Microsoft acquires Canesta, developer of 3-D sensor technology Microsoft is acquiring Canesta, a company that makes 3-D sensor technology for chips. Read more on Seattle Times ... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Reports a Good Q1 Microsoft’s results in the last quarter were driven by Office 2010, Windows 7 and the XBox 360 product lines. Read more on Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance ... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Makes Record-Breaking Money But Keeps Losing Big Online [Microsoft] # microsoft The good news for Microsoft: a record 16.2 billion dollars of revenue last quarter! The bad news: that’s in spite of continued big losses in their online segment, and... (Continue reading)
Microsoft quarter boosted by Windows, Xbox, Office Healthy sales of Windows 7, Office 2010 and Xbox 360 consoles propelled Microsoft to US$5.41 billion in net income for its first fiscal quarter of 2011, a 51 percent increase from the same period... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Employees Will Get Free Phone 7 Devices No one can predict how the new devices powered by Microsoft Windows Phone 7 will sell when they hit the market next week. But the software giant can be sure that at least... (Continue reading)
Report: Russian government to drop Microsoft for Linux The Russian government plans to drop Microsoft Windows for open-source Linux in an effort to develop a “national operating system,” the Christian Science Monitor reports. The plan was outlined three years ago and... (Continue reading)
Microsoft gets approval for diesels QUINCY — Microsoft won approval from the state Department of Ecology to install 13 new diesel generators in case the electricity goes out at its Columbia Data Center in Quincy, the agency announced Tuesday. The decision... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Reports Growth Across all Sectors Microsoft’s first-quarter results blew away consensus metrics; its profit rose on sales of Windows 7, Office 2010, and gaming. Read more on TheStreet.com ... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Surprises to the Upside Microsoft brought in 62 cents per share in the quarter on revenues of $16.2 billion. The Zacks Consensus Estimates were 55 cents per share and $15.735 billion, respectively. Read more on Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance ... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Office for the Mac is out THE INQUIRER SOFTWARE CHURNER Microsoft has released the latest incarnation of Microsoft Office for the Mac OS X operating system. Read more on The Inquirer ... (Continue reading)