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Shopping Enhancer: Online shopping made equal
David Brancaccio Mar 20, 2013
A new web service called Shopping Enhancer aims to restore parity to online shopping by getting around Google's pay-to-sell system.
It's Patch Tuesday! Party time!
Sabri Ben-Achour Mar 11, 2013
For IT professionals, Microsoft has invented a holiday -- of sorts. The second Tuesday of every month is the day Microsoft releases the latest batch of security patches for it's software: Patch Tuesday. This week, the company has more than half-dozen security fixes, as cyber threats mount for Microsoft and Apple software.
EU slaps Microsoft with $732 million penalty
Christopher Werth Mar 7, 2013
The EU says Microsoft abused its market dominance by making Internet Explorer the default browser on its Windows operating system.
Halo makers see 'Destiny' as gaming's future
Ben Johnson Feb 22, 2013
A new project called 'Destiny',' made by some of Halo’s original creators, aims to revive fallen-off gamers.
Microsoft kills Hotmail, pushing users to Outlook.com
Molly Wood Feb 20, 2013
By the end of the summer, Hotmail will be no more. Its parent, Microsoft, is converting Hotmail to a new 21st century emailer called Outlook.com.
Gmail fail? Microsoft says it has a new Outlook
Krissy Clark Feb 19, 2013
Microsoft is launching a $30 million ad campaign today to promote Outlook.com -- a new product meant to compete with Internet-based email systems like Google Inc.’s Gmail.
Microsoft on the attack against Google in new ads
Mitchell Hartman Feb 7, 2013
New "Scroogled" campaign raises questions about the efficacy of attack ads in the commercial realm.
Amazon to launch virtual currency
Jim Burress Feb 7, 2013
This week, the retailing giant said it will soon offer its own currency, called the Amazon Coin.
Dell reaches $24.4 billion deal to go private
Jim Burress Feb 5, 2013
Founder Michael Dell, equity firm Silver Lake Partners, and Microsoft are taking the Texas-based company off the market in an effort to make the company more agile, and hopefully, more profitable.
Why Microsoft wants a piece of Dell
David Gura Feb 4, 2013
As Dell explores going private, Microsoft is an interested investor. It needs computer companies that focus on Windows-powered machines.
