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Microsoft ditching the Nokia name on smartphones
Add a CommentMicrosoft is ditching the Nokia brand name from new devices, less than a year after acquiring the Finnish mobile firm. New Nokia Lumia smartphones will instead by known as Microsoft Lumia, the company said. Nokia’s non-mobile division, which is not … Read more →
Microsoft to lay off up to 18,000 workers
Add a CommentMicrosoft has announced the biggest layoffs in its history, saying it will cut up to 18,000 jobs or 14 percent of its staff as it works to cut down on management layers and integrate the Nokia cellphone business it bought … Read more →
Microsoft purchases Nokia mobile phone
Add a CommentMicrosoft has completed its purchase of Nokia’s mobile phone business for 5.44bn euros ($7.5bn; £4.5bn). The deal between the two firms should have been completed earlier this year but it was delayed by a hold-up in regulatory approvals. The sale … Read more →
Microsoft launches Office suit for iPad
Add a CommentMicrosoft has started offering an iPad edition of its Office software suite. It was announced at the first launch event hosted by Satya Nadella since he became chief executive of the firm. Three separate productivity apps are available – Word, … Read more →
New Microsoft boss: Satya Nadella
Add a CommentTechnology giant Microsoft has announced that Satya Nadella will be its next chief executive. Indian-born Mr Nadella is currently Microsoft’s head of Cloud and Enterprise, which builds and runs the firm’s computing platforms and developer tools. He takes over from Steve … Read more →
Google and Microsoft agree measures to block abuse images
Add a CommentLeading search engine companies Google and Microsoft have agreed measures to make it harder to find child abuse images online.As many as 100,000 search terms will now return no results that find illegal material, and will trigger warnings that child … Read more →
Xbox One: Microsoft reveals new console that ‘changes everything’
Add a CommentMicrosoft revealed a new Xbox console on Tuesday that not only integrates TV, internet and gaming, but also will measure your heartbeat and recognise your voice. The company said the Xbox One will revolutionise its users’ lifestyles by integrating the cloud, voice … Read more →
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