Ars Technica posted a story that Microsoft is teaming up with the OpenNebula project to create infrastructure-as-a-service clouds combining open source software and Microsofts Hyper-V virtualization platform.
Business Insider posted a story that Microsoft will generate $444 million annually from Android patent licenses according to a note from Goldman Sachs's tech analyst team
Hardware 2.0 reports that Samsung has signed a deal with Microsoft in order to be able to use Android without fear of being sued.
InformationWeek posted a story that Cisco plans to meld its Nexus 1000V virtual switch and Virtual Machine Fabric Extender with Windows Server 8 Hyper-V hypervisor.
Techradar reports that a new report suggests that Microsoft is losing $1 billion a quarter on Bing, its search engine, with total losses so far reaching $5.5 billion
InformationWeek posted a story that gadget maker Casio is the latest company to agree to pay Redmond for the right to use open source software.
All About Microsoft posted a story that Microsoft has introduced a new developer concept known as Contracts with Windows 8.
Microsoft has released Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 4 Beta
Microsoft has released a developer preview of Microsoft Visual Studio 11
Computerworld posted a story that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday strongly hinted that the company will craft a Metro-style version of the next Office suite.
PC World posted a news story that Microsoft will release a CTP (Community Technology Preview) of a new type of compiler its researchers have been building
Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 10 Developers Preview 3
Engadget posted a story that Microsoft developer Truong Do built Mouse Without Borders, a software that lets you control computers on the same wireless network with one set of inputs as if it was one machine with a multiple display.
Computerworld posted a story that the strength of the once-prosperous Wintel alliance could be tested at Intel's developer show next week as the chip maker and Microsoft adapt to a market shift from PCs to mobile devices such as tablets
Techradar reports that Acer and ViewSonic have become the two latest companies to shell out to Microsoft in order to keep using Google's Android OS.
Computerworld reports that Microsoft's Internet Explorer will lose its place as the majority browser next summer, according to Web metrics company Net Applications.
PC World posted a story that Microsoft said on Tuesday it will work with a Chinese operating system developer to create cloud computing products for the country's market
All About Microsoft posted a story that Steven Sinofsky shares more hints on Windows 8 features
Microsoft was courting Motorola, and Google swooped in to make sure Microsoft didn't get it. Some speculate that Microsoft gamed Google into making a bad decision and painting Android into a corner.
The Inquirer posted a story that Microsoft was also in the market to buy Motorola, according to reports.
All About Microsoft posted a news story that Microsoft is making adjustments to its Windows Azure pricing starting October 1
With the Google announcement that it intends to buy Motorola Mobility, the Microsoft vs. Motorola patent battle just took a new turn.
All About Microsoft posted a story that Microsoft plans to add new speech-centric capabilities to Microsoft and third-party products in the coming year-plus
All About Microsoft reports that Microsoft cancels pre-conference sessions at Build Windows 8 event
All About Microsoft published a story that information about Microsofts successor to Windows Phone OS Mango (codenamed Tango) is slowly starting to leak.
All About Microsoft reports that Windows 7s share of the PC market is continuing to grow steadily, while Apples, Linuxs and Googles shares are making slow inroads, according to new worldwide PC usage data from Gartner Inc.
Techradar published a rumor roundup of the new xBox console
Neowin posted a news story that in a recent statistic report published by Forbes, Microsoft was ranked the 86th company in regards to being the most innovative, below Amazon, Apple and Google.
All About Microsoft posted a story that Microsoft is guiding developers toward HTML5 and JavaScript for Windows 8 app development
Microsoft has released the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2011 R2 to business customers
Computerworld posted a news story that Microsoft's attempt to get Hyper-V drivers into the Linux kernel has taken longer than expected, having begun in July 2009, so Microsoft is apparently trying to speed up the process.
All About Microsoft posted a news story that the Windows 8 developer conference in mid-September, known as Build, has been sold out.
Microsoft has launched Avatar Kinect - the latest addition to its Kinect Fun Labs on Xbox Live.
Microsoft rolled out an update to its Windows Azure toolkit for iOS which adds support for identity federation across Google, Yahoo, Live ID, Facebook and ADFS.
Microsoft's secrete social networking project is glimpsed, and a Native American tribe wants to know why Microsoft is using its name.
Microsoft posted a banner fiscal 2011 year in revenue, as sales of Microsoft Office, server software and Xbox continued to drive growth.
All About Microsoft posted a news story that Microsoft is allowing developers writing applications targeting the Windows Phone Mango operating system update to submit their applications for approval starting in August.
All About Microsoft posted a news story that Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie conducted an interview on July 15 with CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo using Avatar Kinect.
Microsoft Windows Phone President Andy Lees restatement of Microsofts tablet positioning has kicked off again the debate as to whether tablets and PCs are one and the same.
The president of Windows Phone says there is no chance of the mobile OS appearing on tablets.
Microsoft is making a beta of the next release of its Windows Intune available for download on July 11, officials announced during the Worldwide Partner Conference 2011.
Microsoft plans to release an update to Windows Live Essentials 2011 this week
Microsoft patents are detailed in legal documents filed against Motorola and Barnes & Noble.
Neowin reports that the Consumer Electronics Association trade group confirmed that the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronic Show will have its first keynote address from Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer.
WPCentral reports that Microsoft demands Samsung to pay $15 per Android device sold
Redmond gives University of Nebraska six-figure incentive package to ditch IBM system and reject Google Apps.
Members of the European Parliament have demanded to know what lawmakers intend to do about the conflict between the European Union's Data Protection Directive and the U.S. Patriot Act.
How much cloud downtime are you willing to put up with and still expect to have to pay the bill for the service?
Microsoft is rolling out an update to its Bing for iPad application with new Lasso touch-search technology.
V3.co.uk posted a news story that Microsoft has signed a deal with Chinese search company Baidu in a move which could help its Bing engine turn up the heat on Google in the largest search market
