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Microsoft Pledges Not To Miss Out On The Next Big Tech Product
Friday, April 21, 2017 - 10:31am | 360Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s role in the smartphone revolution was quite muted, especially compared to rival tech giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). But the company's CEO Satya Nadella isn't going to make the same mistake again. Missed Opportunity According to a CNBC report, Nadella already...
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Bank Of America Just Called Microsoft 'Cool'
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 11:54am | 630Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is closing out the first quarter of 2016 relatively flat, with a year-to-date read down 0.15 percent. Perhaps in an attempt at a Hail Mary play, the firm recently took steps that have been interpreted as keen interest in potentially buying out Yahoo! Inc. (...
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7 Signs That Suggest VR Is Apple's 'Next Big Thing'
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 4:06pm | 699Is virtual reality the next big thing for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)? Business Insider’s Kif Leswing seems to think so based on an increasing amount of evidence. It is true that Apple is usually quite secretive about the products it is developing. However, a look into the evidence so far...
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Here's How Microsoft's SwiftKey Acquisition Could Enhance The Firm's AI Efforts
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 8:11am | 481Artificial Intelligence has become a hot topic among tech firms competing to get the attention of the public. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) have all been jockeying for position in the...
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Microsoft's HoloLens Imagines How NFL Fans Could Revolutionize The Way They Watch TV
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 3:17pm | 249Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) held a panel on “The Future of Football: How Technology Could Shape the Next 50 Years of the Game” on Tuesday. After the event, Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President of the Windows and Devices Group, published an article where he shared a look...
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Gene Munster's Apple 'Mixed Reality' Thesis Is Already Playing Out
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 2:47pm | 384Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster joined Benzinga's PreMarket Prep on Wednesday morning and shared some color on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s first quarter results, including the earnings beat, the revenue miss and the poor iPhone, iPad and Mac sales. After going over the fundamental...
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Google Prepares For A Virtual Reality Explosion
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 8:33am | 440Virtual reality technology has received a lot of buzz over the past few years, as big name firms like Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) invested heavily into the technology. While last year saw some major developments in the industry, many are expecting 2016 to be...
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FBR Increasingly Positive On Microsoft Following Windows 10 Adoption Data
Monday, January 4, 2016 - 2:43pm | 346Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced on Monday morning, ahead of tech event CES 2016, that 200 million devices have adopted and are now running on Windows 10 – its latest OS, launched last July. After the upbeat announcement, FBR & Co. analyst Daniel H. Ives decided to...
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A Big Apple Opening: Microsoft Store Opens On Fifth Avenue
Monday, October 26, 2015 - 8:32am | 389Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s new flagship retail store in New York City will open for the first time this week. Microsoft's five-story store on Fifth Avenue will rival Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship store that is just a few blocks away. Microsoft's store will...
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FBR's Ives Loving Microsoft After Windows 10 Event
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 2:12pm | 392In a report issued Tuesday, FBR analyst Daniel H. Ives shares his takeaways from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)’s Windows 10 Devices Event. The firm maintains an Outperform rating on Microsoft. Microsoft shares are up about 0.7 percent on Tuesday trading. Ives attended Microsoft'...
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Microsoft Bets Big On Augmented Reality With HoloLens
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 1:23pm | 458Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella was recently interviewed by the BBC. In the interview, Nadella revealed that the company would be launching the first version of its much awaited virtual reality product HoloLens for developers and enterprise the product within the next year....
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Microsoft Attracts Small Businesses For Windows 10 Launch
Saturday, August 1, 2015 - 8:22am | 603Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) hosted a number of local events to promote Windows 10 to its small business customers. The long-awaited operating system was released in store and online on Wednesday, but Microsoft continued the launch festivities on Friday, July 31. "This is...
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Virtual Reality Steals The Show For Gamers At E3
Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 8:04am | 411Virtual reality has come a long way over the past few years. So far, in fact, that it may make its way into the average consumer's home in the very near future. This week's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles showcased the new technology's growing popularity as...
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Facebook's Oculus VR Headset To Include Xbox Controller
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 3:48pm | 335Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)'s Oculus virtual reality headset called Rift will include a game controller provided by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) when the product launches early next year. Oculus Partnership Oculus disclosed the partnership Thursday, even as Microsoft is at work on its own...
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Apple's Secret Plan To Change Augmented Reality Is Finally Emerging
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 2:25pm | 786Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has acquired Metaio, a company that refers to itself as "pioneers in augmented reality (AR) and computer vision." It might be the latest clue in Apple's mission to change AR forever. "[Apple] is establishing APIs for Siri and for what they call 'Proactive,' which is sort...