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Microsoft

May 19, 2015, 7:21 AM

Reading books with HoloLens? Microsoft patent shows how it could work

A new Microsoft patent shows how a head-mounted display could transform the experience of reading books — synchronizing a virtual character’s movements… Read More

May 18, 2015, 7:25 AM

Microsoft: Software pirates won’t get free Windows 10 upgrades, after all

Microsoft won’t offer free Windows 10 upgrades to Windows 7 and 8 users running pirated versions of the older operating systems, despite previous… Read More

May 14, 2015, 3:18 PM

Microsoft tops Sony in U.S. console battle for April; Xbox One sales up 63% from last year

Microsoft outpaced Sony for next-gen U.S. console sales in April, as the company reported a 63 percent increase in Xbox… Read More

May 14, 2015, 11:13 AM

Microsoft will automatically install Candy Crush Saga on Windows 10

Solitaire, Minesweeper and Hearts are getting some company on Windows 10. Microsoft says it will automatically install Candy Crush Saga… Read More

May 14, 2015, 10:09 AM

Bing will give mobile-friendly sites a ranking boost, following Google’s lead

Microsoft announced today that it will begin using mobile friendliness as a signal in Bing’s search ranking algorithm for results… Read More

May 14, 2015, 6:13 AM

Microsoft launches its own ‘Hyperlapse’ video smoothing technology for Android and Windows

Microsoft is releasing a new set of video technologies, Microsoft Hyperlapse, that can turn long, jittery first-person clips into smooth, time-lapse videos.… Read More

May 13, 2015, 5:40 PM

Windows 10 to come in 6 editions with special versions for enterprise, education

The launch of Windows 10 is around the corner, and Microsoft just offered consumers a glimpse at what’s in store… Read More

May 12, 2015, 3:11 PM

Greenpeace blasts Amazon in latest cloud energy report, lauds Apple

Despite making a commitment to use more renewable energy to power its datacenters, Amazon was blasted in a new report… Read More

May 12, 2015, 10:48 AM

Microsoft opens Skype Translator preview to all

Anyone who wants to take Microsoft’s Skype Translator program for a spin can now download it for free to their Windows… Read More

May 11, 2015, 10:43 AM

New Xbox One updates: Voice messaging, energy-saving power modes, and more

Xbox One owners can now send and receive voice messages, turn their console off with the SmartGlass app, and easily enable a… Read More

May 11, 2015, 8:49 AM

Microsoft’s cloud initiatives demanding big investments under the sea

Microsoft said today it has invested in three new deep-water cables designed to deliver data at higher speeds and greater capacity… Read More

May 8, 2015, 3:16 PM

Microsoft does not want to acquire Salesforce, report says

Microsoft may not be interested in acquiring Salesforce.com after all. Reuters cited two sources on Thursday who say the Redmond giant is not… Read More

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

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