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Microsoft faulted over cyberattack

In 2014, Microsoft ended support for Windows XP arguing that the software was out of date

Microsoft to pledge $5 mn to U.N. Human Rights Office

partnership is forged to develop new technologies that can predict, analyze and respond to crises.

Microsoft aims to make artificial intelligence mainstream

AI is getting a foothold in people's homes with personal assistants answering questions

Microsoft launches Windows 10 S for its surface laptops, targets students

The company said the Surface laptop integrated with Windows 10 S is priced from $999

Microsoft launches Surface laptop, streamlined Windows 10

The Surface Laptop is the first Surface device without a detachable keyboard

Microsoft's Q3 revenue up 6% to $23.56 bn on low tablet, laptop sales

Shares of the world's largest software company fell 1 per cent to $67.62 in trading after the bell

Hackers exploited Word flaw for months while Microsoft probed

The bug was unusually dangerous but of a common genre: It was in Microsoft software

Online parenting solution by BITS Pilani team wins Microsoft's Imagine Cup

The online solution will also help parents to keep their children away

Microsoft's Nadella banks on LinkedIn data to challenge Salesforce

Nadella is under pressure to show that the pricey LinkedIn acquisition was worthwhile

Microsoft announces new Azure migration tools

Organisations can use "Azure site recovery" to migrate virtual machines to Azure

Microsoft announces artificial intelligence-based products and services

Microsoft also announced Deep Learning and Machine Learning capabilities

US foreign surveillance requests doubles: Microsoft

FISA orders are tightly guarded national security secrets

Microsoft bids farewell to Windows Vista

Users of Windows Vista will have to move to a more recent version of Windows to remain secure

Customers more satisfied with Microsoft's Surface tablets than iPad: Study

Customers who want the newest technology - early adopters - are picking up Microsoft Surface tablets

92% Indian executives advocate digital push for business growth: Microsoft

This is ahead of the Asian average of 80% in its study

Microsoft forces Windows 7, Windows 8 users to upgrade to Windows 10

Microsoft has admitted that it is blocking updates on Intel, Qualcomm and other processors

Microsoft doubles its bug bounty to $30,000

Bounties will be paid out at Microsoft's discretion based on the impact of the vulnerability

Microsoft to discontinue Skype Wi-Fi service from April 1

The move would help Microsoft to focus its efforts on core Skype features

Microsoft, JPMorgan to unveil virtual currency-based systems

Some 30 companies are set to announce the formation of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Microsoft logs on to Aadhaar to tap into social networking

Microsoft has become the first global information technology company to adopt Aadhaar, the Indian citizen identification, as an identity tool for LinkedIn, the professional networking site. And, for Skype Lite, its video conferencing interface, as it tries to tap the growing number of Indian users without direct e-mail access.The use of Aadhaar on Skype Lite and LinkedIn will allow Microsoft to bring on board millions in small towns and rural areas lacking e-mail IDs, a crucial identifier in Western markets. And, connect with potential employers in a largely mobile-first country. The majority of India's billion-strong population have leapfrogged to use mobile phones as their first computing device, without using personal computers. So, many of them would not have an e-mail ID. Skype Lite works on patchy internet networks, while project Sangam would engage users in smaller towns to learn skills both offline and online. LinkedIn owns Lynda, an online learning company that offers ...