Microsoft
We might have figured out what Nintendo’s NX could be.
It’s one of the most portable physical keyboards we’ve seen.
Revenue of $22.2 billion was ahead of analysts’ forecasts as were per-share earnings, once adjusted for the Nokia impact.
It’s the biggest new consumer hardware to emerge from Nokia since it sold its phone business to Microsoft.
Thomas Hansen’s international experience made him a choice candidate for Dropbox.
For a critical launch, the company tries a new approach.
Also: Uber got fined and Netflix gained 3.3 million subscribers.
The move underscores Redmond’s effort to transform Windows into a frequently updated service rather than a static piece of software.
Reviews are pointing out that some “smart” voice-enabled tech is, in fact, “quite stupid.”
Office for Mac -- long lagging behind its Windows cousin in features -- has essentially gained parity in the new 2016 edition.
It’s easy to assume that everyone buys and brings their own smartphone to work, but that isn’t the case.
In a statement, Nokia confirms what we’ve been saying since April: It will re-enter the phone business through a brand licensing deal if it can find the right partner.
Also, layoffs at Microsoft and rumors about a Facebook music video service.
“What about Windows Phone?” I always ask app developers. Some of them laugh at my question.
Redmond wasn’t gaining much ground even going after the phone market full throttle. It’s hard to see how it will be able to do so with fewer resources.
The latest round of job cuts is on top of the 18,000 job cuts the company announced last year.
Apple is one of a number of companies that started out as a close partner of Google’s and slowly saw Google encroach on its territory and began to distance itself.
Xbox Music and Xbox Video are getting new names with Windows 10, but the services remain largely the same.
I suspect that Android, at least from a numbers viewpoint, will continue to be the dominant mobile and IoT system for many years to come.
Before this IoT moment, most people didn’t worry about whether one type of system could talk to another.
About 100 Microsoft workers will transfer to Uber as part of the deal, terms of which weren’t disclosed.
That one is just the beginning.
The company aims to make analyzing data easy.
But even as it plots a 2016 return to the phone business, the company is willing to delay or jettison the effort if a suitable partner cannot be found.
Including the Lumia 640 XL “phablet.”
It’s not just about a different business model for delivering software, it’s also a different way of providing key functionality.
Hands-on (eyes-on? head-on?) with some of the software coming soon to a VR device near you.
The biggest change is the exit of Microsoft devices head and former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop.
He was once considered a successor to former Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer.
Just how much of a Minecraft world can a HoloLens user see?
Doctors had initially told the family they did not expect him to survive.
Not all ecosystems are built around operating systems like Android, iOS and Windows.
The big Twitter investor wants to see a few changes.
Powerful individuals at tech firms can come to personify the company, for better or worse.
The upgrade will be free for users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.
It’s developer conference season --- here’s a long to-do list for Google.
A new Phone Companion app will help bridge the gap between operating systems, while Cortana is also coming to iOS and Android.