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Microsoft looking for ways to converge Windows Mobile, Zune Microsoft appears to be looking for new ways to tie Windows Mobile phones and Zune media players together, although a Zune phone remains unlikely.Over the weekend, Microsoft developer "Mel" asked an open questio Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft to increase focus on handsets for poor Microsoft will increase its focus on making mobile phones part of its strategy to spread IT to people in developing nations, based partly on a prototype already developed for the purpose called Fone+ .It's a sub Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft seeks alternatives to low-cost laptops Microsoft is looking at alternatives to ultra-low-cost laptops in the drive to arm people in developing nations with a way to communicate and access the Internet, and the company is turning its sights on cheaper devices that can give people a start in computing, such Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft looking for embedded innovations Ever dream of designing a toaster that sears a design of your own making on a piece of bread? If that's the kind of project you might like to tackle in your spare time, Microsoft has a new program that could help. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft looks to build one-stop mobile apps store Microsoft is preparing to launch in the next few months a Web site called Skymarket to sell Windows Mobile OS applications, a job advertisement suggests.The clue to the launch is a job advertisement spotted by b Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Author: Microsoft is Still Here, Dammit! Even though Microsoft's Steve Ballmer bungled Yahoo and Vista is sticking to store shelves, the company he runs is as dangerous as ever, says the author of a new book about the future of Microsoft post-Bill Gates. While Gates will remain as Microsoft's chairman, he will no longer be i Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Author: Microsoft Is Still Here, Dammit! Even though Microsoft's Steve Ballmer bungled Yahoo and Vista is sticking to store shelves, the company he runs is as dangerous as ever, says the author of a new book about the future of Microsoft post-Bill Gates. While Gates will remain as Microsoft's chairman, he will no longer be i Home > Rss Directory > Business > Wired News |
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Author: Microsoft is Still Here, Dammit! Even though Microsoft's Steve Ballmer bungled Yahoo and Vista is sticking to store shelves, the company he runs is as dangerous as ever, says the author of a new book about the future of Microsoft post-Bill Gates. While Gates will remain as Microsoft's chairman, he will no longer be i Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Microsoft exec touts mixed source ventures Microsoft has been making moves on the licensing front and accommodations with open source, such as its controversial 2006 agreement with Novell pertaining to Suse Linux. Looking to elaborate on Microsoft's activities, Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft vice president and d Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft to offer subscription-based PCs in Russia A Russian mobile-phone operator is the latest service provider to team with Microsoft to offer Windows-based PCs on a subscription basis through the company's Unlimited Potential program.A partnership with Mobil Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft readies Oslo previews Microsoft this October will launch Community Technology Previews of the three primary components of its Oslo project for model-driven software development, a company official said at the TechEd 2008 conference in Orlando, Fla. on Tuesday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Silverlight's link to Microsoft developer skills touted Silverlight, Microsoft's cross-browser plug-in technology for rich multimedia experiences, is making the rounds as an alternative to Adobe Systems's rival Flash platform. Early observers and users of Silverlight at the MIX08 conference in Las Vegas last week emphasize Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft won't budge on Hotmail interface redesign Microsoft defended the redesign of its Windows Live Hotmail e-mail service, which has been blasted by some users, but said it would stick with the new interface.It also urged users who were unable to access thei Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft updates Windows Mobile, IE Mobile Responding to increasing pressure from other mobile phone platforms, Microsoft on Tuesday planned to introduce updated versions of Windows Mobile and Internet Explorer Mobile and also make its new enterprise device management software available to all medium-size and Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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The low-cost laptop offer Microsoft can't refuse As the release of low-cost laptops based on Intel's upcoming Atom processor draws near, Microsoft is getting boxed into a corner. The software company plans to stop selling most Windows XP licenses after June 30, yet most of these low-cost laptops won't be powerful en Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft outlines plan to weather economic crisis Microsoft's chief financial officer outlined a three-part plan the company will undertake to weather the current economic crisis, which spurred Microsoft to lower its revenue and earnings expectations for fiscal 2009 on Thursday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft's mobile task: creating a browser you can love With the pending 2009 release of Internet Explorer Mobile 6, Microsoft is making a major change in its approach to the mobile Web. And it's about time, according to some.The new browser isn't a secret but it's o Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft's offer to Yahoo's board In a letter to Yahoo's board, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer offered to acquire the company for a per-share price of $31 in cash or 0.9509 of a share of Microsoft common stock -- a 62 percent premium above the Jan. 31, closing price of Yahoo -- and cited the broad rang Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft vs. VMware: Rumble in the virtual world Two weeks ago, VMware found itself squarely in Microsoft's crosshairs -- and chaos followed. VMware lowered its revenue expectations for the year earlier this week. Its stock took a nosedive, which likely led to President and Chief Executive Diane Greene's sudden resi Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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New worm feeds on latest Microsoft bug One day after Microsoft issued a rare emergency Windows security patch, the bad guys have a few new ways to take advantage of the bug.By Friday, security researchers had identified a new worm, called Gimmiv, whi Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |