Say Hello to Outlook.com, New Modern Email from Microsoft

REDMOND, Wash. – July 31, 2012 – Outlook.com, Microsoft's new personal email service that launches in preview form today, offers the first major improvement to cloud mail in eight years, said Chris Jones, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Windows Live. "We think the time is right to reimagine personal email, from the datacenter to the user experience," he said. "So today we're introducing a preview of Outlook.com." Jones said Outlook.com, which builds off the power of the ...

Read More

Microsoft to Acquire Perceptive Pixel Inc.

REDMOND, Wash., and NEW YORK — July 9, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. and Perceptive Pixel Inc. (PPI) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire PPI, a recognized leader in research, development and production of large-scale, multi-touch display solutions. "The acquisition of PPI allows us to draw on our complementary strengths, and we're excited to accelerate this market evolution," said Kurt DelBene, president, Office Division for Microsoft....

Read More

Samsung Electronics Adopts Windows Azure for Smart TV Infrastructure in the Cloud

Samsung Electronics Adopts Windows Azure for Smart TV Infrastructure in the Cloud REDMOND, Wash. — July 2, 2012 — Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is announcing its decision to adopt Windows Azure to manage its Smart TV infrastructure. By choosing Windows Azure cloud technology, Samsung achieved significant reduction in costs, and an increased capacity to meet its growing customer base and higher productivity. Samsung provides Smart TV service in 120...

Read More

Microsoft unveils the new Office

Microsoft unveils the new Office ...

Read More