Microsoft buys a foothold in the ebooks game with Barnes and Noble partnership

The big news today is that Microsoft and Barnes and Noble have announced a new partnership where B&N will spin off its Nook E-Reader and its educational books business into a new, as yet ... Read more »

Microsoft rakes in the cash with 3rd Qtr results: will it continue?

Yesterday, Microsoft released their 3rd Quarter Earnings statement, and reported a stellar quarter.  This morning, $MSFTs  US stock market price is up over 5.5% on the news (and up over 20% since last April ... Read more »

Do we believe MSNerd? Reddit AMAA

Last night, noted and self proclaimed Microsoft “leaker” MSNerd (@MSNerd on Twitter) set up a Reddit AMAA (Ask Me About Anything) that is getting a bit of attention this morning, with some “revelations” about ... Read more »

All Microsoft HD webcams and USB headsets are "Skype certified"

Skype announced that all Microsoft HD webcams and USB Microsoft headsets are now Skype Certified. The video-calling company certifies products it feels are sure to give users an amazing experience while using Skype. The ... Read more »

Microsoft Your Account – your one-stop shop for all your billing accounts and payments

With the new Windows Store about to debut as part of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Microsoft has launched a new billing portal named Microsoft Your Account, replacing the old http://billing.microsoft.com, which will allow you ... Read more »

Filling in our 2012 Microsoft calendar

Hope you had an enjoyable holiday season, as we did, and are ready to launch into what may be Microsoft’s most pivotal, and by far its riskiest year.  So much is at stake, and ... Read more »

Can Microsoft and Nokia win in indoor location services?

We’re just beginning to see a new generation of services appear that will take advantage of the rapid consumer move to smartphone technology, rare only a few years ago, and still in its early ... Read more »

Microsoft’s last CES keynote will be a wrap up, “no significant news” says Engadget

Engadget reached out to Microsoft for reaction to the news this morning that this year’s CES would be its last, and received some interesting feedback from the company.  Although there has been speculation that ... Read more »

Microsoft pulls out of CES for 2013

Ending a long run of CES keynotes, and confirming one of Mary Jo Foley’s “wild rumors”, Microsoft, through an Official Microsoft Blog post by Frank Shaw, announced today that this year’s keynote (and booth ... Read more »

More info (and some speculation) on the “Microsoft Live” rebranding

What if you rebranded your services and nobody knew?  Isn’t the point of a brand to, you know, get people focused on your products?  Kind of hard to do that when we don’t even ... Read more »