Microsoft’s fourth-quarter earnings came in about where Wall Street had expected, but the decline of its Windows business continued during a holiday quarter when it seems pretty clear other gadgets dominated shopping lists.

		EPS*	Rev. vs Q410	Net Inc. vs Q410
Microsoft	Release		5%	Flat

* vs. Analysts' Estimates: Beat Met Missed

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) used its hallmark spot on the CES 2012 schedule to prove just how pointless it is to put on a million-dollar keynote address in the modern media era when you have nothing to say, reiterating its performance over 2011, talking up Windows 8, and hiring Ryan Seacrest…

MobiTV, one of the more established mobile TV companies in the market today with deals in place with several major U.S. mobile operators, today revealed a significant deal to grow out its business in Europe: a deal with Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT), one of Europe’s biggest operators, to develop a…

This is the last in a series of posts that highlighted key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we cover most, from publishing to legal, and from mobile to advertising. Not too long ago, TV Everywhere was a bold concept being evangelized by Time Warner…

This is the third in a series of posts this week that will highlight key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we cover most, from publishing to legal, and from mobile to advertising. 2012 may be the year when internet TV’s promise becomes a mainstream…

The anticipation and speculation surrounding what could be the next product on the cards for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)—Apple TV—raises some questions about how, and if, the TV industry will get as disrupted by Apple as the mobile world did with the introduction of the iPhone.

With the growth of over-the-top services that let users access the video they want over the internet (and often, for free), those companies offering pay-TV have to look for more bells and whistles to keep fickle consumers interested in their services. The latest offerings in this area come from France…

Back in August, we wrote about how Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) had started to offer U.S.-based users of its Apple TV device the ability to stream shows purchased from iTunes via Apple’s iCloud. Now it looks as if that service is becoming available internationally.

Interactive TV, a phrase still used but painful to hear, grates like the name of an old girlfriend, conjuring up hopes long since unfulfilled yet still surprisingly fresh. Gratefully, it’s time to put old notions of interactive TV behind us because this week Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will release a user…

Despite warnings from groups like the OECD that Europe and the U.S. are heading into recession, the flurry of online and mobile activity that has kicked off the holiday shopping season seems to be indicating an altogether different sentiment from consumers.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has attracted near-universal critical acclaim. It is a slick, well-constructed and generously proportioned instalment in one of the most revered military shooter franchises in history. There is just one problem. Everyone on the internet hates it.

Rockstar has officially announced Grand Theft Auto V. The latest title in the multimillion-selling crime adventure series has no official release date as yet, but the publisher is promising a teaser trailer on November 2.

The PC business is not the most dynamic place to be these days, but fortunately for Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) it has a growing presence in the gaming and entertainment markets to offset slow growth in the PC market. Microsoft met expectations for profit and exceeded them for revenue as a…

		EPS*	Rev. vs Q310	Net Inc. vs Q310
Microsoft	Release		7%	6%

* vs. Analysts' Estimates: Beat Met Missed

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Co-Founder And Chairman Steve Jobs Has Died (paidContent) »  Three Years Later, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Attempting Another Bid For Yahoo? (NSDQ: YHOO) (paidContent) »  BBC Cuts: Nearly 2,000 Jobs To Go (paidContent) »  Microsoft Shifts Strategies To…

After years of effort and speculation, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has pieced together nearly 40 broadcast services from around the world to boost the on-demand programming available through Xbox Live. It took a shift in strategy to make room for broadcasters like the BBC, the trend toward authentication to bring on…

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  Facebook Pushes Back Against ‘Super-Cookie’ Charges (paidContent) »  Is Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Really Shaking In Its Shoes About Samsung’s Android Galaxy Tab? (paidContent) »  Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Cutting Another 3,500 Jobs, This Time (NYSE: TWX) in Manufacturing (AllThingsD) »  Patch…

Indie documentary video streaming service SnagFilms making good on some of the changes it proposed earlier this year, when it raised $10 million in funding: it’s officially expanding its 2,300 non-fiction film library to include dramatic, fictional independent features. The second change can be called the “Snag Everywhere” plan, which…

With the race to transform the living room into a web-connected media hub accelerating, a new report shows the diverging viewer habits across two top streaming platforms, Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) and Hulu. The majority of Netflix users watch movies and TV shows on their televisions through connected devices like gaming…

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) topped analyst estimates for both revenue and profit during its fourth fiscal quarter, perhaps calming fears that a PC market slowdown had taken its toll on the PC software giant. But revenue from its Windows division actually fell slightly amid tepid PC industry growth that was not…

		EPS*	Rev. vs Q410	Net Inc. vs Q410
Microsoft	Release		8%	30%

* vs. Analysts' Estimates: Beat Met Missed