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Death To The Dumb Phone: Soon, Nearly 80% Of Mobile Phones In The US Will Be Smartphones
Smartphone OS share is basically static, Microsoft emphasizing iOS, Android platforms....
Microsoft’s $25.7 Billion In Quarterly Revenue & $0.78 EPS Beat, Shares Up
Surface device, Office, Bing and Cloud Services were up; phone revs fell 49...
Cortana Providing Email-Based To-Do Reminders & Deeper Calendar Insights
Microsoft’s personal assistant, Cortana, has introduced two very useful new features for Windows 10. Both are related to task completion...
Report: Microsoft To Buy Global Mobile Ad Platform InMobi — [Updated]
According to an unconfirmed report, Microsoft is buying mobile ad network/platform InMobi. The company, which is based in Bangalore, India, says...
Data Show Dramatic Shifts In Mobile Operating System Share Over Time
The latest monthly smartphone and mobile data from comScore show little change. Google’s Android continues to lead the US smartphone...
Microsoft Q1 2016 Earnings Report: Revenue Down 12% YoY At $20.4 Billion
CEO Satya Nadella remains positive, says customer excitement for new devices is increasing....
Microsoft Announces Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 & New Lumia Phones
Company also announces new Microsoft Band 2 and development kits for HoloLens to ship early next...
Love, Not War: Microsoft & Google End Patent Suits
Yesterday Google and Microsoft agreed to dismiss multiple patent lawsuits against one another. While the settlement terms were not disclosed,...
Sci-Fi Thriller “The Martian” Gets Immersive In 20th Century Fox/Microsoft Marketing Tie-Up
The upcoming Matt Damon film gets the full geeky treatment from the software company, which has embedded marketing elements into a variety of...
Bing Pushes Microsoft’s Edge Browser When People Search For “Chrome” Or “Firefox”
Tactic of using search for self-promotion is common, but it could hurt Microsoft's case that Google shouldn't favor its own products in Google...
Comscore: Smartphone Penetration Above 77 Percent In US
The July smartphone numbers are out this afternoon from comScore. According to the measurement firm, smartphone penetration has reached 77...
Microsoft “Embeds” 25 Online Influencers Into Epic #DoAnything YouTube Career Advice Video
Microsoft aims to keep its Surface tablet top of mind at a time when UK youth are pondering their future careers....
Bing Lures App Developers With New Knowledge Graph API
Bing has announced a new Knowledge and Actions Graph API for Android developers. The objective is to get Android developers to deeply integrate...
Microsoft Mobile Share Reaches Lowest Level Since comScore Tracking Began
While Android continues its march as the dominant global operating system, its market share in the US is essentially flat and roughly at the...
EFF Launches New Do Not Track Standard With Coalition Of Web Companies
New standard works in tandem with privacy software with the aim of preventing sites from tracking users' internet...
Top 100 Brands Based On Consumer Perception: Google No. 1 Two Years In A Row
FutureBrand Index 2015 surveyed 3,000 consumers to rank top 100 largest global companies based on brand perceptions....
Microsoft Reports $22.2 Billion In Revenue For Its Q4 2015
CEO Satya Nadella says the company's investments are paying...
Microsoft CEO Nadella Rebukes Ballmer With Nokia Write-Down
Current Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is very pragmatic. He’s trying to focus the company on clear growth opportunities and areas where...
Report: Microsoft Mobile OS Share Drops, Will It Be Discontinued?
The US smartphone market is relatively stable and has been for awhile. Android remains the dominant OS, yet Apple continues to...
Search Beats Display: Microsoft Says Bing Is Sustainable & Standalone Multibillion Dollar Business
A rare reveal as Microsoft exit the display ads business highlights what a powerhouse Bing search apparently...
