All about Microsoft

Barnes & Noble, maker of the Android-based Nook, shouldn’t be found in violation of Microsoft patents, an attorney with the ITC has said before hearings in the matter commence.

Microsoft will deliver mobile versions of its Dynamics CRM app and service for iPad, iPhone, Android phone, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7 in the second quarter of 2012.

Brandon Watson, head of developer experiences for Windows Phone, is the latest exec to leave the Microsoft’s phone unit.

If you’re among those who received a free Samsung Windows 8 tablet from Microsoft at Build and have erroneously gotten a tax bill for it, Microsoft plans to make good on it.

Two reports with lists of alleged Windows Phone 8 “Apollo” features have leaked. Developers and business users may find a lot to like, if the information is true.

Microsoft is taking its anti-Google campaign a step further with newpaper ads aimed at highlighting controversial changes in Google’s privacy policy.

Microsoft marketing layoffs are set to be announced internally on February 1, according to various sources.

Microsoft has made available the 1.0 version of its Kinect for Windows hardware and software under a commercial license.

Will Microsoft make Office 15 a Metro-style app on Windows 8? Inquiring customers and partners would like to know.

Browsium has a new version of its ‘get off IE6′ tool that is no longer based on Microsoft’s IE6 browser engine.

Microsoft has released under an open-source license a beta of a toolkit for integrating Amazon Web services with Windows Phone.

Microsoft Research has fielded its second Facebook game aimed at helping to understand users’ behavior in social-networking situations.

Microsoft is making available to select testers the technical preview of Office 15 client, server and services as of January 30.

The RIM-hosted replacement for Microsoft’s BlackBerry Enterprise Service is now generally available to Office 365 customers.

New figures on Microsoft’s worldwide tablet share, coming changes to Windows 8 mouse navigation and the release of the System Center Advisor service were all in the news this week.

Microsoft is moving steadily ahead with its plan to enable Linux to run on its Windows Azure cloud platform.

The Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone could debut for just $99 when it launches on AT&T on March 18, according to a (and believable) new report.

Microsoft has tweaked its Hotmail for Android implementation to create one that is customized for the Kindle Fire.

Rumor alert: Might the coming Windows Phone 8 operating system have even more in common with Windows 8, architecturally, than the OS kernel itself?

Microsoft is doing away with its annual Mix designer/developer event. This year, instead, the company is planning a developer conference likely to focus on Windows 8.