U.S. approves Microsoft purchase of Nokia's mobile business The Guardian WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust regulators have approved Microsoft Corp's deal to buy Nokia Corp's mobile phone business, the Federal Trade Commission said on Monday. | The approval, which was expected, was dated November 29. | The next step will be for the companies to win approval in Europe ...
Microsoft's Xbox One reviewed BBC News 20 November 2013 Last updated at 05:01 GMT | Microsoft's Xbox One is to be released on November 22, between the Sony PlayStation 4's US debut on 15 November and its UK release on 29 November. | It has an improved Kinect motion sensor but slightly less raw processing power than Sony's rival console. ...
EU Regulators Approve Microsoft Deal for Nokia Newsfactor Regulators within the European Union have given the green light to 's $7.4 billion buyout of Nokia. This move had been expected since the European Commission generally does not oppose moves such as this one, but now that regulators have officially ac...
Microsoft to Close Victoria Office IGN Insider Microsoft is closing its Victoria office in an effort to consolidate development studios in the British Columbia area, the company said. | "This was not an easy decision, but one guided by our desire to centralize development in our Vancouver Studios...
Microsoft Cranks Up Security to Lock Out Government Spies TechNewsWorld If the U.S. government wants Microsoft customers' data, it's going to have to go through the proper legal channels to get it, as the company is bolstering its security. Microsoft's latest moves, which include encrypting data across services, echo sim...
Microsoft slumps after Mulally repeats 'no change' Kansas City Star LOS ANGELES — Microsoft shares fell 3 percent Thursday after Ford CEO Alan Mulally said that there is "no change in my plan" to stay with the automaker through the end of next year, dampening some investors' hopes he would take the top job at t...
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Steve Ballmer says he couldn't change Microsoft fast enough Engadget Steve Ballmer's announcement that he would retire from Microsoft came as something of a surprise, and left many wondering whether his eventual exit is voluntary. Thanks to an inter...
NOMURA: We Still Believe Alan Mulally Will Be Microsoft's Next CEO (MSFT, F) Houston Chronicle This morning there was a series of quotes that made it seem like Alan Mulally wasn't going to be the next CEO of Microsoft. | A Ford board member said,"Alan is staying through the end of 2014 and that’s all I know." | Mulally said, "I lov...
Microsoft slumps after Ford CEO Mulally says he has no plan to join software giant Asbury Park Press LOS ANGELES — Microsoft shares fell 3 percent Thursday after Ford CEO Alan Mulally said that there is 'no change in my plan' to stay with the automaker through the end of next year, dampening some investors' hopes he would take the ...
Jamaica launches MediCanja, its first medical marijuana company South China Morning Post It's been a long time coming, but the birthplace of reggae and legendary pot-lover Bob Marley has announced the launch of its first medical marijuana company. | Jamaican Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Anthony Hylton was among government officials on hand at a ceremony in the capital, Kingston, on Tuesday night where the opening of th...
The Biggest Ship in the World Has Floated For the First Time Gizmodo Andrew Tarantola - | The Emma Maersk was dethroned as the world’s largest seafaring vessel this morning when this ship, longer than the Empire State Building, left its dry dock in South Korea for the first time. But this town-sized ship isn’t so much built for sailing as it is for pumping gas. | Dubbed the Prelude, the ship will s...
