In the midst of an especially litigious period in the mobile space, Microsoft is issuing a call for greater fairness and clarity in licensing.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 09, 2012
In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, an attorney at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) said Microsoft makes an unconvincing case in its patent infringement suit against Barnes & Noble.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 07, 2012
Microsoft dropped one of the disputed patents from its lawsuit against Barnes & Noble on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 06, 2012
Microsoft scored a legal victory this week in its intellectual property dispute against bookseller Barnes & Noble over the use of the Android mobile operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 02, 2012
As evidenced by its record-shattering earnings report, Apple is making significant inroads in the enterprise -- a prospect once unimaginable.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 26, 2012
Sales of iPhones, iPads and Macintosh computers blew away all expectations for the quarter ended Dec. 31, Apple said Tuesday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 25, 2012
Those using SharePoint 2010 can now take advantage of Microsoft's improved mobile business intelligence (BI) support strategy for Apple's iPad.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 18, 2012
Microsoft had few announcements at CES but OEM partners brought out new Windows-based laptops and phones.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 13, 2012
Microsoft signed a patent agreement with smartphone maker LG on Thursday, the latest in the company's streak of intellectual property deals over the use of Google's Android and Chrome OS platforms.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 13, 2012
Partners would be ill-advised to ignore the growing popularity of app stores.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 11, 2012
A new report by Forrester Research suggests the growing business adoption of Apple iPads and Macs is displacing Microsoft's grip on the corporate market with PCs.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 11, 2012
With this reportedly being the last Consumer Electronics Show to feature Microsoft as a headliner, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's opening-day keynote should have been a shining moment.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 10, 2012
According to a report published Monday by DigiTimes, PC manufacturers Acer and Lenovo are planning to release tablets running Windows 8 on Intel's x86 "Clover Trail" system-on-chip (SoC) silicon as early as June or July.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 05, 2012
In a survey of online smartphone user reviews, Microsoft's Windows Phone platform ranked first in customer satisfaction, despite being the least-reviewed.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 04, 2012
RCP asked 19 channel luminaries for their best piece of advice for the year ahead. Here are their tips on ways to make 2012 a banner year for Microsoft partners.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 03, 2012
Forrester Research report finds waning consumer interest in a Windows-based tablet.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 03, 2012
Gartner analysts say that while the three companies are different, they are competing in the same battlegrounds: social networking, portals and collaboration, mobile device operating systems, the Internet cloud and e-mail.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 15, 2011
Microsoft on Tuesday made its consumer-oriented SkyDrive cloud storage service available for Windows Phone-based devices and, somewhat surprisingly, for Apple mobile devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 14, 2011
Analyst firm IDC forecasts a less-than-stellar showing for Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, expected to be rolled out in 2012.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 06, 2011
A report by longtime Microsoft observer Mary Jo Foley suggests that Microsoft may be rethinking its plan to support both "Metro-style" and legacy "Desktop" applications on ARM-based Windows 8 tablets.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 02, 2011