http://www.mail.com/companies/14698-microsoft-corporation.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/14698-microsoft-corporation.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2103710-twitter-adds-security-measure-to-logins.html NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides th... Wed, 22 May 2013 20:51:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2103710-twitter-adds-security-measure-to-logins.html 2013-05-22T20:51:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099768-apple-case-spur-to-tax-action.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law. At a hearing Tuesday, members of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Inv... Wed, 22 May 2013 04:04:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099768-apple-case-spur-to-tax-action.html 2013-05-22T04:04:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2097674-yahoo-to-regain-cool-with-tumblr-deal.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to ... Tue, 21 May 2013 00:10:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2097674-yahoo-to-regain-cool-with-tumblr-deal.html 2013-05-21T00:10:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2098730-panel-apple-uses-firms-us-to-avoid-taxes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found. The world's most valuable company is holding overseas some $102 billion of its $145 billion in cash, and an Irish subsidiary that earned $22 billion in 2011 paid o... Mon, 20 May 2013 23:47:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2098730-panel-apple-uses-firms-us-to-avoid-taxes.html 2013-05-20T23:47:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2093114-sonic-video-games-coming-to-nintendo.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo. Sega says it will exclusively release the next three games starring the popular blue critter on Nintendo platforms. The first title will be called "Sonic Lost World" and is set for release on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS later this year. "With 'Sonic Lost World,' we're going... Sat, 18 May 2013 00:26:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2093114-sonic-video-games-coming-to-nintendo.html 2013-05-18T00:26:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093864-year-ipo-facebook-aims-to-ad-colossus.html NEW YORK (AP) — It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie, was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigger than McDonald's, bigger than Coca-Cola. And it was all made possible by our friendships, photos and family ties. Then came t... Fri, 17 May 2013 21:27:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093864-year-ipo-facebook-aims-to-ad-colossus.html 2013-05-17T21:27:48Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084492-update-to-address-windows-8-confusion-will-free.html NEW YORK (AP) — A planned Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free this year, the company said Tuesday. Microsoft also announced a name for the update: Windows 8.1. Not charging extra for Windows 8.1 is consistent with the company's practice of offering "decimal point" updat... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:58:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084492-update-to-address-windows-8-confusion-will-free.html 2013-05-14T16:58:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084222-microsoft-embraces-google-service-change.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft's disdain for Google doesn't extend to all of its rival's products. In a rare bit of cooperation, Microsoft's Outlook.com is giving users of its free email service the option of logging into Google Chat to exchange instant messages and engage in audio or video conversations. The tie-in announced Tuesday r... Tue, 14 May 2013 13:28:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084222-microsoft-embraces-google-service-change.html 2013-05-14T13:28:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2076398-icahn-southeastern-challenge-dell-takeover-plan.html One of the biggest critics of Michael Dell's plan to take the company he founded private has launched a fresh challenge to that $24.4 billion bid and says the slumping PC maker needs new leadership. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has teamed with Dell's largest independent shareholder, Southeastern Asset Management, to pitch a deal that would let Dell sha... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:25:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2076398-icahn-southeastern-challenge-dell-takeover-plan.html 2013-05-10T22:25:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2072432-microsoft-appoints-cfo-office-division.html REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft says its new chief financial officer is Amy Hood, previously CFO of the Office division. She replaces Peter Klein, who announced his departure three weeks ago. He has been CFO for four years. Hood, 41, joined Microsoft Corp. in 2002. Before that, she worked at Goldman Sachs. She has a master's degree in business administrat... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:37:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2072432-microsoft-appoints-cfo-office-division.html 2013-05-08T20:37:11Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069418-microsoft-extends-search-guarantee-yahoo-deal.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft has extended a guarantee that provides Yahoo with financial protection as part of the two companies' Internet search partnership. An arrangement requiring Microsoft Corp. to pay Yahoo Inc. a minimum amount per search on Yahoo's website expired March 31. That had raised concerns Yahoo might make less money from the Microsoft ... Wed, 08 May 2013 01:10:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069418-microsoft-extends-search-guarantee-yahoo-deal.html 2013-05-08T01:10:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069692-common-windows-8-gripes-solutions.html NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is preparing an update to Windows 8 for release later this year. It says the changes are designed to address complaints and confusion with the new operating system. Windows 8 is the most radical overhaul of Microsoft's operating system since Windows 95 came out nearly two decades ago. It was revamped to embrace the types of touch... