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Microsoft launches Nokia 130 for Rs 1,649

Microsoft launches Nokia 130 for Rs 1,649

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

The phone has the ability to store up to 6,000 songs on a 32 GB memory card.

Lumia 638: Microsoft's cheapest 4G device in India

Lumia 638: Microsoft's cheapest 4G device in India

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

Microsoft has launched its first 4G device, the Nokia Lumia 638 with Windows Phone 8.1 at a price of Rs 8,299.

Microsoft cuts Windows Vista prices

Microsoft cuts Windows Vista prices

Rediff.com18 Mar 2008

The estimated retail price for Windows Vista Home basic edition is now at Rs 4,000 while Windows Vista home premium is available at Rs 5,300 and Windows Vista ultimate at Rs 11,500, the company said.Traditionally, most customers buy the windows operating system as a part of a new PC purchase, it said. However, with the boom in the Indian retail segment and an increasing inclination to buy original software, there is a growing uptake for retails packs.

Microsoft to buy Nokia's phone business for $7.2 bn

Microsoft to buy Nokia's phone business for $7.2 bn

Rediff.com3 Sep 2013

Buying Nokia's gadget business thrusts Microsoft deeper into the hotly contested market

Nokia to transfer global assets to Microsoft by April 25

Nokia to transfer global assets to Microsoft by April 25

Rediff.com22 Apr 2014

Nokia-Microsoft transfer deal transaction is now subject only to certain customary closing conditions.

Microsoft, News Corp in talks on Web content

Microsoft, News Corp in talks on Web content

Rediff.com23 Nov 2009

Microsoft has also approached other big online publishers to persuade them to remove their sites from Google's search engine

Microsoft bets big on education; launches tab for college goers

Microsoft bets big on education; launches tab for college goers

Rediff.com22 Apr 2014

The companies will jointly launch the Windows 8.1 powered 10.1 inch Hewlett-Packard Omni10 tablet with embedded content from Pearson and Microsoft Office in the higher education space.

TCS, Microsoft plan software JV in China

TCS, Microsoft plan software JV in China

Rediff.com30 Jun 2005

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd and Microsoft were selected as strategic partners by Sino-India Cooperative Office of China to set up a software joint venture company for IT outsourcing services and solutions to both global and domestic market.

Microsoft Windows 7 to be available by Dec

Microsoft Windows 7 to be available by Dec

Rediff.com13 May 2009

Software giant Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, will be available in the market by Christmas 2009, the company's chief executive officer Steve Ballmer said on Wednesday.

J P Mobile in pact with Microsoft

J P Mobile in pact with Microsoft

Rediff.com19 May 2005

Hyderabad-based JP Mobile, provider of enterprise mobile messaging and security software, on Thursday announced its partnership with Microsoft to expand the capabilities and service offerings of hosted exchange service providers.

Microsoft, Oracle, Google step up hiring in India

Microsoft, Oracle, Google step up hiring in India

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

US firms are seeking Indian engineers to work on technologies similar to their global counterparts

Tablet WAR: Why Microsoft decided to unveil Surface NOW!

Tablet WAR: Why Microsoft decided to unveil Surface NOW!

Rediff.com27 Jun 2012

What made Microsoft announce Surface tablet now? To take on the iPad or Google's Nexus? US-based Get Ahead reader Rangaprabhu Parthasarthy offers a sneak-peek into Microsoft's timing

Microsoft's cheapest Internet phone with battery that lasts 29 days!

Microsoft's cheapest Internet phone with battery that lasts 29 days!

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

Microsoft Devices Group has unveiled the Nokia 215, its most affordable Internet-ready phone.

Bill Gates plans new role at Microsoft

Bill Gates plans new role at Microsoft

Rediff.com16 Jun 2006

Gates says he wants to spend more time on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Microsoft launches mid-range Lumia series starting at Rs 15,299

Microsoft launches mid-range Lumia series starting at Rs 15,299

Rediff.com2 Oct 2014

The device is being labelled as the phone for 'selfies and skype'.

Foxconn Betting Big on South India

Foxconn Betting Big on South India

Rediff.com19 Aug 2024

Foxconn's business in India has grown to over $10 billion till 2024.

Zynga, seeking salvation, names Microsoft Xbox head as CEO

Zynga, seeking salvation, names Microsoft Xbox head as CEO

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

He replaces Mark Pincus, the founder of the company.

Microsoft may lay off more if warranted: Ballmer

Microsoft may lay off more if warranted: Ballmer

Rediff.com12 May 2009

The Redmond-based company had announced in January that it would axe 5,000 jobs globally amid the ongoing slowdown.

Is this a new era of openness for Microsoft?

Is this a new era of openness for Microsoft?

