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Microsoft

Mar 13, 2015, 11:06 AM

Microsoft’s Cortana coming to iPhone and Android, report says

Microsoft is planning to bring its Cortana virtual assistant to iPhone and Android as a standalone app, competing more directly with Apple’s Siri… Read More

Mar 13, 2015, 9:17 AM

IDC predicts PC market will keep shrinking

Bad news, computer makers: IDC announced today that it predicts shrinkage in the PC market in both developed and developing… Read More

Mar 13, 2015, 8:20 AM

MSN moving to Windows division in big internal shakeup at Microsoft

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is moving the company’s MSN group to the Windows division, creating a tighter connection between Microsoft’s online… Read More

Mar 12, 2015, 3:47 PM

PlayStation 4 tops Xbox One in February for U.S. console, software sales

For the second straight month, Sony ousted Microsoft for U.S. console sales. A Sony Computer Entertainment America spokesperson today confirmed… Read More

Mar 12, 2015, 9:42 AM

Microsoft teams up with EdX to offer development courses for its platform

Microsoft partnered with online learning site EdX to offer people a new jumping-off point into the worlds of software development… Read More

Mar 11, 2015, 11:36 AM

Xbox app for Windows 10 updated with support for Game Clips, OneGuide and more

The Xbox app for Windows 10 got its monthly update today with a slew of new features for both standalone… Read More

Mar 10, 2015, 9:57 AM

Bing partners with NCAA, will use predictive algorithms to help people fill out brackets

Bing wants to help you win your March Madness bracket pool. The Microsoft search engine announced today that it is the… Read More

Mar 10, 2015, 8:51 AM

Sony to sell PS4 in China on March 20, joining Xbox One in key market

Following a 2-month delay, Sony announced today that it will sell the PlayStation 4 in China starting on March 20.… Read More

Mar 9, 2015, 9:34 AM

Microsoft Band comes back in stock, then disappears, in advance of Apple Watch announcement

Updated below with Microsoft comment. Those hoping to finally snag a Microsoft Band online had a chance this weekend —… Read More

Mar 6, 2015, 3:03 PM

Microsoft sues Kyocera in new Android patent infringement dispute

Microsoft filed suit against Kyocera this afternoon, alleging that the Japanese electronics company’s Android-based smartphones infringe on the Redmond company’s patents.… Read More

Mar 6, 2015, 2:18 PM

First look: Game streaming brings console-quality gameplay to Windows 10 devices

A continuing theme from Microsoft’s presence at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco is that the company wants Windows… Read More

Mar 5, 2015, 3:23 PM

Microsoft and Google team up for version 2 of Angular framework

Microsoft and Google are fierce competitors in many arenas, but the two tech titans have teamed up for the second… Read More

Mar 5, 2015, 2:28 PM

Hands-on: Windows 10’s built-in game recording makes it easy to share awesome moments

SAN FRANCISCO–Aiming to boost Windows 10’s gamer cred, Microsoft will enhance the PC gaming experience with features that have proven… Read More

Mar 5, 2015, 10:20 AM

Microsoft launches preview of Office 2016 for Mac, full release coming later this year

Microsoft launched a public preview version of Office 2016 for Mac that allows users of Apple’s platform to get a… Read More

Mar 4, 2015, 2:23 PM

Microsoft engineer working on HoloLens augmented reality project killed in car crash

Mike Ey, a 30-year-old software engineer working on Microsoft’s HoloLens project, was killed on Saturday after another driver rear-ended him going 100 miles an… Read More

Mar 4, 2015, 12:23 PM

Microsoft announces wireless adapter that lets Xbox owners bring their controllers to the PC

SAN FRANCISCO–Xbox head Phil Spencer revealed a new wireless adapter at Microsoft’s keynote session at the Game Developers Conference designed… Read More

Mar 4, 2015, 10:51 AM

Live from GDC: Microsoft’s Phil Spencer on Windows 10 and the future of games

Xbox head Phil Spencer will take the stage here at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to talk about… Read More

Mar 4, 2015, 9:24 AM

Microsoft teams with Deutsche Telekom to promote Lumia sales in Europe

Microsoft has inked a partnership with Deutsche Telekom to promote its line of Windows-powered Lumia smartphones to users in Europe.… Read More

Mar 4, 2015, 6:07 AM

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gets its own system update preview program

Owners of the nearly decade-old Xbox 360 console will soon get a chance to sign up for their very own… Read More

Mar 2, 2015, 12:31 PM

Microsoft continues its cross-platform march with a universal foldable keyboard

Android? iOS? Windows? Microsoft doesn’t care. Or, at least, its newly announced foldable keyboard doesn’t. The company today unveiled the… Read More

Mar 2, 2015, 10:53 AM

Microsoft reportedly eyeing purchase of social news reader Prismatic, along with Apple and Yahoo

Microsoft is interested in expanding its recent acquisition spree by picking up social reader application Prismatic, a social reader application, according to… Read More

Feb 26, 2015, 3:54 PM

Microsoft encourages employees to donate their time to non-profits with new program

Microsoft just launched a new Tech Talent for Good program that encourages its employees to get out into the community and… Read More

Feb 26, 2015, 12:50 PM

Immigration attorney: H-1B visa changes will benefit – and may create – tech startups

On the heels of a new U.S. Department of Homeland Security move this week to allow work permits for some spouses of… Read More

News Brief
Feb 26, 2015, 12:24 PM

Microsoft will shut down two manufacturing plants in China

When Microsoft acquired Nokia’s devices and services business last year, the deal included some of the company’s manufacturing plants. Around… Read More

Feb 26, 2015, 11:49 AM

Microsoft’s mind-blowing vision of the future: 3D holograms, smart surfaces, next-gen wearables, and ‘fluid mobility’

What will the world be like in another 5 to 10 years? Microsoft is answering that question with a new… Read More

Feb 26, 2015, 9:10 AM

Your next nurse may be powered by Kinect

Okay, open wide. Wait, I can’t see clearly. Could you step a little closer to the Kinect? That imaginary dialogue may… Read More

Feb 25, 2015, 10:02 AM

Your chance to avert a global crisis! Microsoft to power diplomatic simulations at new U.S. museum

Visitors to the upcoming U.S. Diplomacy Center will use Microsoft technologies including the large-screen Surface Hub computer, Bing Maps and Skype… Read More

Feb 25, 2015, 9:55 AM

Microsoft Garage rolls up its doors to reveal new Android, Windows Phone apps

Open the Garage bay doors, Redmond. For the second time since October, Microsoft has rolled out a fleet of cross-platform apps… Read More

Feb 25, 2015, 5:00 AM

Top tech internships of 2015: How Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft and other giants rank

For the best internship experience at a tech company with an interview of only average difficulty, pick Facebook. The social network tops… Read More

Feb 24, 2015, 4:00 PM

Microsoft drops support for Facebook, Google chat from Outlook.com

Microsoft is dropping support for Facebook and Google chat from its Outlook.com web-based email service. In an email to Outlook.com… Read More

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