Will Microsoft Be Able To Scoop Skype?
Rumors are circulating around the Internet that Microsoft has a strong interest in partnering, investing or buying the European based company out right.
View ArticleMicrosoft Swoops In And Takes Skype In $8.5B Deal
Microsoft Corp has decided to acquire Internet phone service provider Skype for $8.5 billion, a hefty price tag as it seeks to claw back lost ground on growing rivals such as Google Inc. Microsoft’s...
View ArticleBill Gates Had A Big Hand In Microsoft Acquiring Skype
One of the world’s richest people, Bill Gates had given his blessing for Microsoft to buy Sky for $8.5 billion dollars.
View ArticleHeads Begin To Roll At Skype
The dust has not settled with the proposed buyout of Skype by Microsoft.
View ArticleSprint Cancels 4G Model of RIM PlayBook
Sprint Nextel Corp has ditched plans to sell a high-speed version of Research In Motion Ltd’s PlayBook tablet because of low demand, delivering another blow to BlackBerry phone maker. Eight months...
View ArticleLenovo Debuts New Mobile Devices,Says ‘Smart’ TV Is Next
Lenovo debuted three new tablets and a smartphone for the Chinese market on Tuesday and said it will launch a smart TV product some time early next year. No details on the smart TV were provided, but...
View Article‘Start’ Button Returns With Windows 8 Upgrade
Microsoft Corp is bringing back the Windows “start” button, offering a trimmed down version among a slew of improvements aimed at winning over tablet users and placating PC customers alienated by...
View ArticleIs M$ Concerned About Windows 8 In The Enterprise?
At TechEd, Microsoft showed features that are still to come in the Windows 8.1 service pack that it will release later this year, and also showcased some devices that are likely to ship with it.
View ArticleIs Windows XP Literally Getting Slower?
But the Windows Update client components used an algorithm with exponential scaling when processing these lists. So while a new machine, that processing is almost instantaneous. On an elderly machine...
View ArticleIT Professionals Plan To Stay With Windows XP After EOL
Those that don't upgrade can expect to be faced with the threat of increasing security concerns, as Windows XP continues to be one of the most targeted operating systems by malware and hacking exploits.
View ArticleNetflix Surging, Adds 2.3M New Subscribers
Netflix Inc gained more than 2.3 million U.S. subscribers in the fourth quarter, sending its shares up 17 percent in after-hours trading, and said it was testing different pricing plans for its monthly...
View ArticlePC Security Industry Tries To Save Windows XP
It looks like the security industry has seen money in propping up the elderly Window XP software. Malwarebytes has released Anti-Malware Premium.
View ArticleFacebook Drops Bing From Search Results
Facebook Inc has discontinued including results from Microsoft Corp’s Bing search engine on its social networking site. The move, confirmed by a company spokesperson, comes as Facebook has revamped its...
View ArticleXiaomi Testing U.S. Waters, Launches Phone Accessory Store
The biggest Android mobile phone manufacturer that most Americans have probably never heard of is making its first foray into the U.S. market. Xiaomi, which in just four years has gone from nothing to...
View ArticleMicrosoft Strips Down Nano-Server
It also gets 92 percent fewer critical bulletins and requires 80 percent fewer reboots than a typical Windows Server. It is also a bit quicker to setup: from bare metal to running Nano Server takes 3...
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