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NEW YORK, USA (Reuters) — Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said on Wednesday (September 27) the company’s search engine, Bing, will focus on expanding in the PC search market after losing its deal with Apple Inc’s voice assistant Siri. “Bing…is a big business growing at a strong double-digit rate, and we see a significant opportunity for us, even on the PC side,” Nadella said at a Reuters newsmaker event in New York. Earlier this […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Friday announced that a major update to its Windows operating system will be released globally on October 17. Release of Windows 10 “Fall Creators Update” will come the same day that Windows Mixed Reality headsets powered by the software hits the market, Microsoft executive vice president of operating systems Terry Myerson said in a blog post. Unlike virtual reality gear already available, Windows headsets made by partners […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Monday announced the end of days for its pioneering Paint application as it focuses on software for 3-D drawing. Paint drawing and image processing software that made its debut in 1985 with the Windows operating system was among the applications listed as “removed or deprecated” in a Windows 10 Fall Creators Update set for release later this year. Features or functions on the list “are not in […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Thursday reported that its quarterly profit climbed to $6.5 billion, lifted by its shift to computing services hosted in the internet cloud. The United States technology giant said revenue in the recently ended quarter rose to $23.3 billion, with $7.4 billion of that due to its “intelligent cloud” offerings. “Innovation across our cloud platforms drove strong results this quarter,” Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said in a […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft has ended support for its Windows 8 smartphones, as the United States tech giant focuses on other segments, amid ongoing speculation about its strategy for mobile. Users of Windows-powered phones — which have failed badly against rivals from Apple and Google Android — were invited to upgrade to its latest Windows 10 version after Microsoft officially stopped supporting the earlier version on […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs amid reports the United States tech giant was reorganizing its global sales operations. “Today, we are taking steps to notify some employees that their jobs are under consideration or that their positions will be eliminated,” Microsoft said in an email response to an AFP inquiry. Earlier, CNBC television said the company would be […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft is planning layoffs as it refocuses its sales force on making the software colossus a pivotal part of businesses relying on cloud computing, according to media reports. While many reports forecast the changes would result in thousands of job cuts, Microsoft on Monday only confirmed to AFP that changes were on the way. “Microsoft is implementing changes to better serve our customers and partners,” a Microsoft spokesperson told […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Sunday unveiled Xbox One X — billing it as the most powerful video console ever made, and escalating a battle with market king PlayStation. The $499 product was built with the muscle for seamless play on ultra-high definition 4K televisions and will be available worldwide on November 7, according to Xbox team leader Phil Spencer. He introduced the much anticipated Xbox […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — American software giant Microsoft held back from distributing a free security update that could have protected computers from the WannaCry global cyber attack, the Financial Times reported Thursday. In mid-march, Microsoft distributed a security update after it detected the security flaw in its XP operating system that enabled the so-called WannaCry ransomware to infiltrate and freeze computers last week. But the software giant only sent the free security update — […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SEATTLE, United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a forthcoming Windows update aimed at keeping its desktop and laptop computers at the heart of lifestyles increasing reliant on smartphones. Enhancements to the widely used operating system to roll out later this year are designed to make applications built on Microsoft technology work more harmoniously across an array of internet-linked devices, according to demonstrations given at the company’s Build developers […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — Microsoft Corp on Tuesday (May 02) unveiled Windows 10 S, a streamlined version of its popular operating system, geared toward low-cost laptops for students, as it tries to take share from Google’s Chrome OS-run computers. The company said the Surface laptop integrated with Windows 10 S is priced from $999 and will be available for pre-order starting Tuesday. The new version of the operating system comes days after Microsoft […]
by John BIERS Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once again topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s more than 2,000 billionaires, while US President Donald Trump slipped more than 200 spots, the magazine said Monday. Gates, whose wealth is estimated at $86 billion, led the list for the fourth straight year, and has been ranked as the richest person in the world for 18 of the […]
