Sales of the Surface tablet may not meet Microsoft’s own sales forecasts if a report by Digitimes is accurate. Citing “sources from upstream component suppliers,”, the report suggests that sales started slowly and may only reach about 60% of Microsoft’s forecast by year’s end. Microsoft is expected to continue to face challenging conditions over the holiday shopping season. Two reasons […]
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Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft
Microsoft today announced that Steven Sinofsky, Windows Live President, who led the Windows group, has left the company effective immediately. He will be replaced by Julie Larson-Green who will be promoted to lead all Windows software and hardware engineering. Tami Reller, already chief financial officer and chief marketing officer, will also assume responsibility for the Windows business. “I am grateful […]
Microsoft Surface RT sales off to a “modest” start
Microsoft has yet to reveal any Surface for Windows RT tablet sales numbers but but CEO Steve Ballmer may have given us our best hint so far how things are going. In an interview with French-language Le Parisien, Ballmer described initial sales as “modest” but did not provide specific numbers. Ballmer went on to explain that this modest start is […]
Video: Windows 8 Live Tile promotion from Norway
Microsoft could spend over US$1.5 billion over the coming months to promote Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. It held a number of splashy events to mark the launch of both operating systems and the hype will continue for a while yet. Microsoft Norway came up with an innovative way to promote the concept of live tiles in a recent […]
Microsoft to acquire both Nokia and NVIDIA?
There have already been rumours that Microsoft could acquire Nokia but the latest round of speculation would see Microsoft not only acquire Nokia but also chipmaker Nvidia. According to InformationWeek’s Paul McDougall who is proposing this theory, Microsoft is “sick of watching Apple’s beautiful new products draw raves and set fanboy hearts afire while its partners come out with Windows-based […]
Microsoft working on an Xbox Surface tablet?
Microsoft’s plans to build more hardware products appear to extend beyond its rumoured Surface smartphone. The Verge has learned that the company is also working on a 7-inch gaming tablet. Rumours of such an Xbox Surface tablet first surfaced back in June and appear to be accurate according to the report. Rather than a smaller version of the Surface tablet, […]
Rovio shows off more Angry Birds Star Wars gameplay
Rovio today released a second video (first video) showing off the gameplay of its upcoming Angry Birds Star Wars game. Not only have our favourite birds been turned into Star Wars characters but they also have their abilities. Red Angry Bird Skywalker wields a mean lightsaber and Yellow Bird Solo is quite handy with his blaster. Even R2-D2 is there! […]
Microsoft to open first Canadian store with Wayne Gretzky and Train
Microsoft will open its first permanent Canadian Microsoft Store on November 16th at the Yorkdale Mall in Toronto. It will mark the event with launch events with Wayne Gretzky and Train (remember Drops of Jupiter?). Things kick off at 0900 with the Grand Opening ceremonies. The Microsoft Store will open at 0915 and complimentary wristbands will be distributed to the […]