Microsoft reports first loss in 26 years
July 20th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 20 (IANS) US computing giant Microsoft has reported the first unprofitable quarter since it became a public company in 1986 after it wrote down the value of its ... Read more...
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Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer becomes part of Seattle group pushing for NBA arena
June 14th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer will apparently join the investment group that is currently pushing to build a new arena in Seattle and the acquisition ... Read more...
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Microsoft acquires Skype for $8.5 bn
October 14th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Software giant Microsoft has bought Internet communications company Skype for $8.5 billion in its largest ever acquisition deal, Microsoft said Friday."Skype is a phenomenal product ... Read more...
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Windows 8 for PCs, tablets next year
May 24th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 24 (IANS) Microsoft will ship Windows 8 for desktop computers and tablets next year and the updated Windows Phone 7 will have 500 new features.Microsoft CEO Steve ... Read more...
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Microsoft to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion
May 10th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by BNO News
REDMOND, WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) -- Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Skype S.A. for $8.5 billion, after the boards of directors of both companies ... Read more...
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Will Microsoft buy BlackBerry to take on Apple?
May 6th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 6 (IANS) With its newly launched PlayBook tablet failing to make a splash and this week's bold announcements about updating its aging smart phones not enthusing investors, ... Read more...
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Microsoft raises employees pay to keep ‘top talent’ and stay ahead of competition
April 23rd, 2011 - 8:14 am ICT by ANI
Redmond (Washington State, US), Apr. 23 (ANI): Software technology giant Microsoft has announced that it has raised pay for employees to retain "top talent" in the fiercely competitive market for skilled technology ... Read more...
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Microsoft Slate Coming By Christmas This Year
October 6th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Redmond based technology giant Microsoft which has been trying for quite some time to gain a foothold in the smart phone and Internet tablet market is ... Read more...
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Microsoft to launch Windows Phone 7 next week
October 5th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) Microsoft is set to launch its first line of Windows Phone 7 products next week and announce which carriers and manufacturers will be making and selling handsets based ... Read more...
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Microsoft and Ford team up on electric cars
April 1st, 2010 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 31 (DPA) Microsoft and Ford are to collaborate on the development of an electric car that will use Microsoft technology to streamline the battery-charging process, the companies announced Wednesday ... Read more...
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HP Slate At CES 2010
January 7th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The touch screen mania that has taken the cell phone industry by storm, seems to have touched the computer manufacturers as well. By the end of ... Read more...
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Microsoft’s Bing search engine aims to rival Google
June 2nd, 2009 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, June 1 (DPA) Microsoft stepped up its efforts to cut into the search dominance of Google, launching a public preview version of its widely praised Bing search site Monday.
The site ... Read more...
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Microsoft rules out new takeover bid for Yahoo
November 20th, 2008 - 4:49 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Nov 20 (DPA) Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Wednesday ruled out a new takeover bid for troubled web portal Yahoo, but stressed that the software giant was still interested in partnering ... Read more...
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Yahoo shares plunge after another Microsoft rejection
November 8th, 2008 - 5:02 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Nov 8 (DPA) Shares of ailing internet pioneer Yahoo plunged more than 10 percent Friday after Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reiterated that his company was not interested in reviving its ... Read more...
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Yahoo rejects Microsoft deadline
April 8th, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr.8 (ANI): US Internet company Yahoo has refused to meet the three week deadline set by software giant Microsoft to accept its takeover offer.
"We continue to believe that your proposal ... Read more...
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