...vertisers are putting all of their new search dollars into Google, and pulling money out of Yahoo Search and Microsoft Live Search." Read the complete story here. ...
Friday, July 18, 2008 20:39
There was a small number hiding in Microsoft ’s FQ4 (CQ2) quarter
release – a number we did not catch initially: The company said 180
million Windows Vista licenses have been sold so far and t
Friday, July 18, 2008 19:07
...natural dominance. So, is AMD screwed? Should they pack up and go home? Well, in a way, Microsoft had a similar problem with IBM in the enterprise in the early 90s and Microsoft , ...
Friday, July 18, 2008 15:18
...e product portfolio. There is no denying that Linux recently has gained traction in the consumer space and Microsoft may have to look a little more seriously at competing with Linux distributions on...
Friday, July 18, 2008 11:43
...ter is estimated to increase by 20-25% to 4.8-5.0 million units, according to component suppliers in Taiwan. Microsoft has lowered retail prices for 20GB Xbox 360 bundles and plans to offer 60 GB bund...
Friday, July 18, 2008 10:57
Microsoft said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 42%, helped by strong sales of its Office and Windows software, but the company offered a softer-than-expected outlook for the curren
Thursday, July 17, 2008 21:18
Big announcements at E3 cannot hide that Microsoft had a rough June
with its game console: Nintendo’s Wii surpassed the Xbox 360 as the
most sold current game console in the U.S. every other
Thursday, July 17, 2008 21:00
... glance this seems like a more nuanced version of arguments we've heard before from Yahoo: Carl has no plan, Microsoft hasn't been serious about buying us. Read the complete story here. ...
Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:52
...is no accident that Apple is not supporting IE, claiming there are no technical obstacles that would prevent Microsoft 's browser to run the MobileMe web interface. We expect that MobileMe extends brow...
Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:25
...are “relentless in their tactics for exploiting computer users” and are turning towards hosted services like Microsoft ’s Skydive and Google Docs to evade spam filters The folks in Illinois must really...
Thursday, July 17, 2008 08:40
Opinion – Earlier this week, Microsoft and Netflix announced that movie
streaming will be coming to the Xbox 360. This could be a big deal. But
if you are really interested in watching Netfli
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 14:29
The game console market is getting more interesting: Following
Microsoft ’s time-limited price cut of the Xbox 360 Premium, Sony has
announced an upgrade of its 40 GB console to 80 GB, which c
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 10:00
...o would only reveal his first name (Robert). He offered an interesting perspective about the case. "What if Microsoft said you could only install Windows on Dell computers?" he asked. "What if Honda ...
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 00:05
...tendo, the Wii and the DS aren’t fads and they certainly have the marketing numbers to prove it. Yesterday, Microsoft ’s senior vice president of entertainment, Don Marrick, told reporters that the Xb...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 14:28
Microsoft today added another episode to the
Yahoo-Google-Microsoft -Icahn soap opera. Microsoft ’s general counsel
Brad Smith today told Congress members today that the a combination of
Googl
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 14:03
We have our doubts about Microsoft ’s Xbox 360 strategy, which, in our
opinion, lacks focus. But we cannot deny that the company has just made
a brilliant move. Top-level Xbox Live subscribers
Monday, July 14, 2008 15:25
Microsoft says its Xbox 360 will eventually outsell both the
PlayStation 3 globally. Speaking at its Xbox press conference at the
E3 gaming conference, Microsoft ’s senior vice president
Monday, July 14, 2008 15:10
Los Angeles (CA) – It’s 11:15 AM Pacific time and Microsoft is in the middle of its E3 press conference. Interestingly, the bungie.net website is currently down with a message that “Service wil
Monday, July 14, 2008 13:17
...ences and announcements and Nintendo has drawn first blood.
While reporters were waiting to enter the Microsoft press conference,
Nintendo announced that it will be releasing an accessory for ...
Monday, July 14, 2008 12:45
Yahoo rejected a joint proposal from Microsoft and Carl Icahn for a complex restructuring of Yahoo that would include the acquisition of Yahoo's search business by Microsoft . Yahoo said that i
Monday, July 14, 2008 10:32
...layStation 3, the 2007 loser in the fight for second place in video-game console sales, is gaining ground on Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360. The PlayStation 3 outsold the Xbox 360 in the U.S. in the first...
Monday, July 14, 2008 09:06
As expected, Microsoft dropped the price of its 20 GB Xbox 360 Pro
(Premium) game console by $50 to $299.99. However, the price drop isn’t
permanent as it is designed to quickly clear the inv
Monday, July 14, 2008 00:28
As Microsoft announces a $299 Xbox 360, we are noticing Blu-ray player
prices diving as well and distancing themselves from the
Blu-ray-equipped Playstation 3 for the very first time. Patienc
Monday, July 14, 2008 00:01
... its Q3 goal. Next week will be shaped by financial news from numerous IT industry heavyweights, including Microsoft and Google, but there is a clear focus on Intel and AMD. There are big hopes on A...
