The Verge reports that Google has sent Microsoft a cease and desist letter demanding that Microsoft immediately remove its YouTube application from the Windows Phone Store and disable all downloads of the app by May 22, . Read More

Bloomberg reports that Microsoft Corp. has appointed Amy Hood as its first female CFO, putting a 10-year veteran in command of debt, finances and expenditures. Hood, 41, becomes CFO effective immediately, succeeding Peter Klein, Redmond, Microsoft said in a statement. . Read More

VentureBeat reports that Microsoft is offering to pay $1 billion to purchase Nook Media LLC, the tablet and digital media book joint venture with Barnes & Noble and other investors. Microsoft owns a share of Nook, having invested $300 million into the business in April 2012. . Read More

The Verge reports that Windows chief Julie Larson-Green has confirmed that Microsoft will release a developer release of Windows 8.1, codenamed Blue towards the end of June, which will be available during the company's Build Developer conference. Read More

Reuters reports that Nokia investors have informed CEO Stephen Elop that they are running out of patience with his flagging efforts to get closer to market leaders Apple and Samsung in Smartphones sales. . Read More

Bloomberg reports that Microsoft Corp. said that it has sold 100 million licenses for its latest Windows 8 OS, and that it will release an update before the year-end holiday shopping season. Tami Reller, CFO of Microsoft’s Windows division, said that the number of Windows 8 sales since the software’s debut in October is in the “general ballpark” with the previous version during a similar period. Read More

Microsoft has announced that it has launched a preview of Skype for Outlook.com starting in the UK. The service will be made available in the U.S. in the next few weeks prior to being released to the rest of the world. Read More