Microsoft Corp is in the process of narrowing down the candidates list for the CEO post as it expects to hire a successor for its current CEO Steve Ballmer by this year…
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Microsoft working on tracking technology to replace ‘stale’ cookies
After Google, Amazon, Apple and others, Microsoft is set to join the custom tracking technology bandwagon in a bid to replace the ‘stale’ and the ubiquitous cookie, which has attracted a lot…
Microsoft to developers: Get your Windows 8.1 apps approved in five days max
Microsoft has announced that after Windows 8.1 enters GA mode it is going to approve Windows 8.1 apps no more than five days starting October 18. Microsoft has also revealed that though…
Apple’s October 22 iPad event will gatecrash Nokia World, Surface 2 party
Apple’s rumoured October 22 event, if held, will not only overshadow the public launch of Surface 2 tablets, but will also take away all the buzz from the Nokia World scheduled on…
Ballmer: Microsoft working on ‘touch-first’ version of Office for iPad
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, has confirmed that Microsoft is currently busy working on an iPad version of its Office productivity suite and that is should be ready for release soon after the…
Microsoft, Bill Gates and new CEO
The speculations surrounding Bill Gates’ future are on fire as Microsoft has started looking for a new chief. Gate’s role in Microsoft has not yet been made clear since 2008 when he…
Microsoft hands out $28k in first-ever bug bounty rewards
Microsoft paid out over $28,000 in rewards under its first ever bug-bounty program that went on for a month during the preview release of Internet Explorer 11 (IE11). The preview bug bounty…
Microsoft: Surface Pro 2, Surface 2 sold out
Microsoft has announced that its latest tablets – Surface 2 & Surface Pro 2 – have completely sold out within days of its launch because of which shipment dates of new pre-orders…
Microsoft may recycle your Outlook, Live accounts if inactive for 360 days
Microsoft Outlook.com service agreements have a clause wherein users are required to sign-in “a minimum of every 270 days” otherwise their data may be deleted and account cancelled. However, there is more…
Windows Phone, Android dual boot phones from HTC?
Microsoft is trying to convince HTC to load up with phones with Windows Phone alongside Android operating system, a new report on Bloomberg claims. Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s head of operating systems, has…
Microsoft Board recommends re-election of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer
According to Microsoft’s annual proxy filing, Bill Gates, company’s chairman, and Steve Ballmer, retiring Chief Executive, are contesting for re-elections to the company’s board of directors, despite the pressure created by some…
Investors trying hard to push Bill Gates off Microsoft’s Chairman seat
Three of Microsoft Corp’s top 20 investors are pressurizing the board to ask Bill Gates, the co-founder of the 38 year old software company, to step down from the company’s chairman post….
US Court rejects Google, Microsoft, Yahoo motion to disclose national security requests
US court has rejected the motion for declaratory judgment filed by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook and LinkedIn. Google and other companies asked for permission from the US Government and FBI to publish…
Microsoft Windows 8.1 goes on pre-order
Microsoft has made available its latest Windows 8.1 on pre-order from its online store starting today. Microsoft will be offering boxed copies of Windows 8.1 with delivery guaranteed by October 17 in…
Nokia engulfed in Indian Tax dispute prior to Microsoft Deal
The Indian Tax Authorities have frozen some of Nokia’s India assets last week following a tax dispute. However, the Finnish handset maker on Monday has announced that it has regained access to…