World news about “Microsoft” published by euronews.
Profits up for Google and Microsoft Google’s core Internet advertising business saw its net revenue rise by 23 percent in the first three months of the year even as its Motorola mobile phone… 19/04/2013
Microsoft slapped with fresh anti-trust fine by EU regulatorsEU regulators fined Microsoft 561 million euros on Wednesday for failing to give users the choice of web browsers other than its own Internet Explorer. The… 06/03/2013
Browser problems cost Microsoft The European Union has fined Microsoft 561 million euros. The EU’s competition regulators said that was because it had broken a promise to offer all… 06/03/2013
Windows executive leaves Microsoft Corp Microsoft executive, Steven Sinofsky has left the world’s largest software company barely two weeks after launching the flagship Window 8. The 23-year… 13/11/2012
Microsoft bets big on Surface tablet, unveils Windows 8 Microsoft’s latest operating system has gone on sale, along with its tablet computer. With the launches, the company hopes to revive interest in its… 25/10/2012
Apple: Job’s legacy safe? “World’s most valuable company” read the headlines as Apple shares continue to soar in anticipation of the release of a new iPhone and possibly a smaller iPad… 21/08/2012
Nokia’s smartphone hope There is a lot at stake for Nokia and Microsoft when they jointly present their new smartphone in New York on September 5. The device, which will run the… 16/08/2012
Europe Weekly: Microsoft in EU’s firing line again In this week’s Europe Weekly, Microsoft has irked Brussels regulators once again amid allegations the software giant has breached a previous anti-trust… 20/07/2012
Microsoft posts loss but upbeat on future products Microsoft has reported its first ever quarterly loss as a public company. The reason was the huge write down in the value of a digital advertising agency it… 20/07/2012
Microsoft could face more EU anti-trust fines Microsoft could face more EU fines for failing to comply with an anti-trust settlement to give Windows users a choice of web browsers. The European… 17/07/2012
Microsoft writes off ad agency billions Microsoft has admitted an online advertising agency it bought five years ago is – in essence – worthless. It will write off the value of the company… 03/07/2012
Competition fine rebuff for Microsoft Microsoft has lost an appeal against a massive EU fine over its breaking of anti-competition rules. That verdict should be the last hurrah in a decade-long… 27/06/2012
Microsoft targets tablets with a Surface shoot Microsoft is trying to break Apple’s stranglehold on the tablet market with a computer it hopes is innovative enough to lure buyers in that ever expanding… 19/06/2012
Windows 8 talk of town at Barcelona mobile show Some of the chatter at the recent World Mobile Congress was about Microsoft Windows 8 rather than phones, as the world got its first official look at the new… 07/03/2012
Barcelona says hola to phone folk The phones that in the future you will be talking into, texting on, browsing the internet, playing music and taking photos with have been unveiled at the… 27/02/2012
Yahoo’s Yang resigns Yahoo’s co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the struggling internet firm he started in 1995. Yang’s been criticised by shareholders for impeding investment deals… 18/01/2012
Microsoft call in Skype Microsoft is buying phone network company Skype for almost six billion euros – in cash. Skype – through which people can make voice and video calls, at no… 10/05/2011
Microsoft Windows sales slip in face of iPad Microsoft has reported a dip in quarterly sales of its core Windows operating system but sold more of its Office suite of applications and Xbox game… 29/04/2011
Gates on aid drive in Europe Philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has been urging the European Union and its member governments to sustain foreign aid in their budgets… 05/04/2011
Microsoft complains about Google in Europe Two American mega-firms go head-to-head in Europe: Microsoft has filed a complaint with the European Commission saying that Google is obstructing free… 31/03/2011
Microsoft gives free access to Kinect hackers In the beginning, Microsoft’s Kinect sensor was simply meant to track body movement for video games. But since its the release, computer geeks around the… 22/02/2011
