Microsoft Strikes New Tone for Windows 10 Release

SEATTLE — Almost 20 years ago, Microsoft licensed the Rolling Stones song “Start Me Up” to add a dash of rock ‘n’ roll to the release of Windows 95, the product that catapulted the company to a high-water mark of influence in the tech industry.

Curtain Falls on Nokia’s Finnish Home in Boom-to-Bust Demise

Microsoft Corp.’s move to close the site where Nokia assembled its last mobile phone in Finland leaves it with a skeletal crew in the country, spelling the end of an era for what was once the world’s dominant handset manufacturer.

Samsung posts $7.4 bn profit, handsets mask weak chips

SEOUL: South Korean technology powerhouse Samsung Electronics Co posted a fourth straight record quarterly profit - of $7.4 billion - with strong sales of its Galaxy range of phones masking sharply lower sales of memory chips.

Microsoft reveals $5.1bn profits for Q1

Shares in Microsoft jumped in extended trading after the latest profits from the world's biggest software maker beat Wall Street's expectations.