Microsoft is finally dumping Internet Explorer. The much maligned web browser that won the battle with Netscape for online supremacy was consigned to history this week, USA Today reported. Explorer wi ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-19
Microsoft Corp. is offering free upgrades to Windows 10 for all Windows users, regardless of whether they are running genuine copies of the software. The move is an unprecedented attempt by the softwa ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-18
A wavy red line still appears today under the word "renminbi" when you type it in a Microsoft Word file, indicating you have made a spelling mistake. Although the name of China's currency has been wid ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-16
... ew years. Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One is already available in mainland China while Nintendo Co. has not announced any plans to sell its Wii U console in the world’s second largest economy. Along with t ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-11
... illion in Microsoft shares to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in November 2014. Carlos Slim Helu of Mexico comes in again at No. 2 while revered American investor Warren Buffett took back the No ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-03
... Dec. 17, Microsoft said it was closing the mobile phone factories of Nokia in Beijing and Dongguan and moving the business to Hanoi. A number of other foreign enterprises are expected to join the exo ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-26
... s such as Microsoft have set up offices here to look for new businesses that are worth investing in. Start-ups nurtured by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp. and Cyberport have also attr ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
... rant from Microsoft Research Asia (MRA), which has been promoting research into and the application of big data in solving real-world problems. In Hong Kong, MRA has been cooperating with HKU and the ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-12
... outdone, Microsoft just issued the largest bond offering in its history as a company, raising a total of US$10.75 billion to add to its existing cash position of US$90 billion. US companies are not t ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-11
... e that of Microsoft Corp. The iPhone maker had crossed the US$700 billion mark in intraday trading in November and last week but had not closed at that level until now. Apple's market value far outstr ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-11
... oles from Microsoft (MSFT.US) and Sony (6753.JP). The Chinese companies are hardly alone in this kind of rush into new platforms, which has seen internet firms develop an interest in device makers and ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-10
Bill Gates is US$1.5 billion poorer but not much worse off -- he is still the world's richest man. Gates gave US$1.5 billion in Microsoft Corp. stock in November to the Gates Foundation Asset Trust, t ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-05
... s noted. Microsoft founder Bill Gates topped the global rich list with a fortune of US$85 billion, beating Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim. -- Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-04
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie and Microsoft founder Bill Gates are the world's most admired people, beating US President Barack Obama and his potential successor Hillary Clinton, according to the late ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-03
... e Amazon, Microsoft and Alibaba, officials said. However, dedicated venture capital available to the increasing number of start-ups has been decreasing in recent years. Chinese investors have sensed t ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-27
Microsoft Corp. will give away its upcoming Windows 10 operating system as a free upgrade to users of the most recent versions of Windows and Windows Phone. The strategy is a calculated gamble for Mic ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-22
... rt noted. Microsoft's videogame network, Xbox Live, was also hit in the hacking attack. -- Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-09
... ounder of Microsoft Corp., gained US$9.1 billion during the year. He remains the world’s richest person, with a US$87.6 billion fortune. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, gained US$10.6 bil ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-30
... gle Play, Microsoft Xbox Video and a dedicated site starting Dec. 24. It was still unclear whether Sony, which is still struggling with the impact of the cyberattack, would recoup the money it spent t ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-29
... twork and Microsoft Corp's Xbox Live on Christmas Day. Service was restored to Xbox Live on Friday. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG/FL ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-29
