Microsoft exec says firm has no ‘Plan B’ for mobile ambitions

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 09:31

Microsoft's chief financial officer Peter Klein said that the fir is ‘very focused on continuing the success it has with PCs and taking that to tablets and phones.’

Nokia planning to launch ‘Windows tablet’

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 11:41

While Nokia had not formally announced a tablet computer, Elop said bringing one to market was something that the Finnish-based company was ‘clearly looking at very closely’.

Microsoft’s strategy of selling Surface ‘killing product sale’

Last Updated: Friday, December 7, 2012, 12:15

Software giant Microsoft’s strategy of selling its Surface tablet solely online and in its US retail stores is ‘killing’ sales of the product, a new research has claimed.

Lacklustre performance for Microsoft Windows 8 as PC sales drop

Last Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2012, 21:25

Consumer sales of Windows-powered PCs have dropped 21 percent overall last month, indicating the poor performance of Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 8.

Microsoft Surface disappoints experts

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 13:08

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told a French newspaper that Surface sales were off to a "modest start".

Microsoft users outraged over faulty Surface Touch Cover screen

Last Updated: Monday, November 12, 2012, 12:59

A number of early buyers of the product, including several tech writers and developers, have reported issues of the screen splitting and exposing an internal wire after just a few days of use.

Windows 8 Surface tablet: 5 interesting features

Last Updated: Saturday, October 6, 2012, 20:08

Surface will have two versions: Surface RT, powered by an ARM chip running on Windows RT, another version of the new OS, and an Intel-based version called Surface Pro.

Microsoft planning Oct 25 launch for Surface tablet, Windows 8

Last Updated: Saturday, October 6, 2012, 10:45

Tech giant, Microsoft is planning a midnight launch for its new ‘Surface’ tablet on October 25, as the firm seeks to build momentum ahead of its debut in the tablet market.

Strong iPad shipments drive tablet market growth

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 14:03

A record-setting unit shipments of Apple's iPad led to a better-than-anticipated growth for the tablet market during the second quarter of this year, a market research report said.

Microsoft dumps ‘desktop’ for new ‘Metro’ interface

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 12:57

The interface upgrade, Metro, will be touch-friendly and will consist of all applications, widgets and social network updates that will appear in the form of a mosaic of tiles.