays damages to Microsoft
In February 2012 the Anti-Economic Crimes Department of the Dubai Police carried out an enforcement action against a computer and …
Microsoft can ‘print money’ with Office for mobile
Microsoft will reap enormous revenue when it introduces mobile versions of its Office productivity suite for iOS and Android, an …
Microsoft rumoured to invest in Dell buyout
A Tuesday report from CNBC hinted that Microsoft may be planning to invest between $1 billion and $3 billion as part …
Microsoft promises improved security
Following a failed evaluation by a German software security testing firm, Microsoft vowed on Wednesday to improve two of its …
Microsoft sells 1m Suface RTs in Q4
Sales of Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet failed to meet expectations in the fourth quarter of 2012, selling just 1 million …