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Microsoft

Apr 7, 2015, 4:41 PM

Apple sides with Microsoft in closely watched patent dispute with Google

Lawyers for Microsoft and Google will appear Wednesday morning at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco in a long-running dispute… Read More

Apr 7, 2015, 9:41 AM

Microsoft and Getty Images end dispute over Bing photo tool, ink new partnership

Getty Images and Microsoft are done fighting over photos. The two Seattle-area companies have ended a dispute over how Microsoft… Read More

Apr 6, 2015, 4:38 PM

Regulatory approval shows Microsoft gearing up to offer its own mobile payment service

Not content to cede the realm of NFC-powered mobile payments to Apple and Google, Microsoft is in the midst of… Read More

Apr 6, 2015, 2:30 PM

New Microsoft trademark filings: InkBack, TouchBack, Continuum … and Selawik?

We’ve been keeping an even closer eye than usual on Microsoft’s trademark filings, in part because the company may be… Read More

Apr 6, 2015, 9:18 AM

Microsoft seals acquisition of Revolution Analytics, boosting big data chops

Microsoft announced today that it has closed its acquisition of Revolution Analytics, the leading provider of commercial tools for the… Read More

Apr 6, 2015, 8:42 AM

Microsoft: Latest layoffs will be ‘last of the broad cuts’ from restructuring

The layoffs quietly made by Microsoft last week will be the “last of the anticipated broad cuts” from the restructuring… Read More

Apr 4, 2015, 11:50 AM

Microsoft quietly cut hundreds of jobs this week

  Microsoft made another round of layoffs this past week, GeekWire has learned. A company representative confirmed the job cuts in… Read More

Apr 4, 2015, 9:08 AM

Microsoft at 40: How the company has changed, and stayed the same

Forty years ago today, on April 4, 1975, two friends from Seattle formed a partnership called “Micro-soft.” In an email to Microsoft employees… Read More

Apr 3, 2015, 10:58 AM

Microsoft will not enable Do Not Track by default in its new Project Spartan browser

Microsoft was hailed by privacy advocates and derided by advertisers when it decided to enable the “Do Not Track” setting… Read More

Apr 2, 2015, 10:38 AM

Microsoft brings Office Lens scanner app to iPhone and Android for the first time

Microsoft is continuing the cross-platform push with its mobile apps, bringing its Office Lens scanner app to the iPhone and… Read More

Apr 1, 2015, 10:56 AM

Field Test: Microsoft’s new Seattle Center WiFi is robust and reliable, but not blazing fast

I’m sitting here on the roof of Fisher Pavilion, in the shadow of the Space Needle — or at least… Read More

Apr 1, 2015, 7:58 AM

This easy Xbox One fix could save a lot of energy

If you have an Xbox One in your home, you might want to check out its energy output. Last year… Read More

Mar 31, 2015, 7:30 AM

Microsoft’s new Surface 3 tablet runs an Intel chip and full Windows

Microsoft just unveiled the latest version of its baseline Surface tablet, the Surface 3 — switching to an Intel Atom processor, and… Read More

Mar 30, 2015, 3:59 PM

Internet Explorer’s successor, Project Spartan, makes public debut in new Windows 10 build

Microsoft rolled out its new Project Spartan web browser for the first time publicly today, offering members of the Windows Insider Program early… Read More

Mar 30, 2015, 3:46 PM

Microsoft rolls out ‘Wi-Fi on steroids’ in shadow of Space Needle: Seattle Center gets upgraded free network

Bumbershoot attendees, festival lovers or those who just like to splash around the International Fountain are about to get a… Read More

Mar 30, 2015, 2:18 PM

Former Twitter developer relations head Jeff Sandquist returning to Microsoft as a GM

Jeff Sandquist, who recently left his job as Twitter’s head of developer relations, is returning to Microsoft, where he will… Read More

Mar 30, 2015, 8:01 AM

Microsoft adds mobile device management to Office 365

Microsoft announced today that businesses using Office 365 can now tap into the productivity suite for managing their employees’ mobile… Read More

Mar 29, 2015, 10:51 PM

Microsoft reveals Halo 5 release date, teases plot in new live-action trailer

Halo 5 is coming Oct. 27. Microsoft unveiled a release date for the much-anticipated Halo 5: Guardians game in two new trailers that… Read More

Mar 29, 2015, 7:47 PM

Video: Hundreds of Microsoft employees pack a company cafeteria to watch the Cricket World Cup

On most nights, the cafeteria inside Microsoft’s Building 121 is silent and peaceful. But this past Wednesday — and Thursday morning, technically… Read More

Mar 27, 2015, 2:38 PM

Microsoft and Yahoo search alliance in flux, as revised contract changes key deadline

Yahoo and Microsoft may be modifying an agreement that has tied the fates of the two companies together for the past five… Read More

Mar 27, 2015, 10:21 AM

Microsoft transparency report shows fewer government data requests

Microsoft released its biannual sets of government data request reports today, showing fewer government requests overall, and a greater percentage of… Read More

Mar 26, 2015, 4:13 PM

Microsoft buys presentation startup LiveLoop, continuing acquisition spree

Microsoft has quite the appetite for productivity startups as of late, and the company is continuing its acquisition spree with… Read More

Mar 26, 2015, 1:42 PM

New backup and recovery services come to Microsoft Azure

Developers concerned about protecting the applications they have deployed on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform have new options to choose from today.… Read More

Mar 26, 2015, 7:05 AM

Microsoft will require suppliers to give workers 15 days of paid leave

Microsoft will require its suppliers to give their employees who do work for the Redmond company at least 15 days of… Read More

Mar 25, 2015, 11:52 AM

Watch these ‘Apple’ employees tell everyone to buy Microsoft gear in this awesome prank

The four dudes who make up NelkFilmz on YouTube filmed what might be the ultimate tech prank — they posed… Read More

Mar 24, 2015, 11:36 AM

Adobe contributes new image features to Microsoft ‘Spartan’ browser, showing its more-open future

Microsoft’s new Project Spartan browser is getting some new tools for rendering images thanks to contributions Adobe made. The two… Read More

Mar 24, 2015, 9:11 AM

Microsoft launches Azure App Service, a one-stop shop for app development

Microsoft announced a new App Service for its Azure cloud platform today that gives developers a one-stop shop for services… Read More

Mar 23, 2015, 1:26 PM

Attention developers: Microsoft releases Windows 10 technical preview tools for Visual Studio

Microsoft today released Windows 10 Technical Preview tools for its Visual Studio development environment, giving developers a chance to start building programs… Read More

Mar 23, 2015, 10:40 AM

Best buds Samsung and Microsoft strike deal to pre-install Office on Android tablets

Samsung and Microsoft, which until recently were fighting it out in court, today deepened their business relationship — saying they will work together… Read More

Mar 22, 2015, 7:42 AM

Microsoft exec: Why Apple and Google have an advantage, and how Microsoft plans to compete

If you use an iPhone, you’re more likely to use Safari than someone who doesn’t use an iPhone. Google Chrome… Read More

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