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:14:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069692-common-windows-8-gripes-solutions.html 2013-05-07T22:14:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2067690-microsoft-touching-up-windows-8-to-address-gripes.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. The tune up announced Tuesday won't be released to consumers and businesses until later this year. The changes, part of a software package given the coden... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:44:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2067690-microsoft-touching-up-windows-8-to-address-gripes.html 2013-05-07T18:44:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2066674-adobe-shifts-to-subscriptions-software-package.html NEW YORK (AP) — Adobe says it is moving to an online subscription-based model for the software package it sells to designers, Web developers, video editors and other creative professionals. Adobe Systems Inc. said Monday that it will not release new versions of its Creative Suite software package. Instead, the maker of Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat, ... Mon, 06 May 2013 20:20:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2066674-adobe-shifts-to-subscriptions-software-package.html 2013-05-06T20:20:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2060100-bn-to-add-google-play-app-store-to-nook-hd.html NEW YORK (AP) — Barnes & Noble is teaming up with Google to vastly increase the number of apps available on its Nook HD tablets. The bookstore chain says it will add Google's Play app store to its 7-inch Nook HD and 9-inch HD+ products in the U.S. and U.K. via a software update Friday. The move expands the number of apps available from the roughly 10,000 ... Fri, 03 May 2013 07:05:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2060100-bn-to-add-google-play-app-store-to-nook-hd.html 2013-05-03T07:05:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2059638-intels-ceo-pick-sticks-to-tried-and-true-formula.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In picking Brian Krzanich as its next CEO, Intel Corp. stuck to a familiar playbook amid a game-changing shift in computing that has raised worries about the future of the world's largest chipmaker. Ever since Intel co-founders Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore ceded their roles as the first two CEOs, the company has always promoted the s... Thu, 02 May 2013 22:06:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2059638-intels-ceo-pick-sticks-to-tried-and-true-formula.html 2013-05-02T22:06:46Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2058354-intel-taps-coo-krzanich-chipmakers-ceo.html NEW YORK (AP) — Intel, one of the pillars of Silicon Valley, is following its traditions and promoting an insider to the job of CEO. The world's largest chipmaker is tasking Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich with steering it through an industry shake-up that is seeing tablets and smartphones overshadow Intel's base in personal computers. Intel announ... Thu, 02 May 2013 20:26:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2058354-intel-taps-coo-krzanich-chipmakers-ceo.html 2013-05-02T20:26:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2057094-tablets-with-windows-rt-slow-sales-idc.html NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is seeing slow sales of a version of Windows designed for thin and light tablets, even as the tablet market as a whole is growing, a research firm reported Wednesday. Researchers at IDC said manufacturers shipped 200,000 tablets running Windows RT, the special version of Windows for iPad-style tablets, in the January to March per... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:24:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2057094-tablets-with-windows-rt-slow-sales-idc.html 2013-05-01T21:24:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2045900-toyota-microsoft-beef-up-gazoocom-net-service.html TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is teaming up with Microsoft for an Internet service that links cars, home computers and smartphones so users can find nearby tourist spots, connect on social networks and learn about new models. The beefed up version of Toyota's Internet site Gazoo.com starts May 30 in Japan, and will be based on "cloud" computing from Microsoft Corp.... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:57:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2045900-toyota-microsoft-beef-up-gazoocom-net-service.html 2013-04-26T04:57:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043608-google-agrees-to-change-search-display-europe.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Google has agreed to change how it displays search results in Europe — including a better labeling of its promoted content and displaying links to competitors — to appease concerns it might be abusing its dominant market position, the European Union's antitrust body said Thursday. Google's search engine, which is the world's most influenti... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:47:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043608-google-agrees-to-change-search-display-europe.html 2013-04-25T12:47:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041018-nintendo-returns-to-profit-weak-yen-boost.html TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo Co. returned to profit for the fiscal year ended March 31 as a lift from the weakening yen offset sales struggles caused by software delays for its latest home console Wii U. The Kyoto-based maker of Super Mario and Pokemon games reported Wednesday an annual profit of 7.1 billion yen ($72 million), a reversal from a 43 billion yen lo... