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Microsoft

Jul 3, 2015, 8:27 AM

Special Olympics Relay runs through Microsoft campus, highlighting partnership

As an extension of its partnership with the Special Olympics, Microsoft hosted a leg of the Special Olympics Unified Relay Across America at… Read More

Jul 2, 2015, 8:29 AM

Microsoft’s Windows 10 will arrive in waves, not available to all on July 29

Windows 10 may not be available to you on its July 29 launch, Microsoft announced today. The rollout will extend… Read More

Jul 2, 2015, 7:54 AM

Microsoft to pay extra $57M in taxes under new state budget

A last-minute provision, inserted into Washington state’s hard-fought new budget, ends a major tax exemption for a certain “affiliated group.” Here’s how that… Read More

Jul 1, 2015, 7:46 AM

Windows 7 market share surges in advance of Windows 10 release

Microsoft’s six-year-old Windows 7 operating system experienced a surge in market share in June, surpassing 60 percent of the worldwide desktop… Read More

Jul 1, 2015, 7:26 AM

Microsoft adds a cheaper Core i7 Surface Pro 3 to its lineup

Microsoft has quietly rolled out a new build option for the Surface Pro 3. The new machine comes with the… Read More

Jun 30, 2015, 8:41 AM

Microsoft pitches Minecraft to teachers as a key tool for classrooms

Could Minecraft become as essential in the classroom as pencils and paper? Perhaps so. Microsoft has launched a new site to help… Read More

Jun 29, 2015, 2:28 PM

Microsoft exits display ad business in key markets, reportedly shifting 1,200 jobs to AOL

Microsoft is turning over its display advertising business in the U.S. and eight other markets to AOL as part of an… Read More

Jun 29, 2015, 1:14 PM

Microsoft sells some Bing Maps assets to Uber; 100 engineers shifting to ride-sharing company

Microsoft is selling some of its mapping imagery and data to Uber in a deal that bolsters the ride-sharing giant’s recent… Read More

Jun 26, 2015, 10:57 AM

The new Microsoft: How Satya Nadella is setting the company up for the next 40 years

A computer on every desk and in every home, running Microsoft software. Check. So now what? That, in essence, was… Read More

Jun 25, 2015, 2:47 PM

Interview: Microsoft’s HR chief on the company’s changing culture and new ‘growth mindset’

When Microsoft’s top executives held their annual retreat this year, they spent the first full day visiting and listening to… Read More

Jun 25, 2015, 12:38 PM

NASA and Microsoft team up to send HoloLens into space

Two HoloLens headsets are going to the International Space Station. NASA and Microsoft announced today that they are working together on… Read More

Jun 25, 2015, 11:35 AM

Microsoft now giving away two free Xbox One games each month to Xbox Live Gold members

Xbox Live Gold members will now receive two free Xbox One games per month. Microsoft announced the new deal today as… Read More

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

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