Xbox Gets a Silver Lining as Microsoft Announces Silverlight 5 With the rapid innovation of playable media for mobile devices running strong, Microsoft announced that they’d be shifting away from Silverlight towards HTML5. This shift probably left a certain number of Silverlight developers abandoned even as Bing dropped its Silverlight foundation for HTML5. According to [...]

Hot Off the Wire: Report raps online access for kids, Online games hub from Microsoft, Air Force issues Facebook … NEW YORK — Mainstream online video destinations don’t do enough to keep explicit content from kids, the Parents Television Council said in a report released Wednesday. Read more on Local Tech Wire

Microsoft Makes Record-Breaking Money But Keeps Losing Big Online [Microsoft] # microsoft The good news for Microsoft: a record 16.2 billion dollars of revenue last quarter! The bad news: that’s in spite of continued big losses in their online segment, and being passed by Apple in revenue. More » Read more on Gizmodo

Windows Phone 7 a new start for Microsoft Sunday October 24, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — When it comes to smart phones, Microsoft is itching to get back in the game. Read more on Berkshire Eagle

Intel, Microsoft, and the curious case of the iPad “That tablet thing? We’ll get back to you.” That’s a crude but fairly accurate encapsulation of the nonchalant attitude Microsoft, Intel, and AMD have toward the iPad. Why? I asked an expert. Read more on CNET

Microsoft and Facebook team up on social search Microsoft is starting to incorporate what your friends do on Facebook right into its Bing search engine. read more Read more on Otago Daily Times

Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7 smartphones Microsoft has launched Windows Phone 7, its latest attempt to break into the lucrative smartphone market. Until now the company has failed to provide a credible challenge to rival operating systems from Apple, Google, Research in Motion and Nokia. Read more on BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat

Microsoft chiefâs pay climbs 6% to $1.35 million Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer received compensation in fiscal 2010 valued at $1.35 million, according to documents filed Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. His total package is up six per cent from 2009, when he received compensation valued at $1.28 million. Read more on ARNnet

Microsoft sues Motorola for patent infringement Microsoft filed suit against Motorola on Friday, accusing the US handset maker of violating its patents in smartphones powered by Google’s Android mobile operating system. Read more on AFP via Yahoo! News

Ballmer Names Three New Division Heads at Microsoft Microsoft announced Friday three new appointments to head key divisions. In the most prominent appointment, Kurt DelBene has been named president of its Office division, a promotion from his previously position as head of the engineering and development teams in the business division. Read more on NewsFactor [...]