Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, Microsoft Office office suite, and Internet Explorer web browser. Its flagship hardware products are Xbox game console and the Microsoft Surface series of tablets. It is the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues.
Microsoft phones now account for the third most web traffic in North America, behind iOS and Android. BlackBerry’s share has fallen to the fourth spot, but Microsoft’s share really hasn’t grown… Read more »
Rebtel is an OTT communications company with ambitions of being much more than a cheap international calling service. It has spun off its VoIP and messaging network into a new company… Read more »
Looking for a new Windows Phone 8.1 device? Nokia is ready to start selling one: The $159 Lumia 630 is now on sale in Asia with other regions to follow as… Read more »
An official Microsoft(s msft) support page spotted by The Verge references the Surface Pro 3, a device that doesn’t yet exist. It’s possible that the reference is a typo meant to… Read more »
Netflix streaming just got a bit less expensive for Xbox users who now don’t have to pay for an Xbox Live Gold subscription anymore to access the video service. Read more »
The big U.S. tech companies’ quest to connect more people in developing countries is stepping up, with Facebook now joining Microsoft in a West African white space broadband project. Read more »
Two announcements made last week by Box, the file sync-and-share company, suggest that the company’s recent string of bad luck may be turning. First, and most importantly, Aaron Levie announced on… Read more »
The tablet is a hybrid device occupying the space between laptop and smartphone, but within that narrow gap it has the potential to outperform its competition — especially in the enterprise. Read more »