Microsoft
Halo over PC gamers
Halo multiplayer for PC gamers
Only for Windows 10 customers
AFTER ignoring PC gaming for years and promoting its Xbox console, Microsoft is now desperate to woo PC gamers again. But it still cannot quite bring itself to treat PC gamers on the same footing as Xbox owners.
Minecraft set to conquer China
Licensed to Chinese company NetEase
Customised version for China in future
MOJANG is bringing its blocky builder to China via tech company NetEase, Inc. Long-term, the company is hoping to create a tailor-made version of Minecraft for China.
Microsoft planning new Xbox versions
Upgraded version with VR capabilities
Smaller version for game streaming
Week in Review: Satya woos geeks in SEA
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was in the region and was courting developers, reinforcing the view that geeky is now uber-cool, writes Karamjit Singh, who also talks about two events he was involved with in Penang.
Microsoft and Singapore’s NUS in data science pact
Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative received a boost with the twin announcement of a new data science institute and the signing of an MoU between Microsoft and the National University of Singapore (NUS) Corporation on data science research.
Developers, Microsoft wants you: CEO Satya Nadella
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is on a mission: He wants local developers to create more apps on his company’s platform, especially solutions that tackle local issues.
Death knell for Windows Phone
Less than one percent marketshare
More layoffs at Nokia phone unit
Nokia rises from the ashes
Feature phone business sold off
Microsoft will continue to sell Lumia
NOKIA is going to make a comeback thanks to a deal between Microsoft, FIH Mobile (a subsidiary of Foxconn) and HMD global Oy.
Windows 7 gets a cumulative update – finally
Update rolls up all patches released so far
Effectively Service Pack 2 in all but name
MICROSOFT released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 in 2011. And since then, users had to download and install individual patches. And there was no second service pack in sight – until now.
Firefox beats IE in market share
It looks like there is still life left in Firefox. Firefox has slightly pulled ahead of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Edge browsers for the first time across the globe.
