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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Thursday reported a rise in profits over the past quarter, showing gains in cloud computing and other new areas of focus as it absorbed the LinkedIn social network. The US tech giant said profits rose 3.6 percent in the second fiscal quarter to $5.2 billion, while revenues edged up one percent to $24 billion. The US tech giant, which is shifting away from dependence on software to a […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday reaffirmed Microsoft’s legal right to refuse a US government order to hand over data stored overseas in a case with important privacy implications. A divided panel of judges in New York denied a petition by the US for a rehearing of a ruling last year in a case pitting Microsoft against the government over data stored in […]
Women who hate putting on makeup just to do an online video conference from home might appreciate this solution. Working with Microsoft, Shiseido has developed virtual makeup. Called “TeleBeauty,” the app allows women to choose from four different kinds of makeup looks ranging from “feminine” to “trendy” … with just a click. Mari Kataoka of Shiseido explains what motivated the company to develop this software. “Although notions of working women and telework have been promoted […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Thursday said it is bolstering its Xbox arsenal with the purchase of a startup specializing in letting people join in the fun while watching live-streamed game play. Microsoft did not disclose financial terms of the deal to buy Seattle-based Beam, which puts an interactive spin on the hot trend of video games being spectator sports. “With Beam, you don’t just watch your favorite streamer play, you play […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Monday unveiled a leaner Xbox One model and a lineup of coming games as it strived to make up lost ground on Sony’s market-leading rival PlayStation 4. Xbox team head Phil Spencer used a Microsoft press event on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game extravaganza to introduce an Xbox One S that will be priced at $299 when it […]
by Rob Lever WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Microsoft said Monday it was buying the professional social network LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in cash, a move that would help refocus the US tech giant around cloud computing and services. With its biggest-ever acquisition and one of the largest in the tech sector, Microsoft is taking a big step into the world of social networking, adding a new tool for its efforts to boost services for […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Upstart smartphone maker Xiaomi has bought nearly 1,500 patents from US technology giant Microsoft, the companies and reports said, as part of a “global partnership” that will help the Chinese firm expand outside its home market. The patents cover wireless communications, video, cloud and multi-media technologies, Bloomberg News quoted a Xiaomi spokeswoman as saying. “This will help ease of operation in new markets,” spokeswoman Kaylene Hong said. Besides the patent […]
HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) — Microsoft announced Wednesday it would let go up to 1,850 employees and a Finnish union called it the end of the company’s smartphone manufacturing business, bought from Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia. “Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced plans to streamline the company’s smartphone hardware business, which will impact up to 1,850 jobs,” it said in a statement, adding 1,350 of those jobs would be eliminated in Finland where its smartphones have been […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Commissioner Rowena Guanzon of the Commission on Elections said that those who have complaints should not resort to hacking in order to gain attention because such acts can negatively impact the public. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
(REUTERS) — Bill Gates said on Monday (April 18) that no one was an “absolutist” on either side of the digital privacy debate, but the co-founder of Microsoft Corp said he supports his company’s lawsuit against the U.S. government seeking the freedom to tell customers when federal agencies have sought their data. “There probably are some cases where (the government) should be able to go in covertly and get information about a company’s email,” […]
(Reuters) — Chinese President Xi Jinping toured the headquarters of Microsoft on Wednesday (September 23) where he met with the company’s founder Bill Gates as well as tech leaders including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Apple Inc’s Tim Cook and other top tech executives. At the meeting Xi told assembled industry leaders that China shared a vision of a secure and open cyberspace, seeking to allay concerns over accusations of hacking by China […]
AUG. 6 (Reuters) — Cologne buzzed with life — virtual and real — on Wednesday (August 5) as the city hosted Gamescom, the world’s biggest computer and video game fair. Desktop and console games from the world’s biggest manufacturers – including Ubisoft, Electronic Arts and Microsoft – were wired up for trade visitors on Wednesday ahead of doors opening to general enthusiasts on Thursday (August 6). For 2015’s edition, all eyes are on virtual reality […]
