Microsoft unveils free Windows 8.1 updateMicrosoft Corporation's forthcoming update to its personal computer operating system will be called Windows 8.1 and will be available later this year free to existing Windows 8 customers, the marketing chief for the Windows unit said on Tues More… |
Bahrain eGov to support Imagine Cup 2013Microsoft has announced that Bahrain’s eGovernment Authority has signed a strategic partnership to support, for the second consecutive year, the Imagine Cup 2013 Competition in the Kingdom. The competition is organised by Mi More… |
Microsoft launches Imagine Cup in OmanMicrosoft Corporation in collaboration with OmanTel has announced the launch of its Imagine Cup 2013 Competition in Oman, inviting students between the ages of 16 to 23 to take part in the leading student technology competition. T More… |
Microsoft unveils new global youth initiativeMicrosoft Corporation has introduced a new global initiative, Microsoft YouthSpark, that aims to create opportunities for 300 million youth in more than 100 countries over the next three years. This company-wide initiative include More… |
Microsoft, Barnes & Noble team upMicrosoft Corporation will invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble's digital and college businesses, valuing them at $1.7 billion. Shares of Barnes & Noble jumped 79 per cent. Microsoft will get a 17.6 per cent stake in the new u More… |
Plodding PC sales weigh down Microsoft profitMicrosoft Corporation is grappling with weak computer sales tearing a hole in its core Windows business, while it gropes its way slowly into the faster-growing mobile phone and tablet markets. Shares of the w More… |
GE, Microsoft in health software joint ventureGeneral Electric Company and Microsoft Corporation are forming a joint venture to develop and sell software systems to make it easier for healthcare providers to store, access and share patient information. The 50-50 venture, which is yet More… |
Sun and Microsoft expand allianceSun Microsystems has signed on as an OEM partner for Microsoft's Windows Server. Additionally, Sun and Microsoft Corporation will collaborate to further enable deployment of Windows Server on Sun x64 systems. 'Today's announcement More… |