Wednesday, before the opening day of the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq MSFT) announced new cloud-first media services, including HD-quality live streaming that supports today’s most popular devices and platforms, end-to-end content protection capabilities, and a new service that simplifies the indexing of audio and video content and makes it easier to search. These new capabilities are part of Microsoft Azure Media Services, … Continue reading Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Goes into Cloud

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) would abandon Nokia name and would no longer use for its mobile products, according to a leaked internal document. While the sale has been indicated by the company previously, the document obtained by tech blog GeeksOnGadgets just confirmed that. As per a leaked internal document, Microsoft plans to drop words ‘Nokia’ and ‘Phone’ soon from the branding. The document notes that … Continue reading Microsoft To Abandon Nokia (NASDAQ MSFT Stock)

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) is reportedly on the verge of concluding the acquisition of Minecraft maker Mojang for a whopping $2 billion plus, according to the Wall Street Journal. Minecraft is a block building video games, highly popular among masses. Minecraft deal, if goes through, would enhance Microsoft Xbox division, making it the first billion dollar deal under CEO Satya Nadella. There was no confirmation … Continue reading Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Acquisition To Buy Minecraft Maker

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) is planning to revamp MSN, catching up with CEO Satya Nadella’s “mobile first, cloud first” strategy. The company will unveil various MSN apps for Apple and Android devices shortly. Microsoft will roll-out almost completely revamped MSN by adding new content, popular apps and productivity tools. MSN new home page displays shred of shortcuts to Microsoft services like One Drive, Office 365 … Continue reading Microsoft MSFT Stock Update: Microsoft Revamps MSN.com Completely

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) just announced a new set of Lumia smartphones. This includes the Nokia 830 (a super affordable flagship smartphone), Nokia 730 with dual-SIM, and Nokia 735. Microsoft just announced new Lumia smartphone models just in time for the holiday season. The first phone features a 10 megapixel PureView Camera with the thinnest image optical stabilization, integrated wireless charging, and 15GB of free … Continue reading Stock in Focus: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Launches Lumia Smartphones