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Bengal invites Microsoft to set up research base


The West Bengal government has urged global software major Microsoft to set up a research unit in ...
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Microsoft opens technology centre in Brazil

Microsoft opens technology centre in Brazil


Microsoft inaugurated a major technology centre in Brazil`s largest city Sao Paulo Tuesday.
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Microsoft reaches patent deal with LG

Microsoft reaches patent deal with LG


Microsoft Thursday announced a patent licensing agreement with LG Electronics covering tablets, smar...
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Microsoft eclipses Yahoo in US search for 1st time

Microsoft eclipses Yahoo in US search for 1st time


Microsoft Corp. has finally reached a long-sought and expensive goal — its Bing search engine now ra...
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Microsoft rejoices the demise of IE6

Microsoft rejoices the demise of IE6


Microsoft is happily saying bye-bye to its aging Internet Explorer 6 browser.
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Microsoft goes `sort of ` social

Microsoft goes `sort of ` social


The site, which is for students to share interesting discoveries online, looks like a curious blend ...
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Microsoft says 2012 CES tech show will be its last

Microsoft says 2012 CES tech show will be its last


Microsoft Corp. is pulling out of the International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade sho...
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Judge finds Motorola violated Microsoft patent

Judge finds Motorola violated Microsoft patent


A US trade panel judge found Motorola Mobility infringed a Microsoft patent in making its Android ce...
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Microsoft plans ‘silent’ upgrades to IE

Microsoft plans ‘silent’ upgrades to IE


Software giant Microsoft has planned to implement automatic, silent updates to the latest version of...
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Anti-trust lawsuit against Microsoft dismissed

Anti-trust lawsuit against Microsoft dismissed


A US court has dismissed a billion-dollar antitrust lawsuit against computer giant Microsoft after a...
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Lumia gets lukewarm response in Europe: Survey

Lumia gets lukewarm response in Europe: Survey


European consumers show little interest in Nokia`s first smartphone using Microsoft`s Windows Phone ...
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Microsoft announces automatic upgrades for IE

Microsoft announces automatic upgrades for IE


Microsoft announced that it will automatically upgrade the Internet Explorer to the latest version t...
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Microsoft co-founder launches space project

Microsoft co-founder launches space project


Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen is planning to build a spaceship that could replace the Space S...
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Microsoft India launches disabled-friendly tools

Microsoft India launches disabled-friendly tools


With World Disability Day being observed Saturday, software major Micrsoft India introduced disabled...
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Russia clears acquisition of `Skype` by Microsoft

Russia clears acquisition of `Skype` by Microsoft


Russia`s anti-monopoly watchdog today cleared the acquisition of local division of Skype, the Intern...
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MS files patent on monitoring employee behaviour

MS files patent on monitoring employee behaviour


Microsoft’s idea would take workplace surveillance another step forward by creating software capable...
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Microsoft signs confidentiality pact with Yahoo

Microsoft signs confidentiality pact with Yahoo


Microsoft Corp has signed a confidentiality agreement with Yahoo Inc, allowing the software giant to...
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Nokia bets big on smartphones with `Lumia`

Nokia bets big on smartphones with `Lumia`


Nokia launched the `Lumia 800` and the `Lumia 710`, the first devices from its partnership with Micr...
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Microsoft issues temporary fix for virus `Duqu`

Microsoft issues temporary fix for virus `Duqu`


Microsoft has issued a temporary fix against “Duqu,” a computer virus that is thought to have been d...
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Microsoft software bug linked to `Duqu` virus

Microsoft software bug linked to `Duqu` virus


Microsoft Corp said hackers exploited a previously unknown bug in its Windows operating system to in...
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Microsoft world`s best company to work for: Study

Microsoft world`s best company to work for: Study


Software giant Microsoft has topped a list of the world`s best multinational companies to work for, ...
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Windows Phone 7.5 launched in India

Windows Phone 7.5 launched in India


Microsoft India Wednesday launched its latest version of windows phone operating system in the count...
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Microsoft to bring TV content to Xbox console

Microsoft to bring TV content to Xbox console


Microsoft announced Wednesday that it will bring cable television content to its Xbox video game con...
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Microsoft pulls plug on Zune media player

Microsoft pulls plug on Zune media player


Microsoft is discontinuing Zune media player, which it launched 5 yrs ago in the hope of taking on i...
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Microsoft lines up its big swing at tablets

Microsoft lines up its big swing at tablets


Next week a high-ranking Microsoft Corp executive will stand on stage and show off a new version of ...
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Microsoft tracking customers, claims lawsuit

Microsoft tracking customers, claims lawsuit


Tech company Microsoft intentionally designed a mobile software to track its users without their con...
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Skype to buy messaging start-up GroupM

Skype to buy messaging start-up GroupM


GroupMe was founded in 2010 at the Techcrunch Disrupt Hackathon and is headquartered in New York.
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With HP tablet dead, who can challenge Apple?

