Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’

Apple worth more than Microsoft

Apple worth more than Microsoft
Apple passed Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable technology company based on market capitalization.

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Microsoft Xbox, phone chief out as unit struggles

Microsoft Xbox, phone chief out as unit struggles
The move replicates events at Microsoft almost two years ago, when Ballmer appointed two executives to take control of the key Windows unit after the departure of executive Kevin Johnson.

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Nintendo: We’d be “embarrassed” if we were Sony or Microsoft

Nintendo: We’d be “embarrassed” if we were Sony or Microsoft
Sony and Microsoft will both release motion-sensing controllers this year, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 respectively. Let’s face it: by bringing motion-sensing games to their consoles, S & M are copying Nintendo’s Wii, or at least being heavily influenced by it, if you were feeling kind. Thing is, they don’t seem too fazed about [...]

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Microsoft reveals its Windows Phone 7 session line-up for Mix 10

Microsoft reveals its Windows Phone 7 session line-up for Mix 10
A month ago, Microsoft officials said there’d be 12 Windows Phone 7 sessions for developers at its upcoming Mix 10 conference. It wasn’t until this weekend that the company published specifics on what those sessions would cover. by Mary Jo Foley

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Microsoft demos game across PC, mobile, and console platforms

Microsoft demos game across PC, mobile, and console platforms
Microsoft shows a game that’s playable on Windows Phone 7, Xbox 360, and Windows 7, and the gaming session is maintained as you move from one device to another.

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Microsoft Demos Three Platforms Running the Same Game

Microsoft Demos Three Platforms Running the Same Game
suraj.sun writes with this excerpt from Engadget: “Microsoft’s Eric Rudder, speaking at TechEd Middle East, showed off a game developed in Visual Studio as a singular project (with 90% shared code) that plays on Windows with a keyboard, a Windows Phone 7 Series prototype device with accelerometer and touch controls, and the Xbox 360 with the Xbox gamepad. Interestingly, not only is the …

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Natal Births New Revenue Opportunities For Microsoft

Natal Births New Revenue Opportunities For Microsoft
recent article , our Quentin Hardy highlights some of the reasons why Microsoft’s Project Natal — an XBOX gaming hardware extension that adds Wii-like interactivity–will be a profit boon for its gam…

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Microsoft: Windows 7 Fastest-Selling OS Ever

Microsoft: Windows 7 Fastest-Selling OS Ever
Microsoft has sold 90 million copies of Windows 7 to date, making it the fastest-selling operating system in history, according to Peter Klein, Microsoft’s chief financial officer. Klein made the comments earlier this week while speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference. While most of what Klein had to say dealt with the Microsoft’s financial expectations, the …

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Says Company’s Future Is in the Cloud

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Says Company’s Future Is in the Cloud
Speaking at the University of Washington Thursday morning, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company is going “all in” on the cloud and betting its future on the opportunities he believes the cloud…

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Microsoft sees business PC, server sales picking up

Microsoft sees business PC, server sales picking up
Microsoft’s chief financial officer said on Tuesday that the company sees business spending picking up over the next 18 to 24 months and expects to benefit as companies buy more PCs and servers. “W…

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