A new Windows Media Centre plugin brings the flexibility of Apple's AirPlay video and audio streaming to the world of Microsoft's take on the set top box.
In an event held in New York City, Microsoft today has announced Windows Phone ‘Mango’ update which brings over 500 new features to the platform.
Carlo Bozotti, CEO of European semiconductor maker STMicroelectronics, has revealed that Nokia's future Windows Phones would be powered by ST-Ericsson-powered chips, unlike all Windows Phones available to date, which run on Qualcomm's well-known Snapdragon processor.
Microsoft has kicked off an ad campaign featuring Bing's new Facebook integration functionality. This feature allows users to visualize on the fly how many of their Facebook friends "like" a particular search result. This is yet another way that, according to Microsoft, will let you 'Bing & Decide'. Stay tuned for videos below.
Hot on the heels of their acquisition of Skype for $8.5 Billion, rumors now suggests that Microsoft is close to having a big deal of buying out Nokia’s mobile division.
Looks like Microsoft is on a roll these days, after acquiring Skype for a whooping $8.5 Billion, reports in Chinese press now suggests that Microsoft is on the verge of announcing a deal with Chinese search giant Baidu.
This is just in! After WSJ report, Kara of AllThingsD has now confirmed that Microsoft has indeed bought Skype for a staggering amount of $8.5 Billion.
Microsoft has begun pushing out a new security update for its Windows Phone 7 mobile devices. The update comes as a response to reports starting back in March that certification authority Comodo had granted nine fraudulent digital certificates.
Things are starting to hot up in the mobile operating system wars, with Apple's iOS and Android from Google battling it out for supremacy in the pockets of the world. While the two giants battle it out though, it's always worth remembering they aren't the only two boxers in this particular ring. Microsoft has high hopes for its Windows Phone 7 platform, though a lack of apps has held the OS back thus far. Now Microsoft is looking to rectify that by giving developers an easier way to port their iOS apps to WP7.
Microsoft today released its Q3 2011 financial results and they're good with the numbers beating those expected by all the analysts with net income reaching a staggering $5.23billion.
