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Internet titans shine light on secret US requests Internet titans eager to regain the trust of users for the first time on Monday provided insight into numbers of secret requests for user data made by the US government.
04 февраля 2014
Satya Nadella. Photo courtesy of businessweek.com Microsoft nears CEO choice, mulls Gates role Microsoft is nearing a decision on its new chief executive, with Indian-born insider Satya Nadella the leading candidate, US media reported Friday.
01 февраля 2014
©Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski US, tech firms agree on spy agency data disclosure The United States agreed to give technology firms the ability to publish broad details of how their customer data has been targeted by US spy agencies.
28 января 2014
Microsoft tops expectations with record revenue Microsoft soared to record revenues in the last quarter, confounding Wall Street forecasts on the back of strong demand for Xbox consoles, Surface tablets and Internet "cloud" services.
24 января 2014
Nintendo forecasts net loss, slashes Wii U sales target Japanese gaming giant Nintendo on Friday warned it would swing back into the red this fiscal year as it slashed its annual sales target for the Wii U game console.
20 января 2014
©Reuters/Kevork Djansezian China to allow game console sales through FTZ China has formally authorised game consoles made in a new Shanghai free-trade zone to be sold in the country, potentially opening its lucrative market up to the likes of Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's XBox.
08 января 2014
Internet-connected toothbrush makes CES debut Brush smarter. That's the message from the makers of what is billed as the world's first Internet-connected toothbrush.
06 января 2014
©Reuters/Ina Fassbender US, Britain 'spying on virtual world': report Freshly leaked documents by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Monday revealed spies disguised as fantasy characters prowled online games hunting terrorists.
11 декабря 2013
Nokia faces $3.4 bln tax claim in India: report Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia faces a tax bill of more than 210 billion rupees ($3.4 billion) in India from liabilities arising out of unpaid charges and penalties since 2006, a report said Tuesday.
10 декабря 2013
©Reuters/Jonathan Alcorn Microsoft leads attack on search traffic thieves Microsoft on Thursday announced it worked with police in Europe and the United States to disrupt a "dangerous" army of virus-infected computers used to hijack searches at Google, Bing and Yahoo.
06 декабря 2013
Photo courtesy of blog.pc-games-and-reviews.com Indie video games make their mark Indie video games made by tiny teams on even tinier budgets are increasingly competing with the big guys, making inroads on consoles after cutting their teeth on phones and tablets.
23 ноября 2013
The Deputy Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan Yerbol Orynbayev. ©pm.kz Microsoft, Samsung and HP to establish research centers at Nazarbayev University The global blue-chip companies are planning to establish high-tech research centers in cooperation with Nazarbayev University in Astana.
11 ноября 2013
Microsoft unveils upgraded Surface tablets Microsoft unveiled two new versions of its Surface tablet on Monday, renewing its efforts in mobile computing after the product's launch a year ago failed to impress consumers.
25 сентября 2013
Photo courtesy of domaiamenews.com Tech-backed coalition makes transparency push global An Internet freedom coalition backed by US technology giants asked Thursday for 21 countries to release information on national security and law enforcement data requests.
21 сентября 2013
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. ©Reuters/Sari Gustafsson/Lehtikuva Outgoing Microsoft CEO most regrets lapse in mobilephones Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday his biggest regret is missing the boat on smartphones -- but he said the software giant should not admit defeat just yet.
21 сентября 2013
©REUTERS/David W Cerny Microsoft announces $40b share buyback Microsoft announced a new $40 billion share buyback on Tuesday as part of an effort by the transitioning US tech giant to return more cash to stockholders.
18 сентября 2013
Microsoft buys Nokia phones to fight Apple, Google Microsoft agreed Tuesday to buy the handset business of former market leader Nokia in an effort to catch up to rivals Apple and Google in the fierce smartphone market.
04 сентября 2013
©REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Nokia to sell phone unit to Microsoft for 5.44 bn euros Beleaguered Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia will sell its mobile phone unit to US group Microsoft for 5.44 billion euros ($7.17 billion).
03 сентября 2013
©REUTERS/Pichi Chuang Microsoft joins Google in US spying suit Microsoft on Friday said that a battle to shed light on secret US government requests for Internet user data would play out in court after failed peace talks.
31 августа 2013
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. ©REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Microsoft eyes new course as Ballmer sets retirement Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer announced Friday he would retire within 12 months, opening a new chapter for a company struggling to keep pace with the fast-changing tech sector.
24 августа 2013

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