Microsoft- The Inquirer

Microsoft says there are only 1,000 days left for Windows XP

Sounds the death knell for its decade old operating system

Tue Jul 12 2011, 15:01

Demand grows for HTML5 developers

But falls for Windows developers and lags for Apple coders

Mon Jul 11 2011, 12:35

Microsoft has a Christmas Showcase

Christmas comes early

Wed Jul 06 2011, 16:04

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 marketplace tops 25,000 apps

Catching up

Mon Jul 04 2011, 13:36

Microsoft captures just one per cent of US smartphone sales with Windows Phone 7

Slowly slowly not catchy monkey

Fri Jul 01 2011, 17:37

Microsoft flogs an Android licensing agreement

Sells the rights to something it doesn't own

Tue Jun 28 2011, 18:24

Microsoft is set to push white space networks in the UK

Teams up with the BBC and Bskyb

Mon Jun 27 2011, 13:52

Microsoft claims WebGL makes consumer PCs DDoS targets

Criticises but doesn't want to do anything about it

Fri Jun 17 2011, 13:36

Microsoft warns on dial-in security scams

Criminals are phoning Windows users

Thu Jun 16 2011, 11:05

Microsoft is flattered by IOS 5 features

Claims Apple has been inspired by WP7

Tue Jun 07 2011, 11:20

Vodafone CEO backs Sarkozy to police the internet.

Likes the idea of a police state

Mon Jun 06 2011, 15:42

Nokia shares fall after it drops sales targets

Floundering Finns floor financiers

Wed Jun 01 2011, 13:05

Microsoft announces a web-based Windows Phone 7 Marketplace

Still on a catch-up mission

Thu May 26 2011, 13:00

Bluestacks will bring Android apps to Windows PCs

Microsoft might not be pleased

Wed May 25 2011, 11:45

Existing Windows applications won't run on ARM chips

Thinking that they will is just dreaming

Mon May 23 2011, 12:25

Master Objects sues Microsoft over instant search

Taking Bing to court

Fri May 20 2011, 13:14

HP, IBM, Intel and Red Hat promote an open virtualisation standard

The big boys get very serious about Linux

Wed May 18 2011, 17:40

Microsoft flogs 400 million Windows 7 licences

However Ballmer admits Windows Phone 7 is still very small

Tue Jul 12 2011, 11:18

One in four people are tied to a PC

Computers are irreplaceable joys

Mon Jul 11 2011, 09:40

Microsoft signs up Wistron and eyes Samsung for Android licenses

May not need Windows Phone 7 after all

Wed Jul 06 2011, 13:23

Microsoft open sources code to calm WiFi snooping fears

Allays fears by revealing application code

Mon Jul 04 2011, 12:27

Microsoft claims Hotmail updates bring instant email

Speeds up by relying less on Microsoft's servers

Fri Jul 01 2011, 16:02

Microsoft launches Office 365

Let’s party like its 2005

Tue Jun 28 2011, 16:10

Mozilla rejects Microsoft criticism of WebGL

New capabilities bring new risks

Tue Jun 21 2011, 16:32

Microsoft releases a Windows Kinect SDK

Skeleton tracking comes to the PC

Fri Jun 17 2011, 12:18

Microsoft does not want Google to buy Nortel patents

Fears being shut out

Tue Jun 14 2011, 13:23

Microsoft unveils Halo 4 and Kinect titles at E3

Xbox live also gets an overhaul

Mon Jun 06 2011, 19:55

Windows 8 will destroy Apple's Ipad dominance

Opinion In Windows 8, Microsoft has something that can wreck Apple's 2012

Thu Jun 02 2011, 18:56

Microsoft claims 17 per cent of US Windows 7 users run IE9

Still trying to turf out IE6

Wed Jun 01 2011, 09:58

Hedge fund manager calls on Microsoft's Ballmer to step down

Shares rally behind call for CEO's head

Thu May 26 2011, 12:08

Microsoft announces Mango update to Windows Phone

Makes ignoring friends and workmates significantly harder

Wed May 25 2011, 11:09

Nokia chooses Qualcomm to power its first Windows Phone devices

Leaves ST-Ericsson's executive in the lurch

Fri May 20 2011, 17:57

Microsoft calls Intel's Windows 8 claims 'factually inaccurate' and 'misleading'

A Wintel tiff is brewing

Thu May 19 2011, 17:31

Gates approved Microsoft's Skype takeover

Been out of the game too long

Wed May 18 2011, 09:27

We're testing Office 365 on Mac and Linux

Testing times for the choosy communicator

Mon Jul 11 2011, 13:00

Hands-on with Xbox 360 and Kinect games

Microsoft shows off Christmas titles

Wed Jul 06 2011, 17:37

Baidu picks Bing to power its English search in China

Google cedes China to Microsoft

Mon Jul 04 2011, 16:54

PS Vita’s Face Control is a Kinect Killer

Incoming Sony handheld software tracks player’s facial expression in-game

Fri Jul 01 2011, 17:44

Apple, Microsoft consortium wins Nortel patents

IP treasures sold for £2.8bn

Fri Jul 01 2011, 09:50

Microsoft patents government internet spying technology

Covers VoIP, instant messaging, smartphones, gaming networks

Tue Jun 28 2011, 14:07

Skype confirms management exodus

Kicks executives out as Microsoft deal is approved

Mon Jun 20 2011, 17:37

Microsoft will update Windows Phone annually

If it lasts a year, that is

Thu Jun 16 2011, 12:32

Microsoft updates Bing for mobile phones

Guess what, Facebook frippery

Thu Jun 09 2011, 10:53

Microsoft's buyout pact with Nvidia is unearthed

Leaves Nvidia with few options should it sell

Mon Jun 06 2011, 16:01

Hardware firms are tight-lipped on Acer’s 'troublesome Microsoft' comments

Computex 2011 Acer president JT Wang might not have much public backing

Thu Jun 02 2011, 10:46

Microsoft will demo a tablet OS next week

Still playing catch-up to Apple and Android tablets

Fri May 27 2011, 17:18

Windows Phone 7 Mango video demo

Microsoft demos some of Mango's new features

Wed May 25 2011, 15:58

Microsoft will preview Windows Phone 7.5 Mango tomorrow

Ballmer claims 500 new features

Mon May 23 2011, 16:58

Nokia picks ST-Ericsson chips for 12 Windows Phone devices

Not much left for other chip shops

Fri May 20 2011, 16:37

Xbox 360 update brings Paypal, also problems

Billing option added, older boxes lost at sea

Thu May 19 2011, 13:25