Microsoft announced on May 10 that it bought Skype, an Internet communications maker, for $8.5 billion.
The Wall Street Journal citing those infamous people familiar with the matter is reporting on May 9 that Microsoft is close to buying Skype.
Microsoft has launched a new Mac vs PC site. The new site, Do the Math, launched in Canada recently and aims to compare Mac based computers to several PC counterparts.
On May 2, Microsoft made available to testers a beta build of the second service pack (SP2) for its coming Windows Server High Performance Computing (HPC) 2008 R2 platform.
Microsoft will invest in the BlackBerry platform from Research In Motion, becoming the default search provider in BlackBerry browsers and maps, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said during a surprise keynote appearance at BlackBerry World.
Microsoft has released an updated community technology preview (CTP) of its Windows Thin PC product.
Microsoft will raise the price for certification exams by $25 beginning July 1
Microsoft’s overall Internet Explorer market-share dipped again in April 2011 following a small increase in February and decrease in March.
The need to replace aging machines and upgrade to Windows 7 drives uptick in corporate market.
Microsoft released a developer tool on April 29 that is aimed at helping iPhone developers port their applications more easily to Windows Phones.
Xbox and enterprise software saved Microsoft from sluggish PC sales in its third fiscal quarter
After 10 years, Microsoft will no longer be the subject of antitrust oversight.
Hands-free apps, for industries like healthcare and engineering, could be the next frontier in business computing.
Today, Nokia and Microsoft sealed the deal finalizing Nokia's commitment to the Windows Phone platform. Not bad for two months.
Microsoft and other members of the CPTN Holdings group that is attempting to acquire more than 800 Novell patents are altering their original agreements to head off potential antitrust concerns, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on April 20.
SuperSite for Windows published a screenshot gallery of Office 365
WP Central reports that AT&T is distributing the Nodo update for Windows Phone 7
More than 100,000 organizations are signed up to test the vendor's new on-demand platform, suggesting email and collaboration could overtake CRM as the top services-based app.
Microsoft Corp., the worlds largest software maker, needs to accelerate the pace of product development to compete with Google Inc. and Apple Inc., co-founder Paul Allen said in an interview.
On the heels of a credible report that Microsoft was planning to open source the coming Kinect SDK, Microsoft officials are denying thats the case.
