November, 2013

Microsoft moves forward, with or without a new CEO

Microsoft continues to make moves to shape its “One Microsoft” strategy, today announcing that it is dropping its unpopular “stack ranking” employee review process. The move, outlined in an email to employees from HR chief Lisa Brummel this morning and …

Xbox One to integrate SkyDrive

In less than two weeks, on November 22nd, Xbox One launches, and Microsoft is filling in the details of what will be available on the new generation console. Today, in a post on the Inside SkyDrive blog, Program

Nokia Lumia 526, a Lumia 525 variant, passes Chinese certification

Nokia Lumia 525, codename “Glee”, has passed Chinese certification TENAA early this week. But soon after that, another unannounced Nokia Lumia phone passed TENAA certification. It is Lumia 526, likely a Lumia 525 variant, for China Mobile “TD-SCDMA

Should Microsoft sell Bing and Xbox?

Lots of noise this week about what Microsoft should do with the direction of the company, including some persistent calls for the company to get out from under some of its money losing propositions, including Bing and Xbox.

Today, a

Microsoft to take operating rights for Skype from TOM Online in China this month

In mainland China , Skype has been operated by a joint venture with TOM Online for about 9 years. Now, TOM-Skype announces Microsoft will take operating rights for Skype in China on November 24th. It is definitely a good news …

Office Web Apps: now with real-time co-authoring and more

It’s been a long time coming for Office Web Apps, but full on real-time co-authoring has finally arrived. Microsoft has actually offered a semblance of co-authoring for years, first announcing it way back in 2010. However, that technology required …

Microsoft narrows its CEO shortlist, says Reuters

Microsoft is continuing to look for a replacement for longtime CEO Steve Ballmer, but the list of potential candidates is narrowing, according to a report today from Reuters. Included in that list are about 5 external candidates, among them …

Full specifications of Nokia Lumia 525 and 929 leaked

NokiaFollowing yesterday’s leak of the Nokia Lumia 525, as well as a video leak of the Nokia Lumia 929 last week, details of both devices keeps leaking to the internet. Today we have the full specifications of both devices leaked, …

Nokia Lumia 525 passes Chinese certification, first photos leaked

NokiaWhilst we didn’t see it getting announced during Nokia World last month, the Nokia Lumia 525, codenamed “Glee”, has been in the spotlight recently. Various rumors have surfaced regarding the device, but it was the recent leaks that confirms the …