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Microsoft

Feb 24, 2015, 12:45 PM

Apple takes smartphone market share from Android thanks to strong iPhone sales

  Apple’s strong sales of iPhones during the fourth quarter of 2014 gave the company a greater piece of the… Read More

Feb 23, 2015, 10:26 AM

Microsoft Band gets first big update: Cycling app, web dashboard, SDK and more

Microsoft this morning issued the first major software update for its 3 month-old Microsoft Band fitness tracker and smartwatch — including… Read More

Feb 23, 2015, 6:02 AM

Chef and Microsoft team up to enhance Azure’s automation

Microsoft and Chef announced a partnership today focused on helping businesses automate their cloud workloads and move them into the… Read More

Feb 20, 2015, 1:14 PM

Microsoft updates Windows Defender to protect against problematic Lenovo adware

Microsoft has updated Windows Defender to help users clean up after a piece of adware that was pre-installed on some… Read More

Feb 18, 2015, 8:04 PM

Amazon Web Services dominates cloud survey, but Microsoft Azure gains traction

Amazon Web Services continues to dominate cloud computing, with 57 percent of technical professionals saying in a new survey that… Read More

Feb 18, 2015, 11:00 AM

Microsoft boosts Azure’s big data chops with general availability of Machine Learning service

Microsoft Azure is getting new capabilities to handle big data workloads. The company announced a host of new features in… Read More

Feb 17, 2015, 4:00 PM

Microsoft reportedly opening up Xbox One app development later this year

Xbox One users can look forward to a bunch of new apps on their home console later this year. According… Read More

Feb 17, 2015, 9:23 AM

Microsoft Office adds cloud support for Box, iCloud Drive and more

Microsoft opened up its Office productivity suite for integration with outside cloud storage providers today, giving users the ability to easily access files… Read More

Feb 16, 2015, 10:24 AM

Microsoft says its cloud services are first to adopt new privacy standard

Microsoft announced today that its cloud services are compliant with a new international standard for privacy. Called ISO 27018 (it just… Read More

Feb 13, 2015, 1:03 PM

Google changes security disclosure policy, offers 14-day grace period to patch vulnerabilities

Google is changing its security disclosure policy after Microsoft criticized it for releasing information about a vulnerability two days before… Read More

Feb 13, 2015, 10:51 AM

Microsoft starts touting partnership with Real Madrid, debuts ‘fan sticker album’

The new partnership between Microsoft and Real Madrid is starting to take shape. Microsoft, the “official technological partner” of Real… Read More

Feb 13, 2015, 9:11 AM

Microsoft apps on Samsung’s Galaxy S6? Here’s why it makes sense

A report this week by the SamMobile news site, saying that Samsung will pre-install Microsoft apps on the upcoming Galaxy S6… Read More

Feb 12, 2015, 4:46 PM

Sony reclaims U.S. sales crown as PlayStation 4 tops Xbox One in January

Sony is back on top of the U.S. console market. The PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One in the U.S. in January,… Read More

Feb 12, 2015, 11:15 AM

Microsoft releases first Windows 10 technical preview for phones

Microsoft released its first public preview of Windows 10 for phones this morning, providing a glimpse of the next version… Read More

Feb 12, 2015, 10:59 AM

Microsoft reportedly paying $200M to buy Surface digital pen maker N-trig

Microsoft is reportedly set to pay $200 million for N-trig, the Israel-based startup that manufactures digital pens — including the stylus used… Read More

Feb 11, 2015, 11:33 AM

Microsoft confirms acquisition of calendar app maker Sunrise

Microsoft confirmed that it has acquired calendar app maker Sunrise today, after rumors of the deal surfaced last week. The… Read More

Feb 11, 2015, 10:31 AM

Cell phone robberies down 25 percent in SF with use of ‘kill switch’ technology

Smartphone owners can rest a little bit easier when it comes to having their phones stolen, according to new data… Read More

Feb 10, 2015, 8:05 AM

Samsung and Microsoft reach mystery settlement in high-stakes Android patent dispute

  Samsung and Microsoft say they have settled their lawsuit over a patent licensing agreement that required Samsung to pay Microsoft for… Read More

Feb 9, 2015, 4:51 PM

Microsoft’s ‘Windows 365’ trademark filing hints at possible subscription plans

Will Microsoft offer a subscription-based version of Windows for consumers, offering annual pricing on its flagship operating system? The company has… Read More

Feb 9, 2015, 2:20 PM

Microsoft offers $500k in Azure credit to woo Y Combinator startups

Startup accelerator Y Combinator is known for being the birthplace of startups that go on to do big things, like… Read More

Feb 9, 2015, 9:06 AM

Cracking down on non-compete deals: Bill would change Wash. state law to mirror Calif. approach

New legislation introduced in the Washington State House of Representatives would make it much tougher for employers in the state to… Read More

Feb 6, 2015, 5:05 PM

New TV interview shows another side of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sat down for an interview with ABC’s Rebecca Jarvis, revealing a slightly different side to the… Read More

Feb 6, 2015, 9:44 AM

Microsoft cuts price of Xbox Live, and Xbox One with Kinect, after losing holiday battle to PlayStation

Microsoft is cutting the price of its Xbox One console again. This time, the Redmond company is discounting the Xbox… Read More

Feb 4, 2015, 11:50 AM

Microsoft reportedly buys cross-platform calendar Sunrise for $100M

Microsoft has purchased Sunrise, the makers of the cross platform Sunrise Calendar app, according to a report from TechCrunch. The… Read More

Feb 4, 2015, 11:21 AM

Microsoft reiterates support for ARM amid reports of Windows RT’s death

Is Windows RT dead? Yes, pretty much, but that might not mean what you think it does. Microsoft confirmed this… Read More

Feb 4, 2015, 10:44 AM

Microsoft launches preview of Office apps for Windows 10

Microsoft has launched a new preview of its Office apps for Windows 10 today, giving users early access to the… Read More

Feb 4, 2015, 8:39 AM

New stats: Sony PlayStation wins holiday console battle, despite Microsoft’s Xbox One price cut

Sony sold 7.5 million PlayStation consoles worldwide during the peak shopping season, outpacing Microsoft’s Xbox consoles globally for the fourth quarter and… Read More

Feb 4, 2015, 5:51 AM

IE 11 bug allows login credential theft, security update in works

A newly discovered vulnerability in Internet Explorer 11 — even for those browsers that are up-to-date with all security patches… Read More

Feb 3, 2015, 3:46 PM

Microsoft General Counsel calls for new rules to handle government data requests

If Microsoft’s General Counsel has his way, 2015 will be a “year for solutions” when it comes to the intersection… Read More

Feb 3, 2015, 9:40 AM

Microsoft debuts Picturesque, a replacement lock screen for Android users

Microsoft today released a new app for Android users that spices up lock screens. Born out of the Microsoft Garage hacker… Read More

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