Pedro Hernandez

Apple is finally bringing its iconic iPhones to China Mobile and its hundreds of millions of customers next month. Pre-orders start Dec. 25 on the China Mobile Website and customer service hotline. The companies announced Dec. 22 that they’ve “entered into a multi-year agreement to bring iPhone to the world’s largest mobile network.” China Mobile […]

Microsoft’s move to acquire Nokia’s handset business, which has already cleared regulatory hurdles in the United States and Europe, is running into some resistance in China. China’s Ministry of Commerce has submitted the multi-billion dollar acquisition to “a second-phase anti-trust investigation,” stated the Global Times, citing news first reported in The Economic Observer newspaper based […]

Microsoft has published a new app on the Apple App Store that simplifies sending quick messages back and forth on Yammer. Yammer, Microsoft’s cloud-based enterprise social networking platform, is no stranger to mobile apps. The Yammer app, currently available for Apple iOS, Android and Windows, offers users on-the-go access to the software’s features. But with […]

Two startups, New Jersey-based Coriell Life Sciences and OnFarm from Fresno, Calif., are taking very different paths on their journeys to help create a smarter planet. But in February, their paths will merge as both startups head to the global SmartCamp Global finals event in San Francisco. Both Coriell Life Sciences and OnFarm were recently […]

Growing businesses buy more software. Microsoft is simplifying the Office 365 upgrade process with new, more flexible additions to the Switch Plans feature, the company announced on Dec. 19. Office 365 Switch Plans, first released this summer, enables businesses to move from one Office 365 subscription to another without jumping through hoops, according to Paul […]

Microsoft has revamped its Dynamics CRM platform for 2013, but for users, the most apparent changes are reflected in the user interface. In a series of blog posts outlining the updates included in both the on-premise Dynamics CRM 2013 software suite and the cloud-delivered CRM Online Fall ’13 product, Microsoft staffers highlighted what users can […]

Microsoft is zeroing in on its new chief executive, and the software giant expects to announce the appointment in early 2014, according to Microsoft Director John W. Thompson. Earlier reports indicated that Microsoft was hoping to find Steve Ballmer’s replacement by the end of year. However, with only weeks left until New Year’s Day, the […]

Microsoft is enlisting Kinect, the company’s sensor and voice-control technology, to help its forthcoming “Surface Mini” tablet stand apart from the competition. In a post appearing in WP Dang, a Chinese technology Website with a history of unearthing the software giant’s secrets, it’s reported that Microsoft is still working on a smaller version of its […]

Bing may continue to trail behind Google, but Microsoft is nonetheless touting its search technology’s progress during the final days of 2013. “Over the past 12 months, we have shipped thousands of changes to the search experience which are directly based on how you use Bing,” wrote the Bing team in a blog post. Thanking […]

A former Microsoft executive has been tasked with overseeing HealthCare.gov, announced Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, on Dec. 17. Kurt DelBene, former president of Microsoft’s Office division, will take over for Jeff Zients on Dec. 18. In a statement, Sebelius described DelBene’s duties as senior adviser, which include providing “management expertise, operations […]

Microsoft’s search for its next CEO is coming down to the wire. As the Redmond, Wash.-based software company’s self-imposed deadline approaches—Microsoft is reportedly seeking to name Steve Ballmer’s replacement before year’s end—its choices are dwindling. According to Bloomberg’s Ian King and Scott Morit, Qualcomm’s chief operating officer, Steve Mollenkopf, is no longer a contender. “Qualcomm […]

Microsoft is expanding Windows Azure’s management capabilities with a new set of services that help customers schedule jobs and keep an eye on their workloads, announced Windows Azure Vice President Scott Guthrie. Currently in preview, Windows Azure Scheduler allows administrators “to schedule jobs that invoke HTTP/S endpoints or post messages to a storage queue on […]