Rediff.com22 Feb 2008

Can Microsoft, the fiercest predator in the software jungle, really change its spots

The Microsoft Xbox One S is great, but...

The Microsoft Xbox One S is great, but...

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

Is it cutting-edge enough?

Microsoft grants $216,000 for ICT centres

Microsoft grants $216,000 for ICT centres

Rediff.com11 Feb 2005

Microsoft will extend cash grant of $1,08,000 each to MS Swaminathan Research Foundation and Datamation Foundation Charitable Trust for setting up community technology learning centres in India.

Microsoft, Symantec disrupt global cyber crime op

Microsoft, Symantec disrupt global cyber crime op

Rediff.com7 Feb 2013

Companies push out warnings to PCs infected with Bamital.

Why Are Bengaluru IT Workers Protesting?

Why Are Bengaluru IT Workers Protesting?

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

'The overwhelming evidence from various studies and reports indicates that the current work culture in the IT sector, characterised by excessive hours, has severe consequences for health, productivity, and overall quality of life.'

Microsoft forays into video gaming

Microsoft forays into video gaming

Rediff.com23 May 2006

Microsoft announced on Tuesday its entry into next generation video gaming and entertainment system by showcasing Xbox 360, to be launched later this year and will set up a retail network for its distribution across seven cities.

Microsoft to release an update for IE

Microsoft to release an update for IE

Rediff.com21 Sep 2012

Microsoft had began offering a temporary patch for the problem on September 19.

Microsoft co-founder to open investment office

Microsoft co-founder to open investment office

Rediff.com2 Apr 2013

He will look at early stage software, Internet, and tech companies.

Microsoft's largest facility outside US opens in H

Microsoft's largest facility outside US opens in H

Rediff.com12 Aug 2008

This building, the third in the campus at Gachibowli on the outskirts of the city, has been constructed to meet global quality standards and can house more than 2000 employees, Microsoft officials said.

Microsoft rushes out fix to prevent attacks on Office PCs

Microsoft rushes out fix to prevent attacks on Office PCs

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

The vulnerability affects customers using Office 2003 and Office 2007 as well as those running Office 2010 on Windows XP and Server 2003.

Microsoft Office XP suite price cut by 15%

Microsoft Office XP suite price cut by 15%

Rediff.com1 Aug 2003

The estimated retail prices of Microsoft Office XP business suite in India would be lesser now by about 15 per cent following the company's decision to extend the price reductions for these products to Asia-Pacific countries.

Wipro's Q1 net profit rises 4.6% to Rs 3,003.2 cr; revenue falls 3.8%

Wipro's Q1 net profit rises 4.6% to Rs 3,003.2 cr; revenue falls 3.8%

Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

IT major Wipro on Friday posted a 4.6 per cent year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit for the June quarter at Rs 3,003.2 crore. The Q1 FY25 revenue of the Bengaluru-headquartered firm, however, fell 3.8 per cent to Rs 21,963.8 crore.

How to get hired by Microsoft in India

How to get hired by Microsoft in India

Rediff.com29 Jan 2008

Chitra Sood, staffing director at Microsoft India Development Centre, talks about opportunities available to young graduates and interns at MSIDC.

Service tax dept charges Indian arm of Microsoft

Service tax dept charges Indian arm of Microsoft

Rediff.com26 Sep 2008

The department found that Microsoft India's Gurgoan unit carried out marketing activities for its India operations and not for the Singapore unit as it had claimed in its reply to a show cause notice served by the department earlier. Microsoft officials, however, said they have not received any official communication from the tax department in this regard.

Cong eyes Microsoft to reach out to rural masses

Cong eyes Microsoft to reach out to rural masses

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

Congress is keen to deploy Microsoft display technologies that enable projection into any surface including walls to interact with rural masses from its headquarters in Delhi, a top official of the software giant's Indian entity said on Thursday.

Indian students runners-up in Microsoft competitio

Indian students runners-up in Microsoft competitio

Rediff.com4 Mar 2003

Three students of a Mumbai institute won the award for a software solution for the healthcare industry to empower doctors and surgeons to diagnose and treat patients more efficiently.

Yahoo! chief on why the Microsoft bid failed

Yahoo! chief on why the Microsoft bid failed

Rediff.com6 May 2008

Internet's second most popular search engine Yahoo! has said it was open to selling itself to Microsoft, but the software giant's chief executive Steven A Ballmer and his deal makers were not keen to negotiate and ultimately withdrew their proposal. Microsoft had offered to buy Yahoo, second only to Google, for $31 a share, or $44.6 billion, in February, but the search engine felt it was worth more.

Lumia 540: Microsoft's got a winner

Lumia 540: Microsoft's got a winner

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

A detailed look at the promising Windows Phone from Microsoft