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Microsoft second-quarter sales beat analysts’ forecast
27 Jan 2015
Growth in cloud services and improved Xbox Onesales helped microsoft beat analysts' forecasts
Microsoft to offer Windows 10 as free upgrade
22 Jan 2015
Microsoft yesterday unveiled its latest Windows version 10, which will be a free upgrade for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 users
Microsoft to unveil details of Windows 10
19 Jan 2015
According to Microsoft, the operating system, would help developers more easily adapt PC applications to mobile devices
Microsoft slams Google for revealing security vulnerability in Windows
13 Jan 2015
Microsoft has slammed Google for revealing a security vulnerability in Windows only two days before the software giant's "Patch-Tuesday" fix for it was to be released
Microsoft restores Xbox gaming console, Sony calls on gamers to be patient after hack attack
27 Dec 2014
Microsoft CEO Nadella meets PM, seeks to partner ‘Digital India’
27 Dec 2014
During talks with communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Nadella even pushed his ideas on building a secure government controlled digital infrastructure using Microsoft’s cloud services
Microsoft, Sony working to restore internet platforms
26 Dec 2014
The online gaming platforms of Xbox and PlayStation were disabled by attacks on Christmas Day, which made it difficult for users to log on, say reports
Facebook to end collaboration with Bing for web search results
13 Dec 2014
Social networking site Facebook has decided to end its four-year web search collaboration with Bing
Microsoft continues to take on US government over data disclosures from foreign server
11 Dec 2014
Microsoft has chosen to continue taking on the US government in a legal battle over whether US authorities could use a warrant to extract data from servers located abroad
Barnes & Noble to buy Microsoft's 17% stake in Nook e-reader unit
05 Dec 2014
The largest US bookstore chain, Barnes & Noble Inc operates Nook, one of the web's largest e-commerce sites, which features more than two million titles for its electronic reader, Nook Bookstore
Microsoft acquires startup email Accompli
02 Dec 2014
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