With HP tablet dead, who can challenge Apple?


Other tablets that have failed to click with consumers include Asustek Computer Eee Pad Transformer ...
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Google launches custom tailored search feature

Google launches custom tailored search feature


Google will start to populate individual users` search results with posts that have been shared publ...
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Google, Microsoft go public with patent spat

Google, Microsoft go public with patent spat


Now, Google is accusing MS, Apple and others of launching a "hostile organized campaign" against its...
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Microsoft offers prize for foiling hackers

Microsoft offers prize for foiling hackers


Microsoft on Thursday kicked off a contest aimed at turning the tables on hackers by offering big mo...
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 Microsoft launches Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft launches Microsoft Office 365


The launch is a part of Microsoft`s comprehensive cloud services strategy.
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MS puts Office in the `cloud,` confronts Google

MS puts Office in the `cloud,` confronts Google


MS Corp is making its biggest move as it takes wraps off a revamped online version of Office softwar...
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 Microsoft gets antitrust approval to buy Skype

Microsoft gets antitrust approval to buy Skype


Microsoft announced in May it was buying Skype for $8.5 billion, its biggest-ever acquisition.
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Microsoft loses patent battle for `Word`

Microsoft loses patent battle for `Word`


Software giant Microsoft lost its battle over patent for `Word` against Toronto`s i4i Inc.
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Microsoft gives sneak preview of `Windows 8`

Microsoft gives sneak preview of `Windows 8`


Windows 8 is a next-generation OS designed to work on both personal computers & touchscreen tablets.
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IITs get thumbs up from Microsoft`s Steve Ballmer


Prestigious IITs on Thursday got a thumbs up from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer who hailed contributio...
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Microsoft’s next version of operating system is Mango

Microsoft’s next version of operating system is Mango


The operating system will be provided for free to the existing Windows Phone 7 users.
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Windows 8 for PCs, tablets next year

Windows 8 for PCs, tablets next year


Microsoft will ship Windows 8 for desktop computers and tablets next year.
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Toyota to set up social networking service

Toyota to set up social networking service


Toyota setting up a social networking service for drivers to interact with their cars.
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Facebook and Microsoft battle child porn

Facebook and Microsoft battle child porn


Facebook will use Microsoft`s PhotoDNA to automatically trawl photos posted by users for child abuse...
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Will Microsoft buy BlackBerry to take on Apple?

Will Microsoft buy BlackBerry to take on Apple?


Speculation has begun that Microsoft may soon buy BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM).
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Gates took credit for my ideas: Paul Allen

Gates took credit for my ideas: Paul Allen


Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen claims it was him who had visionary ideas for the co.
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Microsoft executive held by Libyan authorities

Microsoft executive held by Libyan authorities


Microsoft is seeking the release of its country manager in Libya, who has been in the custody of t...
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Microsoft co-founder slams Bill Gates in new book

Microsoft co-founder slams Bill Gates in new book


The book, Allen`s take on the company`s early history, confirms the long-reported tensions between t...
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MS files EU competition complaint against Google

MS files EU competition complaint against Google


MS, itself target of anticompetition action in US and Europe has filed a complaint against Google.
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Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 9 in UAE

Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 9 in UAE


Microsoft Gulf released Internet Explorer 9, the latest version of the world`s most-used browser.
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Android e-reader violates our patent: Microsoft

Android e-reader violates our patent: Microsoft


The filings raised to 25 the total number of MS patents that are subjects of infringement litigation...
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World`s biggest source of spam e-mails shut down

World`s biggest source of spam e-mails shut down


The Rustock botnet has been shut down by Microsoft and US federal authorities.
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Rajkot student scores full marks in Microsoft exam


Nearly 17,000 candidates, from as many as 119 countries and studying from Standard III to post gradu...
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