Microsoft is incorporating a software stack in its upcoming Windows 8 OS to natively support devices based on the USB …
Microsoft to co-develop cloud products with Chinese OS firm
Microsoft said today it will work with a Chinese operating system developer to create cloud computing products for the country’s …
Microsoft disables ‘supercookies’ used on MSN.com
Microsoft said it has disabled an online tracking technology that, according to a Stanford University researcher, allowed the company to …
AMD pushes Microsoft virtual desktops through new GPU
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) recently announced a FirePro graphics processor for businesses that can deliver Windows desktop sessions to remote …
Microsoft awards fellowships to eight researchers
Microsoft has awarded this year’s Research Faculty Fellowship to eight researchers who will receive grants up to US$200,000 each. The …
Microsoft adds Hadoop support to SQL Server, data warehouse
Microsoft is responding to the “Big Data” movement by adding support for the open-source Hadoop framework for large-scale data processing …
Microsoft adds Hadoop support to SQL Server
Microsoft is responding to the “Big Data” movement by adding support for the open-source Hadoop framework for large-scale data processing …
Former Microsoft exec named new U.S. CIO
Longtime Microsoft executive Steven VanRoekel is set to become the nation’s second federal CIO, replacing outgoing federal CIO Vivek Kundra. …
Microsoft debuts software for homebrew gadget builds
Hardware hackers building their own gadgets may want to take a look at a new offering from Microsoft that promises …
Google, Microsoft bicker over patents
Google and Microsoft continued a very public and heated exchange that sparked after Google’s top legal officer accused rival companies …
Microsoft kicks off $250,000 security contest
Microsoft has launched a $250,000 contest for researchers who develop defensive security technologies that deal with entire classes of exploits, …
Tesco rings up eight year Microsoft contract
Tesco has signed an eight year contract with Microsoft, covering desktop and data centre software to support its offices, stores …
Alcatel-Lucent gets $70 million in Microsoft patent case
Microsoft has been ordered to pay US$70 million to networking vendor Alcatel-Lucent in a years-old patent dispute that at one …
Microsoft extends SUSE Linux partnership
Extending a partnership established in 2006, Microsoft has renewed a working agreement to resell SUSE Linux and help develop new …
Infusion wins Microsoft’s UAE partner award
Infusion won the 2011 Microsoft country partner of the year award for United Arab Emirates. Infusion was honoured among a …
Microsoft leaks image of social networking platform
The social networking world may be getting even more interesting. Microsoft confirmed that it accidentally leaked an image of its …
Microsoft pays customer $250,000 to use Office 365
The University of Nebraska is dumping Lotus Notes for Microsoft’s Office 365, and getting $250,000 from Microsoft to help make …
Microsoft, Citrix join VMware at top of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant
It’s getting harder for VMware to argue that it’s the only game in town for big-time virtualisation projects. Sure, every …
Microsoft to retire Office XP, Vista SP1 next week
Microsoft will retire 2001’s Office XP and the first service pack for Windows Vista next week, according to the company’s …
Microsoft offers developers early access to Windows Phone
Microsoft began this week an early access program for developers to get the upcoming “Mango” release of Windows Phone. In …