Last week, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) announced that over a million testers have registered for its Windows 10 Technical Preview in just two weeks. The software giant said it had received more than 200,000 “pieces of user-initiated feedback.” About one-third of the builds are run virtually, with the remaining two-thirds running it natively. Tens of…
In a refreshed effort to focus on music streaming services, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) plans on dropping the free version of Xbox Music on December 1st. Microsoft will continue to offer Xbox Music Pass, an unlimited ad-free music streaming service that starts at $10. Although the company did not mention why it was dropping the…
Shares of Microsoft Corporation climbed by as much as 3% in after-hours trading. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) released the earnings results from its most recently completed quarter tonight after closing bell, posting non-GAAP earnings of 65 cents per share on $23.2 billion in revenue. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 49 cents per share on…
Microsoft is taking security seriously with its new OS given recent large scale data breaches. It seems a week rarely goes by when there isn’t another security concern for the nearly 2 billion people worldwide who are online on a regular basis. Today, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) is being proactive and announced the company’s intention…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) is now ready to rebrand the Nokia and Windows Phone devices officially into a new brand name—Microsoft Lumia. Microsoft Corporation will roll out the adoption of the new Microsoft Lumia brand in all countries over the coming weeks. The software giant had been providing hints about its plan to discontinue using…
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ MSFT) Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella is driving a new initiative to promote companywide diversity and equal pay a week after he made a public gaffe on advising women on getting a pay raise. Microsoft needs to “expand the diversity of our workforce at the senior ranks and re-double our efforts in…
