Combined companies will benefit consumers, businesses and increase market opportunity. Microsoft Corp. and Skype announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Skype, the leading Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion in cash from the investor group led by Silver Lake. The agreement has been approved by the boards [ Read More ]
Microsoft announced the preliminary findings of its multicountry Innovative Teaching and Learning (ITL) Research, which shows that students can get the skills they need for work and life in the 21st century through school, but in practice, they rarely do. While education leaders consistently call for change, educational policies and systems in most countries have [ Read More ]
Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s latest mobile operating system, has finally hit the US market officially on Monday. The operating system is considered by many analysts to be Microsoft’s last chance to tap into an increasing smartphone market. AT & T will be Microsoft’s most important sidekick for the launch and the first Windows Phone 7 [ Read More ]
Although Microsoft and Apple have been competitors for years, lots of Mac users like (or must) use Microsoft Office in a “Windows-centered” world. The new version of Microsoft’s productivity suite is for them: Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac is out now, and it offers cloud support as well as a completely rebuilt version of Outlook. [ Read More ]
Microsoft: All Xbox users know that the D-Pad on Microsoft’s controller is a piece of… well, not quite good when it comes to precise movements in games. For fighting games and shooters, a third party Xbox controller is a must. This is the problem Microsoft tries to solve with the new Xbox controller set to [ Read More ]