Microsoft Buys Bethesda For $7.5 Billion
Big deal! Talk about kicking off a new week strong! In the most unexpected of moves, Microsoft has announced that it is acquiring ZeniMax Media to supercharge its Xbox …
Tag: Strategy
Why Microsoft TikTok Bid Failed?
The hottest story in tech right now is that of the TikTok battle that has been raging these past few weeks after a certain Donald Trump forced the video …
Apple App Store Now Allows Game Streaming Apps
Apple has extended an olive branch to publishers of game streaming apps like Microsoft xCloud, Google Stadia, and NVIDIA GeForce Now. And this has been done via some revisions …
TikTok Says No To Microsoft
Negotiations failed. The September 15 deadline to acquire TikTok is almost here, with the Chinese company risking shutdown if a deal does not go through. And by the looks …
Trump Says No To TikTok Deadline Extension
The game enters the final phase. The TikTok saga is nearing a finish. President Donald Trump has confirmed that is in no mood to extend the deadline he gave …
Surface Duo Will Only Be Sold In The US Until 2021
Bummer. Microsoft is gearing up to start the shipment of the all-new Surface Duo, its first Android powered device that it made official not too long ago. It was …
Samsung Replacing Its Cloud Services With OneDrive
Now, that’s what I call strengthening the partnership! Samsung and Microsoft have grown a lot closer in recent years, centered primarily around their cooperation in the cloud and mobile …
Windows 10 Version 20H2 Up For Commercial Testing
With the public rollout of Windows 10 version 2004 steadily picking up pace, Microsoft has one eye on the next feature update for the OS. Windows 10 version 20H2 …
Surprise Partner Joins Microsoft To Purchase TikTok
Walmart. Of all the companies that could have joined hands with Microsoft, it’s good old Walmart that has partnered up with Redmond in its quest to acquire TikTok. It …
Windows 10 Version 1803 Support Extended For Six Months
Logical. With coronavirus turning the world upside down this year, Microsoft has decided to extend the support for Windows 10 version 1803 for an additional six months. That is …
Oracle Joins The Race To Buy TikTok
What in blue blazes is the world coming to? If you thought Microsoft acquiring TikTok was weird, then let’s see how you react to the news of Oracle of …
How Microsoft Will Retire Its Old Browsers
End of the Spartan? With the launch of the Chromium version of Edge nicely done, the software titan now has three different web browsers available for Windows users. These …
Panos Panay Taking A Board Seat At Sonos
Yup, nothing strange about it. It’s actually pretty normal for high-ranking officials to join other companies in the Board of Directors. Panos Panay could be doing the same. The …
Microsoft’s Brand Now Worth More Than Google
As in, Microsoft is now the third most valuable company in the world in terms of brand value. And it has all got to do with the enterprise focus …
Toshiba Quits The Laptop Business
End of an era! Toshiba has officially exited the laptop business, after a good run of 35 years. The Japanese company announced that it will stop making laptops last …
No, Microsoft Is Not Leaving China
Great. More politics. Microsoft is currently trying to purchase TikTok, the Internet sensation owned by China based ByteDance. Things have been slowly progressing on this matter, amid conflicting opinions. …
Former Microsoft CEOs At Odds Over TikTok
For a company as prominent as Microsoft, it’s remarkable that it has only had three CEOs up until now. Interestingly, two of them are at odds over the potential …
Microsoft Ignite 2020 Split Into Two
Two virtual events, that is. The coronavirus pandemic may now be under control in certain parts of the globe, but companies are taking no chances. For good reasons. Microsoft, …
Chrome OS Will Run Windows Apps This Fall
Windows apps sure are going places! It was back in June that we learned about Google teaming up with Parallels to bring native support for Windows software and programs …
Project xCloud Shuts Down On iOS
Lighten up, Apple! The strict restrictions that the fruity company has on its platform has taken another victim, as the preview of Project xCloud on iOS has come to …