Tagged: Microsoft & News
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Denmark pursues Microsoft for US$1bn in back taxes News
04.03.2013 Software giant Microsoft is being pursued for US$1bn in back taxes by Danish tax authorities. The tax penalty relates to Microsoft’s US$1.88bn acquisition of Danish software... -
Evernote is latest cloud giant to be hacked, instigates password reset News
04.03.2013 Cloud-based personal organiser Evernote has confirmed that it has discovered and blocked suspicious activity that it deems an organised and co-ordinated attack. The news comes...Categories: Storage, Software & Web Development, Servers, Security, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Digital Media, Data Management, Apps -
The technology business week: tech M&A activity to increase this year, Facebook buys Atlas from Microsoft News
04.03.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week. -
Facebook buys online ad business Atlas from Microsoft News
01.03.2013 Social networking giant Facebook has acquired Microsoft’s Atlas ad serving and tracking business for an undisclosed sum. Various reports suggest the price to have been less than...Categories: Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Mergers & Acquisitions, Media, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech -
Microsoft bringing Surface Pro to seven new markets News
01.03.2013 Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet is about to spread its wings beyond the US and Canada in the coming months as the tech giant expands the reach of both the Pro and the Surface RT.Categories: Computers -
Online TV service Aertv hits 2m visitor milestone News
28.02.2013 Online TV service Aertv has reached the 2m visitor milestone. The platform is currently broadcasting the Games Ireland Gathering 2013. -
IT Sligo students named Imagine Cup finalists at Microsoft app and gaming event News
28.02.2013 A team of students from IT Sligo and their innovative system to improve the lives of older people at home have been named the winner of the Irish Microsoft Imagine Cup finals... -
Office 365 for business available worldwide today News
27.02.2013 Three business-focused packages for Office 365 see a worldwide launch in 87 markets and 20 languages today, as Microsoft updates one of its fastest-growing businesses.Categories: IT Organisation, Business Software -
Compromise would soften Yahoo!’s ban on working from home News
26.02.2013 Employees of internet giant Yahoo! received a memo last week telling them that come 1 June, there would be no more working from home – a confusing order, considering what Yahoo!...Categories: Mobility, Management, Leadership & Management, Internet, In the Workplace, Communications -
Microsoft and Nokia explain quality over quantity game plan at #MWC13 News
25.02.2013 Nokia CEO Stephen Elop revealed this morning that there are now 130,000 apps in the app market for Windows Phone 8 and this afternoon Microsoft’s mobile apps boss Todd Brix...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps -
Microsoft confirms it is the latest tech giant to suffer cyber attacks News
23.02.2013 The same cyber attacks being experienced by Facebook and Apple are also occurring at Microsoft, the software giant has revealed. -
Review: Microsoft Surface RT tablet PC (video) News
22.02.2013 The Surface Windows RT is Microsoft’s first foray into actually making a personal computer. John Kennedy puts the device through its paces and discovers the software giant kind...Tags: Tablet Computers, Operating Systems, Chrome OS, Google, Apple, Apps, Surface, Windows 8, Windows RT, Microsoft -
Microsoft invests €6m in plan to change future of 30,000 Irish youth News
21.02.2013 Software giant Microsoft is to invest €6m to empower 30,000 youth to change their futures over the next three years through education initiatives, software donations to... -
Microsoft reveals new competitions with focus on women News
21.02.2013 Women and female technology innovators are the focus of the Women’s Empowerment Award and the Women’s Athletics App Challenge, new competitions software giant Microsoft unveiled... -
Skype launches video messaging, Windows Live Messenger upgrades start in April News
18.02.2013 Skype has quietly introduced a new video messaging service that lets users send video clips for recipients to watch later. The company has also announced that upgrades from...Categories: Communications -
Outlook.com comes out of beta with 60m users, Hotmail changeover coming soon News
19.02.2013 Six months after it launched in preview mode, Outlook.com, Microsoft’s refresh of its email service, has emerged with 60m monthly active users and plans are in motion to change... -
Cloud brokerage firm to create 12 jobs in Dublin News
18.02.2013 A new cloud services brokerage, Cloud Compare, is to create 12 new technical and sales jobs in Dublin this year. The company is also planning to expand into the UK market. -
Google ranks as best place for interns - Glassdoor News
15.02.2013 Intern hopefuls wanting to work for a highly rated company should try and land themselves an internship at internet search giant Google, ranked No 1 in Glassdoor’s second annual... -
Android and iPhone account for 91pc of world smartphone market News
14.02.2013 Google’s Android is the No 1 smartphone operating system in the world by volume, followed by Apple iOS. Between them, Android and iOS accounted for 91.1pc of smartphone...Categories: Software, Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, AppsTags: Nokia, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Linux, BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry, Samsung, Android, iPhone, iOS, IDC, Smartphones -
Microsoft’s Surface RT now available in Ireland News
14.02.2013 Microsoft’s first tablet offering, the Surface RT, is now available in an additional 13 countries, including Ireland. The device runs on Windows RT, while US consumers are now...Categories: Computers