Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 114 of 234

Jan 12, 2015, 10:28 AM

Order up! Microsoft tech powering orders at TGI Fridays, Hardees

People who go and visit certain TGI Fridays locations will be met by an employee toting a Windows 8.1 tablet,… Read More

Jan 12, 2015, 9:36 AM

Microsoft partners with GitHub to distribute Visual Studio to students

GitHub, the popular code hosting service, will include Microsoft’s Visual Studio Community 2013 in the GitHub Student Developer Pack, distributing Microsoft’s… Read More

Jan 11, 2015, 9:26 PM

Microsoft chastises Google for disclosing Windows 8.1 security hole prior to patch

Microsoft is publicly criticizing Google for releasing details about a security vulnerability in Windows 8.1 two days before the Redmond company… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 12:37 PM

Inside Microsoft’s private CES party at a swanky Las Vegas nightclub

LAS VEGAS — Microsoft didn’t have a splashy booth this year at CES, but the company hosted a giant crowd… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 10:56 AM

Microsoft teams up with Alibaba to combat pirated software in China

Microsoft has joined forces with China’s Alibaba Group to combat the sale of pirated software in China. Under a new… Read More

Jan 8, 2015, 2:42 PM

Microsoft offers Maryland public school students free Office

It pays to stay in school, especially if you’re a public school student in Maryland. Microsoft announced today that families… Read More

Jan 8, 2015, 10:59 AM

Google loses search share to Yahoo after losing default search spot in Firefox

Yahoo’s decision to become the default search provider for Firefox has paid off in spades. According to new data released… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 7:59 PM

CES: Here’s what Microsoft is showing behind the scenes

LAS VEGAS — Microsoft doesn’t have the splashy booth or big keynote at CES any more, but the company is holding an… Read More

Jan 6, 2015, 12:08 PM

Office for Android tablet beta opens up on Google Play

It’s open season for most Android tablet users who want to try out Microsoft’s Office for Android beta. Starting today,… Read More

Jan 6, 2015, 10:04 AM

Chart: Google will dominate worldwide computing market share thanks to Android

Google is shaping up to be the biggest worldwide player in the personal tech market based on market share. That’s… Read More

Jan 5, 2015, 4:00 PM

Sony sold 18.5M PlayStation 4 consoles in the past 14 months

A little more than 13 months after Sony began selling its Playstation 4, interest in the console is still strong.… Read More

Jan 5, 2015, 9:10 AM

Microsoft’s new $29 cell phone has a battery that will last a month

Microsoft has dropped the Nokia branding from its line of Lumia smartphones, but it lives on with a new budget cell… Read More

Jan 1, 2015, 12:33 PM

The best and worst performing tech stocks of 2014 in the Seattle area

It was a busy year for publicly-traded tech companies in the Seattle region, with plenty of winners and losers. The… Read More

Dec 31, 2014, 9:02 AM

Microsoft raising Xbox One price back to $399 this weekend

If you were planning to spend some of your holiday gift money on an Xbox One, now might be the… Read More

Dec 29, 2014, 4:54 PM

Microsoft finally stops bashing Apple in new Surface ad

Well, this is refreshing — a Microsoft TV spot that doesn’t bash Apple. The Redmond giant’s newest Surface Pro 3 ad… Read More

Dec 29, 2014, 2:57 PM

Xbox Live creator Boyd Multerer leaves Microsoft

After 17 years at Microsoft, Xbox Live creator Boyd Multerer said today that he is moving on “to do something new.” Multerer… Read More

Dec 29, 2014, 11:37 AM

Chart: Apple dominates holiday device sales, with glimmer of hope for Microsoft

There were a lot of people unwrapping iPhones this holiday season, according to a new report from mobile analytics company… Read More

Dec 29, 2014, 10:46 AM

The Business of Being Bill Gates: How Microsoft’s co-founder is mapping his own road ahead

More than six years have passed since Bill Gates left his day-to-day role at Microsoft to shift to full-time work… Read More

Dec 29, 2014, 9:45 AM

Move over, IE? Microsoft reportedly building new browser for Windows 10

Microsoft may finally retire Internet Explorer’s big blue “E” with the launch of Windows 10 next year. The company is… Read More

Dec 29, 2014, 7:27 AM

Microsoft’s ‘Halo 5’ Limited Collector’s Edition will sell for nearly $250

How much of a “Halo” fan are you? Here’s a good litmus test. Microsoft is launching pre-orders for “Halo 5: Guardians”… Read More

Dec 28, 2014, 9:00 AM

The good, bad and geeky: 55 quotes that defined the tech industry in 2014

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was an age of Super Bowl victories… Read More

Dec 27, 2014, 9:18 AM

Top 10: Highlights from GeekWire’s most-read stories of 2014

On this week’s GeekWire radio show, we’re counting down our top 10 picks from our most popular stories of the year.… Read More

Dec 25, 2014, 7:58 AM

IRS fights Ballmer and other former Microsoft execs over testimony in corporate tax probe

The Internal Revenue Service is petitioning a federal court to compel a who’s who of former Microsoft executives — including longtime CEO… Read More

Dec 24, 2014, 2:20 PM

Where’s Santa? Ask Microsoft…or Google

As Christmas Day approaches, parents everywhere are looking for ways to keep their kids satisfied while they wait for the… Read More

Dec 24, 2014, 10:18 AM

Apple-led Rockstar Consortium sells patents to RPX

RPX Corporation purchased nearly 4,000 patents from the Rockstar Consortium, a patent holding entity that was formed by a number… Read More

Dec 24, 2014, 7:44 AM

Microsoft and Google to hotels: Stop blocking personal Wi-Fi hotspots

Microsoft and Google want you to be able use personal wi-fi hotspots at hotels, even though some hotel chains are… Read More

Dec 22, 2014, 10:27 AM

Microsoft courts Apple Mac users with Surface Pro 3 switcher site

Switching from a Mac to Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3? There’s a new guide for making the transition. Six months after… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 2:12 PM

Longtime Internet Explorer leader Dean Hachamovitch is leaving Microsoft

Dean Hachamovitch is leaving Microsoft. And yes, of course, there is an IE shirt associated with this milestone, too. The longtime Internet Explorer… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 9:44 AM

Chat app Line buys MixRadio music streaming service from Microsoft

Microsoft sold its MixRadio streaming service to Line, the popular Japan-based messaging app. The two companies announced the deal today, though… Read More

Dec 17, 2014, 11:34 AM

Windows 10 early access program reaches more than 1.5M registered users

There are a lot of people who want to get their hands on early builds of the next version of… Read More