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Analysts cautioned Wednesday not to read too much into the coming departure of Microsoft Corp. finance chief Chris Liddell, which was announced Tuesday.
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday said its chief financial officer is departing at the end of the year and will be replaced by the man now responsible for the books at the division that produces Microsoft Office and other business programs.
Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force.
A Beijing court has ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling some versions of its Windows operating system in China in a licensing dispute with a local supplier.
Microsoft Corp. leads its industry in part because a vast army of outside computer programmers design software that only runs on its Windows operating system.
Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire investor Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy.
Anywhere between an estimated 600,000 and 1 million players who use Microsoft's Xbox Live gaming service will be cut off from the service because they have modified their game consoles or played games that were illegally downloaded from file-sharing sites, according to the company.
Microsoft's Bing search service will pull more information and tools from other Web sites as the company tries to distinguish itself as part of its challenge to market leader Google.
Microsoft's newest computer operating system has survived its first few weeks on the market without needing any security fixes.
As the title of his 1996 autobiography suggests, Jay Leno went straight into his NBC prime-time rescue mission “Leading With My Chin.” Last week, he walked straight into a haymaker.
Microsoft Corp. said Monday it will buy some assets of SourceGear LLC that will bolster its software design products.
Sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been "fantastic" in Japan since its launch last month, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday.
Microsoft Corp. says it is cutting 800 more jobs. That's in addition to the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January.
Microsoft Corp. is giving its MSN Web portal a long-overdue makeover and says it hopes the new site will funnel more people to Bing, the software maker's search engine.
The era of the fame-averse might actually be upon us. “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart, who helped the film franchise gross almost $400 million worldwide, said she doesn’t have an interest in blockbuster-level celebrity.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday corporate spending on information technology will not recover to levels seen in recent years before the global economic slowdown.
Fans of "Family Guy" are chortling about Microsoft's belated discovery that a "Family Guy" special might not jibe with the software giant's corporate image.
Consumers may be shopping for computers again, but Microsoft Corp. still needs businesses to start doing the same.
Microsoft Corp. reports its earnings for the fiscal first quarter on Friday before the opening bell. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Although no one waits in long lines for a new edition of Windows anymore, the debut of Microsoft's latest software that runs PCs is part of why buying a computer is starting to feel fun for the first time in years.
Microsoft Corp. has picked up a new weapon in its Internet search duel with Google — full access to Twitter's communications hotbed.
Major advertising and marketing agencies are urging antitrust reviewers to approve a proposed online search partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft.
Microsoft Corp. issued a record number of security patches for its software Tuesday as part of its regular monthly update.
Microsoft Corp., which has already shelled out $2.5 billion in antitrust fines in Europe, is on the brink of closing a chapter in its long-running battle with regulators there, just in time for another to begin.
The Associated Press is considering whether to sell news stories to some online customers exclusively for a certain period, perhaps half an hour, the head of the news organization said Tuesday.
Microsoft targets 2012 for Windows 8When we first started posting news tidbits regarding Windows 8, we warned readers not to expect the operating system to arrive until 2011 at the earliest, and we noted that 2012 was more likely.
Two million people use their gaming console to log onto social network in one weekMore than two million people have logged onto their Facebook accounts via Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming console in the last week.
Strange Bedfellows: eBay And Microsoft Team Up To Offer Daily Deals To IE8 UsersIn time for Black Friday, Microsoft and eBay are partnering to offer eBay Daily Deals to Internet Explorer 8 users directly from the browser. Via a Internet Explorer Web Slice, Microsoft will offer users the best "Daily Deals" from eBay from within the browser.
More emerges on Microsoft's dance with newspapersWe've been doing some more digging on the definitive moves by Microsoft to woo newspapers over to Bing and away from Google, a story we broke two weeks ago.
Yahoo Adds Twitter to News ResultsYahoo is ready to step up the pace in the race to provide the best real-time news. Today the Web giant rolled out improved search results for news stories, including a tab for Twitter results that includes relevant videos shared by Twitter users.
