Microsoft has confirmed the release date for Windows 8.1 as 17 October. The firm said on the Windows blog that it the Windows 8.1 update will be live at 12am on 18 October in New Zealand, so that’s midday on 17 October here in the ...
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Software giant Microsoft is being sued by a group of stockholders who claim the company misled them over the true parlous state of Surface RT tablet computer sales. They claim the company had led shareholders to believe that the launch of ...
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Microsoft is shutting down on Sept. 30 its MSN TV service that allowed users to browse the Web from their TVs, as there are now new ways to access the Internet including mobile phones, tablets and its own Xbox console. The Redmond, ...
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is to unveil a major restructuring of the software giant on Thursday. The aim, according to sources, is to achieve "functional coherence" and to better align people with corporate goals. That will mean cutting ...
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Microsoft is aiming to boost sales of its Surface tablet computers as it makes the devices available for business customers via the IT channel. In a blog post, director of Microsoft Surface, Cyril Belikoff, said that the software giant ...
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Microsoft's had a tough year, and it's not even half over. The software giant has retreated from flubs in licensing, the design of its flagship Windows operating system and most recently, innovations it wanted to bake into its new game ...
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MICROSOFT has debuted a "re-blended" version of the overhauled Windows 8 operating system released late last year. also previewed new office apps for its Windows Metro interface, but said they would not be released until next year. ...
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Software giant Oracle and cloud CRM company Salesforce.com will announce a new alliance next week that will see the two companies "unite" their respective clouds. "Larry and I both agree we need to unite our clouds," said Marc Benioff, ...
Microsoft is close to another restructuring that could see several senior managers moved sideways or leaving the company as it reduces its number of business units from eight to four. The restructuring is being prepared by a small group ...
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In Microsoft's update to its Windows 8 operating system, Windows 8.1, it will be bringing back the Start button, but not in the form that many critics may have hoped. The software giant's decision to update Windows 8 later this year could ...
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Software giant Microsoft claims that consumers are taking to subscription models in a big way with the news that it has sold more than one million subscriptions for Office 365 Home Premium since its launch in January. The company claims ...
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Software giant SAP has held talks in the last few weeks to acquire Jive Software - but decided not to buy the company, according to sources. Jive makes social applications for businesses including SAP, and has a market value of more than ...
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Microsoft will boost its Azure cloud offering in Japan, adding two domestic data centers to speed response times and improve reliability in the face of natural disasters. The software giant said Thursday that it would add cloud-based ...
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Google has lost yet another intellectual property case after a court in Microsoft's home city of Seattle ruled largely in its favour in a patent case. US District Judge James Robart ruled that Microsoft owed Google just $1.8m ...
Microsoft's profits for the third quarter jumped 19 per cent as its core Windows division reported higher sales, despite reports of tanking sales for personal computers. Microsoft's Q3 earnings report follows figures released by IT ...
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