Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft, hot on the heels of its Office 365 Home Premium launch, is showcasing free Bing apps that integrate with Office 2013 versions of Word and Excel. Office 365 Home Premium includes the 2013 editions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access, along with cloud features like roaming profiles, file sync and sharing […]

Microsoft is expanding its data center footprint in Mecklenburg County, Va., to the tune of $348 million, the software giant announced. The investment is not only expected to bring more IT jobs to the region, it will expand the company’s Azure cloud computing platform. “This expansion will allow us to meet the growing demand from […]

When Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet goes on sale Feb. 9, it will face competition from a new, high-capacity version of Apple’s market-leading iPad. On Jan. 29, Apple surprised the industry by unveiling a 128GB version of the fourth-generation iPad with a Retina display. The device will cost $799 for the WiFi-only model. Those who opt […]

“Home Premium” editions didn’t die with Windows 7. Microsoft today revived the consumer-grade appellation by launching Office 365 Home Premium, the personal edition of its cloud-enabled productivity suite. An Office 365 Home Premium subscription grants users access to the complete Office application suite across five Windows PCs (Windows 7 and higher) and Macs (OS X […]

Dell’s bid to take the company private amid slackening PC demand hit new heights of industry scrutiny when it was reported that Microsoft was prepared to pitch in up to $3 billion for a leveraged buyout of the company. According to reports, Silver Lake Partners, a private equity firm, is spearheading the process. Going private […]

Microsoft is embarking on a trip down memory lane to showcase how far Internet Explorer has come since the days of dial up Internet connection, AOL disks and CRT monitors. The company released a video, called “Child of the 90s,” in a bid to stoke pangs of nostalgia among members of Generation Y. Microsoft is […]

Microsoft today credited brisk business demand and pivotal product launches, like Windows 8 and the company’s Surface tablet, for helping to drive record revenue during the company’s second quarter. The company posted revenue of $22 billion (non-GAAP) for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012, a 5 percent increase compared with the same quarter during the […]

Microsoft announced that the company is ready to let the public start using the cloud-based platform’s video-streaming capabilities of its Windows Azure Media Services offering. At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2012 conference last April, Microsoft introduced Windows Azure Media Services as a digital media delivery platform that can accommodate complex media workflows at […]

Surface Pro, Microsoft’s Intel Core i5-powered slate that runs Windows 8 Pro, will go on sale on Saturday, Feb. 9, in the United States and Canada. Microsoft’s physical and online stores, as well as Staples and Best Buy (in the U.S.), will carry the device. The software giant also took the opportunity to unveil three […]

A Windows 8 price hike is approaching, and users have only until the end of the month to take advantage of low-cost Windows 8 upgrades. In a bid to spur demand and build excitement for its new tablet-ready, touch-enabled operating system, Microsoft announced last summer that for a limited time, Windows 8 upgrades would cost […]