Microsoft has posted a loss of $492 million in the past quarter, the first ever for the software giant, as results were hit by a previously announced writeoff for its online ad business aQuantive.
Following the announcement of Google’s Nexus 7 tablet Experian Hitwise looks at how the news had changed the way that UK consumers are searching online for tablets.
Dropbox is doubling the capacity of its paid plans but keeping its prices the same, as the online storage market leader looks to keep ahead of rivals such as Apple’s iCloud, Google Drive and Amazon’s Cloud Drive.
Microsoft has hit back at Kogan over its ‘Internet Explorer 7 tax’ stunt of last month, according to the outspoken boss of the online retailer, removing it from Bing’s search results.
Microsoft has warned that it will post a huge $6.2bn write-down in its fourth quarter, mostly related to the disappointing performance of online advertising business aQuantive it bought five years ago.
Microsoft has bought Yammer, a cloud-based social collaboration tool Yammer, for $1.2bn.
UK Internet users made 2.3 billion visits to search engines in May 2012, up by 82 million visits compared to April 2012, according to new research.
Microsoft has announced ‘NUads’ Kinect enabled adverts for its Xbox 360, letting the viewer interact and control the experience using their bodies and voices.
Business-based social collaboration tool Yammer has agreed to acquisition by Microsoft for $1.2 billion, according to a news report.
Australian online retailer Kogan.com has introduced a spoof ‘tax’ on Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) browser.