Rupert Murdoch Is Quitting Google, Leaving Readers With Only Millions Of Other Web Sites To Choose From So Rupert Murdoch, who has suffered for so long at the hands of Google—what with all the traffic Google directs to his NewsCorp Web sites for free—has finally had enough.
Google OS: the end of the hard drive?(WIRED) -- Google today unveiled more details of Chrome OS, a lightweight, browser-based operating system for netbooks.
Harvey Norman on the attack as Microsoft forces Aussies to pay moreMICROSOFT is facing a revolt from its most important local technology retail partner, Harvey Norman, over its international pricing policy for its month-old Windows 7 operating system.
National Security Agency helped with Windows 7 development - Privacy expert voices 'backdoor' concerns, security researchers dismiss idea.The National Security Agency (NSA) worked with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7, an agency official acknowledged yesterday during testimony before Congress.
Microsoft Tries to Pay Content Providers to 'De-index' from GoogleIt is no secret that Microsoft is doing whatever it can to eat away at Google's immense market share of the search market, with Bing being its most ambitious effort yet.
Information wants to be free, reporters want to be paid, Part 31The Wall Street Journal reports that its boss at News Corp., whether that is news tycoon Rupert Murdoch himself is unclear, is in talks with Microsoft to cut off Google so News Corp. content would be exclusive to Microsoft's search engine called Bing.
Danny Sullivan on "An OPEC for News"It's back, the prospect that Microsoft might try to make Rupert Murdoch happy by offering a "get listed with Bing" exclusive deal. Later, I'll revisit the topic in a coordinated fashion.
Google holds 71% of the search market; Bing, 10% (chart).
Microsoft counters Windows 7 FUD in blog postsWindows 7 arrived less than a month ago, and while so far its reception has been quite good, critics have unsurprisingly managed to spread some serious FUD over Microsoft's latest operating system.
In the late 1990's, a game was released on Playstation that changed the video game industry forever: Grand Theft Auto. As a proud Playstation gamer, I was excited to explore this game, which was, as far as I knew, the very first game of its kind.
Boycott Microsoft BingCritics have accused President Obama of kowtowing to Chinese leaders, by failing to meet dissidents, toning down his criticisms and delaying a meeting with the Dalai Lama.
Microsoft denies it built 'backdoor' in Windows 7Microsoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced yesterday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system.
Chrome OS: Internet failing at PC > PC failing at InternetIn 2009, it's better to be an Internet company that's taking slow, awkward first steps toward the PC, than a PC company that's still trying and failing to truly integrate with the Internet.
Just imagine that you have a dual-boot system, say at home, and want to access it remotely over the Internet and also want to be able to switch between the two operating systems.
BBC News - Google previews Chrome open source operating systemInternet search giant Google has lifted the lid on its operating system, known as Chrome OS. The free and open source system is initially aimed at low-cost netbooks and does away with many of the features of a traditional program.
Silverlight 4 In Beta. Supports Google Chrome. Microsoft announced the availability of Silverlight 4 in beta at its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) today.
Sad losers forced to oscillate wildly in Borg retail storeI'll be honest. Some people around here got a little bit worried when the Borg came out with total knock-offs of our retail stores. But not me. Why? Because I know the Borg.
Microsoft Bans Up to One Million Users From Xbox Live - NewsRunnerMicrosoft has banned as many as one million users who hacked their Xbox 360 consoles to play pirated games from the company's Xbox Live service in a bid to counter piracy.
Apple's New Patent Is Patently Crazy - forced to watch ads on Apple devices?First made public back in October, the notion is getting more attention thanks to an essay in Saturday's New York Times by Randall Stross, who has picked a few bones with Apple in the past.
YouTube - 3RedLightFix Repair Guide for XBox 360Has your XBOX 360 died with the Red Ring of Death? Would you like to play your XBOX 360 again? Well now you can!You could be playing your games again in less than an hour! Or you could just repair your XBOX 360 and sell it on eBay for some extra cash.
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