REVIEW: Samsung's New Windows Phone (VZ, MSFT)
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Samsung's Ativ Odyssey is another low-price phone on Verizon, but here's a key thing making it noteworthy - it's Samsung's first US phone to run Windows Phone 8. Click here to go straight to the hands-on > That said, there's nothing especially new or "cool" here. It makes phone calls....
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Microsoft reports record revenue thanks to Windows 8, but is still dwarfed by Apple's hardware hegemony
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Hot the heels of Apple's record breaking quarter, Microsoft (MSFT) has broken its own revenue record and raked in $21.5 billion in Q2 2013 (calendar Q4 2012). Revenue was only up 3% on the same period last year, though, and profits at $6.4 billion were actually down 4%. Apple's profits,...
Microsoft reports record revenue thanks to Windows 8, but is still dwarfed by Apple's hardware hegemony
Nokia CEO closes the door on a potential Android smartphone
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Nokia (NOK) CEO Stephen Elop on Thursday shot down rumors that his company might be interested in developing Android-based smartphones. During Nokia's fourth-quarter earnings call, the executive reiterated his support for the company's Asha phones and Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Phone platform, while shutting the door on earlier Android rumors. Continue reading......
CHART OF THE DAY: Microsoft's Online Money Pit Gets A Little Bit Smaller (MSFT)
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For the longest time, Microsoft's online division has posted gigantic losses. And for the longest time, we've run the chart below which documents those losses. Well, we might not be able to run this chart for much longer. It looks like Microsoft is finally cleaning up the mess that it...
Microsoft Q4 earnings meet expectations: $0.76 EPS on revenues of $21.46 billion
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Microsoft (MSFT) on Thursday reported earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012 that showed a net profit of $0.76 per share on revenues of $21.46 billion, thus roughly meeting expectations of a profit of $0.75 per share on revenues of $21.53 billion....
Exclusive: Big changes for Ignition Partners
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Seattle VC firm tries to reignite. FORTUNE -- Ignition Partners, a Seattle-area venture capital firm formed in 2000 by a group of ex-Microsoft (MSFT) executives, is reorganizing into a much smaller, more focused organization. In other words, lots of people are on their way out. Fortune has learned that the...
Dear Apple, Welcome To Microsoft's Agonizing World (AAPL, MSFT)
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For the longest time, Apple bulls could sneer at Microsoft. After peaking in December of 1999 at $58, Microsoft slipped to $22 a year later. Since then it's failed to break out of the $17-$36 range. It looks flat if you look at it over a ten year period. While...
Brains behind Microsoft's Kinect will soon bring similar tech to smartphones
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PrimeSense, the company behind one of the most exciting advancements in video game technology over the past decade, is setting its sights on the rest of the world. The Israel-based company develops sensor technology that is used most famously in Microsoft’s (MSFT) Kinect motion controller, and now PrimeSense has announced...
New PlayStation 4 details emerge: 8-core AMD 'Bulldozer' CPU, redesigned controller and more
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2013 is a huge year for gamers. Nintendo (NTDOY) just launched the Wii U ahead of the holidays and both Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT) are expected to issue next-generation consoles before the year is through. We’ve seen plenty of rumors about both systems over the past few months, and...
AppNexus Raises $75 Million (MSFT, YHOO, GOOG)
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Programmatic ad-buying exchange AppNexus just raised $75 million from TCV. That's a lot of money! It also makes AppNexus that much less likely to be acquired by Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft, or Google any time soon. It's may be too pricey now. IPO or bust? Here's the release: AppNexus today announced...
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