Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 107 of 234

May 5, 2015, 9:37 AM

Microsoft offers Surface RT owners a path to the Surface 3 worth up to $150

Microsoft is trying to entice buyers of the Surface 2 and Surface RT to take a look at its newly-released… Read More

May 4, 2015, 12:24 PM

Microsoft brings Azure on-premises with new services

While Amazon keeps pushing customers to go all-in on the public cloud, Microsoft is bringing the power of its cloud… Read More

May 4, 2015, 9:54 AM

Microsoft Office 2016 hits public beta, bringing real-time collaboration to the desktop

Office users who want a glimpse of the future will be able to see it starting today, thanks to a new… Read More

May 4, 2015, 8:49 AM

Microsoft pitches Windows 10 to businesses, digs at Google

Microsoft executives are in Chicago this morning for the company’s Ignite conference, pitching Windows 10 to an audience of information-technology… Read More

May 2, 2015, 10:25 AM

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s big week, Apple’s giant results, and a boost for Jeff Bezos’ space ambitions

It was a big week for Microsoft’s Windows 10, Apple earnings, Amazon in education, and Jeff Bezos in space. We… Read More

May 1, 2015, 4:56 PM

HoloLens: 5 new insights from my time with Microsoft’s holographic headset

My first experience with Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality headgear left me feeling hopeful about the hardware’s opportunity as a platform… Read More

May 1, 2015, 10:55 AM

Windows 10 coming later to phones, desktop version still targeted for Summer

It seems one of the reasons for Microsoft’s “Windows as a Service” talk around Windows 10 has to do with… Read More

May 1, 2015, 9:56 AM

Microsoft acquires technology behind Surface Pen from N-Trig

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired the technology that powers the Surface Pen from N-Trig, an Israeli startup that… Read More

May 1, 2015, 8:44 AM

Microsoft knows your age, maybe: #HowOldRobot is an accidental Internet sensation

All right, all right, all right. It’s Friday a.m. It’s gorgeous outside. And we all know what that means. It… Read More

Apr 30, 2015, 11:29 PM

Developing apps for HoloLens: Inside Microsoft’s ‘Holographic Academy’

SAN FRANCISCO – It takes a special kind of person to encourage a room full of journalists to blow up the… Read More

Apr 30, 2015, 3:15 PM

Acumatica launches content pack for Microsoft’s Power BI data visualization tool

SAN FRANCISCO–Microsoft executives showed off a new set of tools from Acumatica during the company’s second day keynote at its Build Developer… Read More

Apr 30, 2015, 1:58 PM

Facebook adds 3 former Microsoft Research employees to Artificial Intelligence team

Facebook is strengthening the ranks of its artificial intelligence research team with the addition of six new employees, including three… Read More

Apr 30, 2015, 11:03 AM

Microsoft adds Minecraft mod support in Visual Studio

SAN FRANCISCO–Microsoft announced today that it’s bringing support for creating Minecraft mods written in Java inside its Visual Studio development environment.… Read More

Apr 30, 2015, 9:24 AM

Microsoft integrating Autodesk tech to boost Windows 10’s 3D printing chops

SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft announced today that it’s integrating Autodesk’s Spark 3D printing technology into Windows 10 in order to… Read More

Apr 30, 2015, 8:40 AM

Microsoft makes nice with Makers, and Windows gets multiple slices of Raspberry Pi

Microsoft has released a preview version of Windows 10 for Raspberry Pi and other small computing devices used by the… Read More

Apr 30, 2015, 8:09 AM

Microsoft and Salesforce? Why an acquisition might just make sense

The report that Salesforce has been approached by a potential acquirer has stirred up a guessing game in the tech… Read More

Apr 29, 2015, 3:53 PM

New build of Windows 10 includes Cortana upgrades, Game DVR and more

Right on the heels of Microsoft’s Build developer conference keynote, the company released a new build of Windows 10 that… Read More

Apr 29, 2015, 11:26 AM

Microsoft’s new Windows 10 web browser will be called ‘Microsoft Edge’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH1D31YHsgY&feature=youtu.be Microsoft’s new web browser for Windows 10 will be called “Microsoft Edge,” the company announced this morning. The new… Read More

Apr 29, 2015, 10:53 AM

Microsoft will let Android and iOS devs reuse code to make Windows apps

Microsoft is making a big move to get existing Android and iOS developers making Windows apps, announcing this morning that code… Read More

Apr 29, 2015, 10:28 AM

Microsoft’s new goal: 1 billion Windows 10 devices within 2 to 3 years

Microsoft is making its pitch for Windows 10 to developers at its Build conference in San Francisco this morning, and… Read More

Apr 29, 2015, 9:48 AM

Microsoft’s Visual Studio expands to Mac and Linux with new ‘Visual Studio Code’ development tool

Microsoft this morning unveiled a new development tool, Visual Studio Code, that works across Mac and Linux in addition to Windows… Read More

Apr 29, 2015, 8:24 AM

Live from Microsoft’s Build developer conference keynote

Microsoft has come to San Francisco’s Moscone West convention center this week to host Build, its annual conference for developers… Read More

Apr 28, 2015, 11:46 PM

What to expect from Microsoft’s Build developer conference this week

Microsoft has taken over San Francisco’s Moscone West convention center this week for Build, a three day extravaganza for developers… Read More

Apr 28, 2015, 6:30 PM

Twitter faults NASDAQ for earnings leak reminiscent of Microsoft’s 2011 problem

What do Twitter and Microsoft have in common? They both have had quarterly earnings reports found and released early by Selerity,… Read More

Apr 28, 2015, 3:17 PM

Final Halo 5 cover art revealed as Microsoft shows off mystery Spartans

Who are the mystery Spartans? Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled the final cover art for Halo 5: Guardians, which you can see… Read More

Apr 27, 2015, 2:10 PM

For football fans: How to watch the NFL Draft with an Xbox One

If you’re interested in the upcoming NFL Draft this week and own an Xbox One, Microsoft has an app for… Read More

Apr 27, 2015, 9:04 AM

One year after the Nokia deal, low-end devices are squeezing Microsoft’s smartphone business

One year ago this week, Microsoft completed its $7 billion acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business. The deal transformed Microsoft into… Read More

Apr 26, 2015, 9:59 AM

Nokia denies mobile phone revival, says it ‘currently’ has no such plans

Nokia said in a public statement this morning that it “currently has no plans to manufacture or sell consumer handsets” — denying… Read More

Apr 24, 2015, 2:21 PM

Conducting with Kinect: Seattle Symphony to use Microsoft’s sensor in world premiere performance

On Friday, May 1, the Seattle Symphony will present the world premiere of a new work. It will be conducted… Read More

Apr 24, 2015, 9:47 AM

Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks shares soar after reported earnings

Microsoft, Amazon, and Starbucks all reported quarterly earnings Thursday afternoon, and investors are clearly happy with the financial performance of… Read More