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Microsoft profits flat despite strong Kinect sales
January 28, 2011Microsoft's profits for the last three months of 2010 were barely changed, despite the popularity of its Kinect controller and strong sales of Office 2010 to businesses. Net income was $6.63bn (£4.18bn), down from $6.66bn in 2009. Sales in the...
Microsoft explains Windows phone 7 'phantom data'
January 21, 2011Microsoft has confirmed that some handsets running its Windows Phone 7 software are sending and receiving "phantom data". Earlier this year, users complained on net forums that their phones were automatically eating into their monthly data...
Microsoft seeks to block Apple 'App Store' trademark
January 13, 2011Microsoft has said that it has asked US officials to block Apple's attempt to trademark the words "App Store". Apple submitted an application for the phrase - used for its iPhone, iPad and Macintosh download services - in 2008. But Microsoft...
Microsoft investigates 'phantom' Windows Phone 7 data
January 10, 2011Microsoft has told BBC News that it is investigating why some handsets running its Windows Phone 7 software are sending and receiving "phantom data". Several net forums detail complaints from people that say their phones are automatically...
Kinect blamed for 'red ring of death' Xbox 360 failures
January 06, 2011Owners of Microsoft's Xbox gaming console have blamed its new Kinect hands-free controller for causing their consoles to fail. Console owners told the BBC that their machines crashed shortly after plugging in Kinect. Kinect allows gamers to control...
Hotmail e-mails 'missing' from accounts
January 03, 2011A number of people with Hotmail accounts have posted complaints on Microsoft forums complaining that their e-mails have been deleted. Users around the world said e-mails were missing from their inbox and other folders within their Hotmail accounts...
Microsoft warns on IE browser bug
December 25, 2010Microsoft has issued a warning about a serious vulnerability in all versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) browser. If exploited by a booby-trapped webpage the bug would allow attackers to take control of an unprotected computer. Code to exploit the...
Google sues US in software battle
November 03, 2010Google is suing the US government, saying it was unfairly excluded from a $58m deal to revamp e-mail systems at the Department of the Interior. In a lawsuit filed with the US Court of Federal Claims, Google says the terms of the five-year contract...
Android the world's no.2! Better than Apple, RIM and Microsoft
September 11, 2010By Stela Roman By the end of this year Google Inc's Android software will in a single year become the world's second most popular operating system for cell phones, leapfrogging competitors like Microsoft Corp, Research in Motion and Apple Inc. It...
Tech industry holds closed door talks on open internet
August 20, 2010By Maggie Shiels An industry body representing some of the biggest names in technology has hosted a closed-door meeting to discuss the future of the open internet. Public advocacy groups said such back-room dealings were detrimental. The meeting follows...