Google Threw A Punch, Microsoft Fires Back With A Missile
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August 4, 2011 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
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“Like A Toothbrush”: Larry Page Live-Google+’s His Own Earnings Call
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July 14, 2011 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
China’s Baidu, Microsoft to cooperate in search (AP)
AP - Chinese search giant Baidu Inc. will use Microsoft’s Bing for some English-language results as the software giant tries to expand its small share of China’s search market.[Read more...]
July 6, 2011 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
Foursquare Finds Its Way To Windows Phone 7
Ah-hah! There we go. Just days ago we were pointing out how strange it was that Foursquare still didn’t have a proper Windows Phone 7 application (especially as Microsoft had touted Foursquare around as a partner since the very beginning), and now they’ve gone and made things right. Following Gowalla into [...]
July 2, 2011 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
Onkyo Latest To Pay Microsoft Royalties Over Android Tablets
Microsoft is on a roll. Onkyo is the latest company to trade Android tablet royalties for access to Microsoft’s patent licensing program. The details of the agreement wasn’t released. This makes Onkyo the third company this week that has signed such an agreement. Velocity Micro and General Dynamic’s Itronix brand joined the club [...]
June 30, 2011 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
U.S. Stocks Rally
NEW YORK—U.S. stocks closed sharply higher Monday, snapping a three-day losing streak, as the technology sector surged and financial stocks jumped on banking capital requirements that were less onerous than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 108.98 points, or 0.91%, at 12043.56, led by Microsoft and Bank of America. Among the 30 [...]
June 28, 2011 | Posted in Business | Read More »
Skype’s Worthless Employee Stock Option Plan: Here’s Why They Did It
Skype is being criticized for terminating employees immediately prior to the closing of the Microsoft acquisition, and people are assuming they’re doing this to keep the value of those employees stock options. Skype’s response boils down to saying that the employees were fired because they weren’t good employees, and that the value of [...]
June 26, 2011 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
Mango Includes A Web-Based Windows Marketplace
Despite the fact that Microsoft didn’t find it important enough to mention during yesterday’s VIP reception, we think the launch of a web-based version of the Windows Marketplace in conjunction with the Mango roll-out is newsworthy. Just like the App Store, Android Market, and Amazon Appstore for Android, a web-based Marketplace will [...]
May 26, 2011 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
LOOX F-07C: Fujitsu’s Symbian/Windows 7 Dual Boot Cell Phone Unveiled
It turns out the leak we blogged last month is true: Japan’s biggest mobile carrier NTT Docomo today officially introduced the Fujitsu LOOX F-07C as part of its summer line-up, and the device actually does dual-boot to Symbian and Windows 7 OS (not Windows Phone). Hardware-wise, the LOOX is pretty interesting, too. [...]
May 16, 2011 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
Wall St rises on China hopes, Internet deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Wall Street edged higher on Tuesday as China’s trade surplus eased fears about a slowdown in global economic growth and Microsoft said it would pay $8.5 billion in cash for Internet phone service Skype.[Read more...]
May 10, 2011 | Posted in Business | Read More »
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