Microsoft rapped over Windows 8 browserMicrosoft has been charged by EU regulators with breaking their promise to offer a rival browser with their new operating system Windows 8. The dispute has… 24/10/2012
Microsoft goes cool on Hotmail in major email revampMicrosoft’s free webmail service has dropped the Hotmail brand after undergoing a major revamp. The all-new Outlook.com is being viewed as an attempt to win… 01/08/2012
Microsoft bids to take bite out of AppleMore holiday job than Steve Jobs, but with its Apple-style on-stage presentation software giant Microsoft has entered the tablet wars, with Surface. To do… 19/06/2012
Mobile mania in BarcelonaThe Battle of Barcelona is underway as the world’s high-tech giants exhibit their latest gadgets at the Mobile World Congress. The event is expected to draw… 01/03/2012
Microsoft buys Skype in six billion euro dealMicrosoft has agreed to buy the phone network company Skype for almost six billion euros – in cash. The Skype system, which enables people to make voice and… 10/05/2011
Investors unimpressed with Nokia-Microsoft tie-upNokia and Microsoft have teamed up in an attempt to see off Apple’s iPhone and Google based phones in the fast-growing smartphone market. Nokia’s new chief… 11/02/2011
Microsoft links up with ARMMicrosoft says its new Windows operating system will be able to run on microchips designed by the British company ARM Holdings. That means the software… 06/01/2011
Microsoft hinges hopes on new smartphonesMicrosoft has unveiled a new line of smartphones running its Windows software. Microsoft is hoping that the new phones, from handset makers such as Samsung… 11/10/2010
Glitch reduces Halo’s shineDespite first day sales of 150 million euros, Microsoft’s Halo: Reach videogame is already losing a little of its shine. The software company has admitted… 21/09/2010
Nokia appoints Microsoft boss ElopFinnish mobile phone maker Nokia has appointed the head of Microsoft’s business unit as its new CEO. Canadian Stephen Elop will replace under-fire Olli-Pekka… 10/09/2010
Billionaires pledge 50 per cent of fortune for charityA number of US billionaires have pledged at least half of their wealth to charity as part of a campaign launched by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and investor… 05/08/2010
Apple bigger than MicrosoftIn the battle of the big techs, Apple has overtaken Microsoft. Its shares rose on Wednesday as Microsoft’s fell making it the world’s biggest technology… 27/05/2010
Mobile World Congress buzzes with new technologyThe 2010 Mobile World Congress was held from the 15th to the 18th of Febuary. More than 1,300 companies were there, showcasing cutting edge technology that… 18/02/2010
Tablets turned at CESKeep taking the tablets is the advice from computer makers hoping that 2010 will be the year of the tablet computer. At CES, the world’s biggest consumer… 07/01/2010
Microsoft browser case droppedThe European Commission has agreed to drop its Internet browser case against Microsoft. The US software giant is getting out of a ten-year battle (over… 16/12/2009
Microsoft ‘near agreement with EU’EU competition regulators are reportedly about to accept an amended offer by Microsoft over how internet browsers are chosen on personal computers using its… 08/12/2009
Microsoft deal with News Corps may exclude GoogleMedia giant News Corps are in talks with Microsoft, over a deal that could see their internet news moved from Google. This would mean online papers, such as… 23/11/2009
Vital OS launch for MicrosoftMicrosoft has launched its latest personal computer operating system – Windows 7. It is a vital release for the world’s biggest software company as it… 22/10/2009
Microsoft-Yahoo aim to take on GoogleCompetition regulators in America and the EU are preparing to scrutinise a joint-venture planned between two mighty powers in the computing world. Microsoft… 30/07/2009
Soft figures from MicrosoftComputer software giant Microsoft has revealed even worse than expected quarterly results and warned that profit and revenue will almost certainly drop… 22/01/2009
Yahoo boss steps downJerry Yang, the embattled chief executive of Yahoo, is quitting and his departure caused the internet company’s shares to shoot up. Yang will step down as… 18/11/2008