Friday, July 11, 2008 19:46
Rumors about Microsoft planning to cut the price of its Xbox 360 game
console, but now there appears to be sufficient evidence that such a
move is imminent: Flyers and internal memos posted o
Friday, July 11, 2008 15:55
Microsoft will take the wraps off DirectX 11 at its annual XNA
Gamefest, which is scheduled to take place on July 22 and 23 in
Seattle, TG Daily has learned.
Seattle (WA) - Microsoft will
Friday, July 11, 2008 12:50
...s during the iPhone launch. O2’s web-based activation system only allows users to register a new phone using Microsoft ’s Internet Explorer and won't work with Apple’s Safari browser. According to repo...
Friday, July 11, 2008 08:15
...iTunes 7.7, Mac OS X 10.4.11/Windows XP or Vista, Safari 3/Firefox 2/IE7, the iPhone 2.0 software update and Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later. A free 60-day trial is also available. MobileMe stores yo...
Friday, July 11, 2008 00:01
Microsoft said that Windows for Workgroups 3.11 will officially be gone by November 1, 2008 and not longer be available in the embedded channel via OEM licenses. Windows 3.11, which was offered by
Thursday, July 10, 2008 16:19
... to create a virtually unlimited number of search engines in a market that is dominated by Google, Yahoo and Microsoft today. If Yahoo has its way, more and more users will integrate their own search ...
Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:32
...ver Apple’s PR strategy and may prompt question whether the company is trying to skew reports. Imagine Microsoft doing this. Steve Ballmer would have to resign tomorrow. Of course we know that ...
Wednesday, July 09, 2008 13:28
Analyst Opinion - Unless you have been living under a rock, you already know that
Microsoft ’s latest operating system has not been a big success. Apple
takes great pleasure in Microsoft ’s str
Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:45
Sure the Nintendo Wii massively outsells the Xbox 360
every month, but a Microsoft director says the Wii isn’t a direct
competitor. Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft ’s director of product
man
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 19:05
Yahoo has published a response to news that investor Carl Icahn and Microsoft are apparently planning to oust Yahoo’s current board of directors and replace co-founder Jerry Yang in his role as CEO.
Monday, July 07, 2008 16:52
...ording to Netcraft. The company reported 3.9 million new sites for the month with most of the gains going to Microsoft ’s IIS software, which saw its installed base grow by more than 2 million servers ...
Monday, July 07, 2008 16:09
Carl Icahn may have a shot at selling Yahoo to Microsoft : The software
maker today confirmed that it has been in discussions with Icahn over a
possible acquisition of Yahoo’s search engine or
Monday, July 07, 2008 09:39
...nd pitched a UMPC-like tablet PC called (called Origami – and interestingly the same name that was chosen by Microsoft for its UMPC pitch in 2006). Since then, NSC has been flying under the radar of m...
Monday, July 07, 2008 00:35
Analyst Opinion - When I was briefed on Microsoft Equipt a few days
ago, I couldn’t help but take this in context with Bill Gates’
departure and reflect on the post-Gates Microsoft . For much
Thursday, July 03, 2008 17:37
Microsoft is beefing up its upcoming Internet
Explorer 8 browser with several security improvements against hackers
and phishers. Eric Lawrence, Microsoft ’s program manager of Internet
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 19:14
‘Careful’ is probably the most appropriate term to use when describing
Microsoft ’s introduction of a software subscription model to consumers.
Transitioning users from a purchase-to-own to a
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:20
Shares of Yahoo and Microsoft rose Wednesday as The Wall Street Journal reported Microsoft has talked to other media companies about teaming up to buy Yahoo's search business. The paper reported Mic
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 09:53
Microsoft will cut the price of its most popular Xbox 360 model, the 20GB Pro, by $50 to $299 in the coming weeks, game industry sources have confirmed. Microsoft would not comment, but a major retai
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 09:28
...-ray looked like the losing HD format in 2006, but was able
to reverse the trend thanks to the PS3 in 2007, Microsoft has sold
316,000 now useless HD DVD add-ons for its Xbox 360 console and the
av...
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 00:23
...ke the iPhone more secure and reliable business tool. The new firmware will bring out-of-the box support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol that is used to talk over the air to Exchange email ...
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 00:01
Following the failed merger with Yahoo, Microsoft is buying what many
consider to be the hottest property in the search market today – a
company that could replace Google search one day: Powe
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 15:57
...zz surrounding Safari and Firefox apparently
helped the two browser to gain market share at the expense of
Microsoft ’s Internet Explorer, according to a new survey released by
Net Applications. App...
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 14:46
... ride with Linspire almost from the beginning. In fact, the company was initially called Lindows and sued by Microsoft because of trademark violation around the world back in 2002. The case was settle...
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:29
Microsoft 's Mac Business Unit posted a minor update for its Messenger
for Mac that features a series of bug fixes and promises to deliver
improved support for enterprise environments. Unfortu
Monday, June 30, 2008 12:12
...ture of the Internet company. Yahoo detailed its rationale for rejecting a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft and argued that the software maker's negotiating tactics cast doubt on whether it...
Monday, June 30, 2008 12:01
...thing that is kind of a blend of Windows, OSX, and gOS (Linux). Adding to the Windows UI what Microsoft should have done Back in the early 90s, Microsoft created a software interface ...
Monday, June 30, 2008 02:00