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Microsoft Archive

Archives for April 2014

Technology
What Does the Recent Tech Stock Downturn Mean? The Truth Is Nobody Knows.What Does the Recent Tech Stock Downturn Mean? The Truth Is Nobody Knows.
Technology

We’ll know when we know. Or when we don’t.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Titan Fail? Despite Top-Selling Xbox Blockbuster, PlayStation Wins U.S. Again in March.Titan Fail? Despite Top-Selling Xbox Blockbuster, PlayStation Wins U.S. Again in March.
Technology

A surprise victory for Sony’s latest gaming hardware.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Digital Games Revenue Continues Post-Holiday Slide, but Up Since Last YearDigital Games Revenue Continues Post-Holiday Slide, but Up Since Last Year
Technology

Down 10 percent since the holiday quarter, up 9 percent since March 2013.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Marissa Mayer’s Secret Plan to Get Apple to Dump Google and Default to Yahoo Mobile SearchMarissa Mayer’s Secret Plan to Get Apple to Dump Google and Default to Yahoo Mobile Search
Technology

Aiming for the fences in an area that could yield big bucks.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Microsoft’s Big-Data Angle: Office as a Friendly Front-EndMicrosoft’s Big-Data Angle: Office as a Friendly Front-End
Technology

“Think of Office as a canvas or scaffolding from which users can access all their data.”

By John Paczkowski
Technology
Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and Carriers Back Anti-Theft Measures for SmartphonesApple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and Carriers Back Anti-Theft Measures for Smartphones
Technology

But is it enough to deter smartphone theft?

By Ina Fried
Technology
While Alibaba Continues to Mask Yahoo Core’s Slide, Here’s What Marissa Mayer Might Have Up Her Sleeve for Q1 ReportWhile Alibaba Continues to Mask Yahoo Core’s Slide, Here’s What Marissa Mayer Might Have Up Her Sleeve for Q1 Report
Technology

Tumblr, video, search, mobile -- the always entertaining show by the high-profile CEO rolls into town for its quarterly performance.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
And Then There Were Four -- The Outlook for Yahoo’s Ever-Shrinking Board Remains a MysteryAnd Then There Were Four -- The Outlook for Yahoo’s Ever-Shrinking Board Remains a Mystery
Technology

Along with only CEO Marissa Mayer, the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s governing body could fit around a card table.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Windows Phone Gets Smarter, Sassier in Latest UpdateWindows Phone Gets Smarter, Sassier in Latest Update
Technology

But is that enough?

By Bonnie Cha
Technology
How Android Changed After the iPhoneHow Android Changed After the iPhone
Technology

Google’s plans for Android changed after Apple’s introduction of the iPhone, as evidenced by its evolving documentation for the operating system.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Here’s What Android Looked Like Before the iPhoneHere’s What Android Looked Like Before the iPhone
Technology

A once-confidential Google document, introduced at the Apple-Samsung trial last week, shows what the phone operating system looked like in 2006. And it looked a lot different.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Re/code on TV: Amazon’s Magic Wand, Tech’s Poaching Wars and the New, New MediaRe/code on TV: Amazon’s Magic Wand, Tech’s Poaching Wars and the New, New Media
Technology

Brains for reporting, but still faces for TV.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida Reflects on Two Decades of PlayStationSony’s Shuhei Yoshida Reflects on Two Decades of PlayStation
Technology

Sony’s worldwide game studios boss dishes on PlayStation’s past and future at the Computer History Museum.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Protecting Yourself From the “Heartbleed” Security FlawProtecting Yourself From the “Heartbleed” Security Flaw
Technology

Answers to this week’s tech questions.

By Walt Mossberg
Technology
IRS Misses Windows XP Deadline, Gets ExtensionIRS Misses Windows XP Deadline, Gets Extension
Technology

More than half of the agency’s 110,000 laptops and desktops are still running the operating system.

By Ina Fried