Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 105 of 234

Jun 25, 2015, 10:41 AM

Exclusive: Satya Nadella reveals Microsoft’s new mission statement, sees ‘tough choices’ ahead

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sent a companywide email to employees this morning — laying out a broad agenda for Microsoft’s… Read More

Jun 25, 2015, 9:24 AM

Microsoft debuts new Windows 10 ‘Hero’ default desktop image

This is a far cry from the rolling green hill many of us grew up with on our desktops. Microsoft’s updated operating… Read More

Jun 24, 2015, 11:43 AM

Microsoft officially launches Office for Android phones

Microsoft is rolling out the official Office app to Android users after a test phase that started last month. Android users… Read More

Jun 23, 2015, 3:06 PM

Geek of the Week: Microsoft Bing program manager Kassy Coan is always on the fly

Bing program manager Kassy Coan gives Microsoft’s fascination with “the cloud” a whole new meaning. When she is not working on Bing’s… Read More

Jun 23, 2015, 9:11 AM

Straw app adds new ‘StrawCast’ feature to get opinions from a broad audience

After seeing Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer pitch a no-hitter on TV this weekend, I was initially convinced that Pittsburgh Pirates hitter… Read More

Jun 19, 2015, 4:00 PM

Geek on the Street: Does Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo have the edge?

For the last week, the video game industry’s largest annual convention and trade fair, E3, has kept the Los Angeles… Read More

Jun 19, 2015, 1:05 PM

HP looks to kick iPads out of the enterprise with new business-focused Windows 10 tablet

HP has announced its first Windows 10 tablet designed for businesses. The new HP Pro Tablet 608 is one of… Read More

Jun 18, 2015, 2:10 PM

Nokia will resume making phones after Microsoft agreement ends, CEO says

The rumors of the return of the Nokia phone are true. The Finnish company’s CEO Rajeev Suri told Germany’s Manager Magazin… Read More

Jun 18, 2015, 10:53 AM

Xbox 360 games can be streamed to Windows 10 machines

After announcing both backward compatibility for Xbox 360 games the Xbox One and the ability to stream Xbox One games to… Read More

Jun 17, 2015, 2:02 PM

Why Microsoft is combining its Windows and Devices groups

A lot of attention is being paid to who’s out as part of Microsoft’s executive reorganization, announced earlier today. But just… Read More

Jun 17, 2015, 8:28 AM

Mark Penn leaving Microsoft, raises $250M for new venture, with Steve Ballmer as ‘core investor’

Mark Penn, the political strategist and advertising executive known for his work on the Clinton presidential campaigns, is leaving Microsoft as… Read More

Jun 17, 2015, 7:25 AM

Four high-ranking execs leaving Microsoft — including former Nokia CEO — in major leadership shakeup

Microsoft this morning announced a series of major changes to its senior leadership team under CEO Satya Nadella, including the… Read More

Jun 16, 2015, 2:18 PM

Microsoft partners with Techstars and others to give startups free cloud computing credits

Microsoft has struck partnerships with startup accelerators around the world in a new bid to make inroads against Amazon Web Services, Google… Read More

Jun 16, 2015, 9:00 AM

Box partners with Microsoft to bring Office Online document editing to cloud storage platform

Box users can now edit and create Microsoft Office documents via Office Online, without leaving the cloud storage service. The… Read More

Jun 16, 2015, 8:35 AM

Microsoft sets the stage for an Xbox comeback with big moves at E3

Events at the E3 video-game convention are notoriously over-the-top, like political rallies or religious revivals, but the screams and cheers were on another… Read More

Jun 15, 2015, 11:23 AM

Microsoft is making a Minecraft game for its HoloLens blended reality headset

Minecraft, meet HoloLens. At the big E3 video game conference today, Microsoft showed off a neat demo of a Minecraft… Read More

Jun 15, 2015, 10:17 AM

Skype comes to Chromebooks for the first time, but not for calls yet

Microsoft’s latest beta of Skype for Web, announced today, brings browser-based voice and video chat worldwide. In addition, Chromebook and Linux… Read More

Jun 15, 2015, 10:09 AM

Microsoft unveils new Xbox One ‘Elite’ controller with paddle buttons, swappable components

Microsoft today at the E3 video game convention unveiled a new Xbox One controller that features a number of new… Read More

Jun 11, 2015, 8:00 PM

Microsoft gives $10M to University of Washington for new computer science building

Microsoft wants to help more University of Washington students study computer science, and it’s making a big donation to help make… Read More

Jun 11, 2015, 5:04 PM

Pulling for ‘Stepto’: Geeks rally behind Stephen Toulouse after tech vet falls into coma

Update: Toulouse has woken from his coma and is on the road to recovery as of June 13. Stephen “Stepto”… Read More

Jun 11, 2015, 3:57 PM

Sony tops Microsoft as PlayStation 4 outsells Xbox One in U.S. during May

Sony’s back on top. The PlayStation 4 outsold Microsoft’s Xbox One during May in the U.S., according to new numbers… Read More

Jun 11, 2015, 11:28 AM

Samsung and IBM dominating U.S. patent activity this year, new study finds

Samsung and IBM were each granted more than 3,000 U.S. patents between January and May, putting the companies at the top of a new… Read More

Jun 10, 2015, 2:33 PM

Microsoft acquires BlueStripe Software, plans to integrate app management technology

Microsoft today announced its acquisition of BlueStripe Software of Morrisville, N.C., with plans to integrate its application management technology into Microsoft System… Read More

Jun 10, 2015, 6:01 AM

Conference room of the future? Microsoft’s Surface Hub to cost $7k-$20k, shipping in September

A computer in every home, on every desk, in every pocket … and on every conference room wall? That is a big… Read More

Jun 9, 2015, 10:16 AM

It’s now the ‘Microsoft Theater’ in L.A. — a first-of-its-kind naming deal for Redmond company

Microsoft acquired Nokia’s smartphone business last year, and now the Redmond company is putting its name on the Nokia Theater,… Read More

Jun 9, 2015, 7:39 AM

Microsoft updates Xbox One with 1TB of storage, improved controller, permanent price drop for 500GB model

Trying to regain traction in the console market, Microsoft this morning announced an updated Xbox One with 1TB of storage and an… Read More

Jun 8, 2015, 10:22 AM

Apple unveils Mac OS X ‘El Capitan’ — with a jab at Microsoft Windows 8

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is underway right now in San Francisco, and the company wasted no time in jumping into… Read More

Jun 6, 2015, 9:14 AM

GeekWire Radio: Amazon same-day delivery, Windows 10 launch, and farewell to Urbanspoon

This week on the GeekWire radio show: What happened when we tested Amazon same-day delivery on a weekend; what’s at… Read More

Jun 5, 2015, 9:58 AM

Microsoft bringing Skype to a browser near you with Skype for Web beta

You can do a lot in a web browser, but until today you couldn’t Skype in one. Users in the… Read More

Jun 3, 2015, 11:56 AM

Windows 10 PCs unveiled: Microsoft and partners prepare for big launch

Windows 10 is officially confirmed for release on July 29, and now we’re getting a glimpse of the hardware that will… Read More