Microsoft to make CES 2012 its last amid claims of a falling out
Claiming that the timing of the event meshes poorly with the company's product launches, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications Frank X. Shaw announced on Tuesday that after CES 2012, Microsoft would no l...
How much do the Chinese love their Apple iPads?
A lot. Despite delayed launches, they download nearly as many iPad apps as U.S. users
Share of U.S. and Chinese iPad app downloads. Source: Distimo
Consider this:
The original iPad didn't go on sale on mainland China until September 2010, five months after its U.S. launch. The iPad 2 arrived in May 2011, two months after its U.S. launch,...Microsoft: Apple Was Right About Tradeshows, We’re Pulling Out Of CES
As Apple once did at Macworld, Microsoft has headlned the CES keynote for years now, but when Steve Ballmer takes the stage in 2012, it’ll be for the last time… and the reasons sound very familiar. Today, Microsoft announced: We have decided that this...ITC initial ruling: Motorola Atrix, Droid, Xoom infringe on Microsoft patent
The International Trade Commission has given Microsoft a partial victory with its initial ruling on the patent infringement claims the software giant lodged against Motorola in October 2010. The ITC judge has determined that Moto...
Office 365 phone support for small businesses? No promises, Microsoft says
We recently asked businesses and schools using Google Apps to rate Google's customer support, and found that it often falls short of being business-worthy. But Google is trying to change its reputation with 24/7 p...
First Bluetooth 4.0 accessory helps you find your car, as Microsoft launches Bluetooth keyboard for iPad
The iPhone 4S is one of the first devices to support Bluetooth 4.0. Today, the first accessory to take advantage of the new technology is a new Kickstarter project called Find My Car Smart. Find My Car Smart uses a Bluetooth 4.0 powered dongle to transmit the location of a car that can then be...
Microsoft’s new automatic update plan could (finally) spell the end of IE6
Microsoft has announced that starting in January 2012 Internet Explorer will, like Chrome,...
Microsoft brings SkyDrive to iPhone (or vice versa)
Microsoft's SkyDrive is coming to an iPhone near you, the company said this week. A new app means that iPhone users can store and access their personal photos, files and documents in SkyDrive as opposed to, say, Apple's own iCloud.
Leadership change could herald Windows 8-powered phones; what’s the hurry?
Andy Lees, head of Microsoft's Windows Phone division for more than three years, has been moved by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer into a new "time-critical" role that somehow combines Windows Phone and Windows 8. Terry...
Microsoft Brings Its First iOS Game To The App Store With Kinectimals
Microsoft seems more than willing to spend its time on developing software for Apple’s iOS platform, despite it being a direct competitor to its Windows Phone operating system. Why? We don’t know. But we like it. Especially when the company throws up gems like...Halo Waypoint app available now
Microsoft is really getting busy on iOS today -- first we saw Kinectimals released for the platform, then it was the new SkyDrive app, but last week we missed seeing a brand new Halo app built for the iPhone (and presumably Windows phone devices a...
