Barnes & Noble ends deal with Microsoft December 4, 2014 BOOKS giant Barnes & Noble has struck a deal to buy Microsoft’s stake in Nook Media, ending a two-year partnership and clearing the way for it to spin off its loss-making e-reader and digital content division. The value of the cash and share deal is about $125m.
Piers Linney’s Outsourcery sees share price reach the clouds after Microsoft tie-up November 20, 2014 Cloud computing company Outsourcery yesterday saw its share price rocket almost 50 per cent following an announcement that it had been named as a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider. The company, co-led by Piers Linney, of BBC2’s Dragon’s Den, has been named as one of a handful of firms in the UK which will be able to [...]
Microsoft share price up as revenue grows 25pc in third quarter October 23, 2014 Shares in Microsoft went up by 2.1 per cent to $45 in after-hours trading this evening, after the multinational software giant reported a strong performance across its commercial and consumer businesses for the third quarter. Revenue for the company was $23.2bn (£14.5bn) during the three months to 30 September – a 25 per cent increase [...]
Instant $84m Karma for Microsoft boss October 21, 2014 MICROSOFT just revealed how much it is paying its new chief executive, Satya Nadella. All told for the first year, it’s a $84m (£52m) package. Just 11 days ago, he urged women in technology not to ask for pay raises but trust in “karma” to get a fair salary.
Could today be a good time to ask for a pay rise? Microsoft boss Satya Nadella apologises for “karma” gaffe October 10, 2014 If you're a woman working at Microsoft, today might be a good day to ask for a pay rise. Yesterday the company's chief executive Satya Nadella had to issue an apology after he said women seeking pay rises should rely on karma, rather than asking their boss. During an event for women [...]
Windows 10: Microsoft launches new operating system to succeed Windows 8 September 30, 2014 Microsoft has unveiled its latest version of Windows, the catchily named Windows 10. The new operating system from the PC pioneer succeeds the not so successful two-year-old Windows 8. Microsoft has apparently discarded the Windows 9 name to signify just how big the leap between the old and new OS really is. Windows 10 resurrects [...]
Uber finally launches native Windows Phone app July 24, 2014 Uber has at last re-launched its Windows Phone app after it was pulled last year. In 2013, the official Uber app was withdrawn from the Windows Phone Store after customers realised the app simply offered access to Uber's mobile site. The San-Francisco based firm said: "Previously, Windows Phone users accessed Uber through our mobile site, but [...]
Three industries that will be hit by the death of Windows XP April 8, 2014 Today Microsoft drops update support for Windows XP, the incredibly popular operating system it launched nearly 12 years ago, meaning any future bugs or security flaws discovered will never be fixed… This shouldn’t affect the majority of businesses who have upgraded to Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8, but for the nearly 30 per cent [...]
Hotmail to hit the trash as Microsoft rebrands its email August 2, 2012 Hotmail has become something of a bad joke among the tech community, lacking the polish or technological nous of rivals like Google’s Gmail. Now, as Microsoft prepares for its biggest product overhaul since Windows 95, it is ditching the name in favour of “Outlook.com” and revamping the interface to tie in with its new Windows [...]
Yahoo snubs fresh bid from Microsoft July 14, 2008 Internet firm Yahoo this weekend angrily rejected an audacious proposal to sell its search business to software giant Microsoft and hand control of the rest of the company to shareholder Carl Icahn. Icahn and Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer are pressurising Yahoo in a desperate bid to oust the board and to remove chief executive [...]