Microsoft Acquires Desktop Management Startup Kidaro
Published on March 13, 2008 to NetworkingRedmond (WA) - Microsoft has announced that it will purchase Kidaro, a computer startup specializing in deskop virtualization, for an undisclosed sum of money. Read more
Microsoft Limits Capabilities of Low Cost PCs
Published on May 12, 2008 to Notebooks and LaptopsMicrosoft will be offering steep discounts to PC manufactures that will use Windows XP in ultra low-cost desktops and notebooks. However, the discount comes with limitations, as Microsoft will be... Read more
Microsoft To Put Mobile Phones In Hands Of Impoverished
Published on May 8, 2008 to SmartphonesRedmond (WA) - Microsoft has started a new initiative that it hopes will make mobile phones more affordable for people in developing countries, in a move similar to the highly publicized "One... Read more
Microsoft Launches Advanced Robotics Platform
Published on April 10, 2008 to Software CompaniesRedmond (WA) - Microsoft this week released the first widely available preview version of its Robotics Developer Studio 2008, the software giant's latest advancement in the emerging robotics industry. Read more
EC Has Doubts About Microsoft's Promises
Published on February 22, 2008 to Business & LawThe European Commission's reaction to Microsoft's enthusiastic announcement today to increase its interoperability was about as cold as it could be: The EC said that it has taken note, but it is... Read more
Gaming Goes Danish with Zepto Znote
Published on June 11, 2008 to Notebooks and Laptops
How Microsoft's DreamSpark Works and What It's For
Published on March 5, 2008 to Software Miscellaneous
MIX 08: Microsoft Mixes it Up for The Web
Published on April 4, 2008 to Event Coverage
Microsoft Gets Inside Samsung, Creative Portable Video
Published on December 16, 2004 to Home TheaterTwo OEMs, one software behemoth: Samsung and Creative have launched portable media players for the Christmas buying season with a user interface conjured up by Microsoft. But do they have what it takes to make it in the brave new world of portable video? Read more
Microsoft Goes for BroadBand Big Time
Published on September 30, 2002 to NetworkingMicrosoft's official entry into the consumer networking hardware business has been met with mixed reactions from industry watchers. Some say the line of wired and 802.11b wireless routers and network adapters is priced right, and has the advantage of Microsoft's Support organization behind it. Others say it's a ho-hum offering, with little to differentiate it from the slew of established products from Linksys, SMC, D-Link, NETGEAR, and others. Read more
The Spotlight: iPhone Opens Up, Plays Nice With Microsoft
- Tamara covers the iPhone SDK release and related news, Google's free phone number program for the homeless and a green cell phone battery.
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The Spotlight: By The Numbers
- Microsoft fined $1.35 billion, HD-DVD players drop to $49.99, and an alarm clock with a math equation snooze bar. Plus the comment of the week.
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