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:36:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041018-nintendo-returns-to-profit-weak-yen-boost.html 2013-04-24T08:36:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036910-obamas-inaugural-raised-43.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's inaugural committee raised more than $43 million for his second inauguration, with corporations chipping in a major portion. Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show the committee fell about $7 million short of its $50 million fundraising goal. For his first inauguration, Obama raised $53 million i... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:19:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036910-obamas-inaugural-raised-43.html 2013-04-22T16:19:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2030180-suitors-dell-bids-amid-pc-slump.html Buyout specialist Blackstone Group LP is dropping its effort to acquire Dell, and billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly unlikely to follow through on his preliminary acquisition offer, as suitors digest studies showing a staggering decline in PC sales. The Wall Street Journal said Icahn will now likely wait to see if shareholders approve a Februar... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:40:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2030180-suitors-dell-bids-amid-pc-slump.html 2013-04-19T21:40:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031460-microsoft-shares-up-reassuring-3q-report.html NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft bucked the gravitational pull of a recent report on flagging PC sales and its shares rose Friday after topping Wall Street expectations for the third quarter and revealing an aggressive push into the computer tablet market. THE SPARK: Late Thursday, Microsoft said it earned $6.1 billion, or 72 cents per share, in the third quarte... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:17:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031460-microsoft-shares-up-reassuring-3q-report.html 2013-04-19T16:17:48Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2029402-microsoft-beats-street-readies-mobile-devices.html NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is working with manufacturers to produce a line of small touch-screen devices powered by Windows, apparently intended to compete with 7-inch tablets like the iPad Mini and Amazon Kindle Fire. Peter Klein, Microsoft's chief financial officer, told investors and analysts on a conference call Thursday that the new devices will be av... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:30:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2029402-microsoft-beats-street-readies-mobile-devices.html 2013-04-18T23:30:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029364-nm-motel-where-microsoft-began-redeveloped.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Route 66 motor lodge in Albuquerque where Bill Gates and Paul Allen lived while launching Microsoft Corp. is being redeveloped into apartments as part of a neighborhood revival project. Officials broke ground Thursday on the redevelopment of the Sundowner Uhuru Apartment Complex, one of many projects sought to help revive a once... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:16:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029364-nm-motel-where-microsoft-began-redeveloped.html 2013-04-18T22:16:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028318-ahead-bell-focus-pcs-microsofts-3q.html REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft will release its latest quarterly financial results Thursday amid a drastic decline in sales of personal computers, most of which run the company's Windows operating system. The results for the first three months of 2013 are due out after the stock market closes. They cover Microsoft's first full quarter selling Windows 8, ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:43:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028318-ahead-bell-focus-pcs-microsofts-3q.html 2013-04-18T14:43:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2027868-ap-interview-israels-olmert-tech-venture.html TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert joined forces Thursday with a leading Kazakh industrialist and an Israeli entrepreneur to launch a new high-tech venture. In an interview with The Associated Press, Olmert said he will serve as chairman of the advisory board of "Genesis Angels" — a venture capital firm focusing on early sta... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:35:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2027868-ap-interview-israels-olmert-tech-venture.html 2013-04-18T14:35:06Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026420-palestinians-seeking-statehood-to-high-tech.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians are turning to their fledgling high-tech sector as they lay the groundwork for a future state, saying the unique hardships of life in the West Bank have fostered a creative spirit conducive to the world of startups. Dozens of high-tech hopefuls recently competed for the honor of having the best business idea at the ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:52:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026420-palestinians-seeking-statehood-to-high-tech.html 2013-04-17T20:52:03Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026126-microsoft-offers-security-enhancement-sign-ins.html NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is offering enhanced security for its email, storage and other services. People who turn on the new feature will be asked not just for a username and password, but also a second piece of information, such as a temporary code sent as a text message to a phone on file. Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. already allow two-step verificati... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:03:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026126-microsoft-offers-security-enhancement-sign-ins.html 2013-04-17T19:03:57Z