• Windows 10 could eliminate two major online security headaches

  We've seen a bunch of hugely promising new features that Microsoft has added to Windows 10 via its Technical Preview but this might be the most important one yet. ZDNet's Ed Bott gives us a detailed rundown of the new two-factor authentication system that Microsoft is implementing with Windows…

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• Microsoft Q1 profit falls 13 percent, weighed down by Nokia unit

  In its second quarter after acquiring Nokia for more than $7 billion in April, Microsoft is paying the price for layoffs even as its other divisions continue to grow.

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• Surface drives nearly billion dollar revenue for Microsoft in Q1

  This quarter is a rather good one for Microsoft's Surface tablet lineup, that's for certain. Their financial crew reported Microsoft Financial 2015 Q1 results today, showing the Surface Pro 3 to have driven Surface revenue up to $908 million for the quarter. Microsoft's Devices and…

• Microsoft tweets 'joke' about raises (really)

  The official Microsoft developer account decides to make fun of CEO Satya Nadella's recent faux-pas in suggesting women shouldn't ask for raises.

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• Microsoft divisions succeed in spite of Nokia losses

  In its second quarter after acquiring Nokia for $7 billion in April, Microsoft is paying the price for layoffs and a low interest among consumers.

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• Is the Surface slowly starting to pay off for Microsoft?

  The first-generation Surface RT was a notorious bomb but Microsoft has diligently kept refining its Surface tablet models and has seen some impressive sales growth over the past year. According to Microsoft's Q1 2015 earnings report that it released on Thursday, the company generated $908 million…

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• Microsoft is doing great, and so are Surface Pro 3 and Office 365

  The cloud has been a solid source of income for Microsoft in recent times, and while the company is still in the middle of a huge transition, the future is looking bright under recently appointed CEO Satya Nadella. Today, Microsoft released its...

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• Microsoft Up 3% After Reporting Better Than Expected FQ1 Revenue Of $23.20B, EPS Of $0.54

   After gaining more than 1 percent in regular trading, Microsoft reported its fiscal first quarter 2015 earnings: Revenue totaled $23.20 billion in the period, leading to profits of $0.54 per share. The revenue figure represents a 25 percent year-over-year increase, a large piece of which is due to…

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• Microsoft's Q1 2015: Surface growing strongly and Lumia sales up

  Microsoft has published its  Q1 fiscal 2015 earnings report , and the company has made $4.5 billion in net income on $23.20 billion in revenue. Revenue has increased compared to $18.53 billion from the same period last year , but net income has decreased 14 percent compared to last year's $5.24…

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• Microsoft sees Surface revenue soar to $908M in Q1 2015, Xbox console sales grow 102%

  At its very core, Microsoft is a software company. Yet these hardware results are nothing to dismiss.

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• Microsoft beats Q1 estimates with $23.2B in revenue, $4.54B in income

  Things are looking up at Microsoft. Today the company reported $4.54 billion in net income, or 54 cents per share in earnings, and $23.2 billion in revenue for the first quarter of its new fiscal year, beating analysts' expectations of 49 cents in earnings per share and $22.02 billion in revenue.…

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• Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen donating $100 million to fight Ebola

  Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will contribute "at least" $100 million to fight the spread of Ebola, he announced Thursday. In a tweet , Allen revealed the new donation amount and urged others to make their own contributions — big or small. "Everybody feels called sometimes to…

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