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Microsoft invests in Nook

Monday, April 30, 2012

Add another player to the digital textbook market. Microsoft announced at $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble's Nook reader.

Posted In: Barnes & Noble, textbooks, e-books, Nook, nook tablet, Microsoft

An unlikely partnership to build the e-textbook business

Interview with

Heidi N. Moore

Monday, April 30, 2012

When you think ebooks, the iPad and the Kindle come to mind -- not Microsoft Windows. But Microsoft's been losing enough ground in tablets and e-readers that today it's decided to spend $300 million to invest in Barnes & Noble's Nook digital-book business.

Posted In: Nook, textbooks, Barnes & Noble, Microsoft

Barnes & Noble teams up with Microsoft on Nook

Heidi N. Moore

Monday, April 30, 2012

We found out this morning that Microsoft is investing $300 million in Barnes & Noble's digital book business. Why would the sometime rivals decide to join together?

Posted In: Barnes & Noble, Nook, Microsoft

Google wants to store your stuff in its cloud

John Moe

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Google Drive premieres, offering users five gigabytes or more of space for documents, pictures, videos, what-have-yous. Plus, learn this term: liquidmetal.

Posted In: Google, cloud computing, apple, Microsoft, iPhone, macbook pro

Is the newest cool kid on the block … Microsoft?

John Moe

Friday, April 20, 2012

The software graybeard may have a future in mobile after all.

Posted In: Microsoft, mobile, android, apple, iPhone, ios, zynga, Draw Something

Nokia's new Windows Phone: A legit contender?

John Moe

Thursday, April 5, 2012

The Windows Phone platform is about to get a big boost from Nokia. The Finnish company is launching the Lumia 900, a smartphone that runs on Windows. Also, Google wants to put a computer in your glasses.

Posted In: nokia, iPhone, android, apple, Google, Microsoft