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Microsoft

News Brief
Sep 13, 2014, 4:17 PM

Microsoft’s mega $2.5B purchase of Minecraft maker expected Monday

Minecraft, the wildly popular block-building construction game that claims more than 100 million players, is expected to be purchased for… Read More

Sep 13, 2014, 8:29 AM

Console comeback: Microsoft selling special blue Xbox 360 at Walmart for $249

The Xbox 360 is making a comeback — in blue, that is. As it prepares for the holiday season, Microsoft… Read More

Sep 11, 2014, 4:26 PM

PlayStation 4 outsells Xbox One in the U.S. for 8th month in a row

The PlayStation 4 once again outsold the Xbox One in the U.S., as Sony’s console took the sales crown for the eighth… Read More

Sep 11, 2014, 3:24 PM

NFL picks: Microsoft Bing beat Vegas last week — here are its Week 2 predictions

Need help picking teams each week for your NFL pool? Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine is here to help. The Redmond… Read More

Sep 11, 2014, 3:06 PM

Microsoft Ventures head stirs debate over Startup Weekend events for women

Rahul Sood, the General Manager of Microsoft Ventures, isn’t thrilled by the idea of Startup Weekend events exclusively for women,… Read More

Sep 11, 2014, 9:07 AM

Microsoft wants to let gamers play Xbox from their browser, in the cloud

Can you imagine playing an Xbox One game in your browser, without an actual Xbox One console? Microsoft is reportedly coming… Read More

Sep 9, 2014, 11:30 PM

On Apple’s big day, Microsoft racks up 1M views with another ad slamming Siri

Apple certainly dominated the tweet streams and tech news headlines on Tuesday after announcing new iPhones, a new watch, and… Read More

Sep 9, 2014, 5:05 PM

AT&T will carry the Lumia 830 this holiday season

Stephen Elop announced today that the Nokia Lumia 830 smartphone will launch on AT&T’s network this holiday season. Elop, the… Read More

Sep 9, 2014, 4:12 PM

Taking stock of the winners and losers: How Wall Street reacted to Apple’s announcements

You would have thought that new iPhones, the Apple Watch and an extensive mobile payments service would be enough to… Read More

Sep 9, 2014, 3:29 PM

Report: Microsoft in talks to buy Minecraft maker for more than $2B

The Wall Street Journal is reporting this afternoon that Microsoft is in “serious discussions” to acquire Mojang AB, the makers… Read More

Sep 8, 2014, 9:30 PM

Hey, Trent Dilfer, that’s a Microsoft Surface on the sidelines of Monday Night Football, not an iPad

Monday Night Football is an American institution. But maybe the guys behind the microphone need a refresher when it comes… Read More

Sep 8, 2014, 3:43 PM

Why healthcare workers protested Microsoft’s tax breaks

Why did healthcare workers decide to publicly protest Microsoft’s tax loopholes? That was the question Friday afternoon after hundreds of members… Read More

Sep 8, 2014, 10:47 AM

Free marketing for Apple: NFL announcers call Microsoft’s Surface tablet an ‘iPad-like tool’

Microsoft is supplying NFL coaches and players with Surface tablets on the sidelines this season, but at least a few… Read More

News Brief
Sep 8, 2014, 9:26 AM

After Getty Images lawsuit, Microsoft quickly removes Bing photo tool

Microsoft has removed a Bing image widget from its site following a lawsuit filed by Getty Images last week that accused Microsoft… Read More

Sep 8, 2014, 9:19 AM

Search giant Baidu hires top Microsoft exec in China

Updated below with Microsoft statement. Ya-Qin Zhang, a Microsoft vice president who led the company’s Asia-Pacific R&D Group for seven years, has… Read More

Sep 7, 2014, 9:52 PM

Microsoft redesigns MSN.com; MSN apps coming to iOS, Android

MSN.com is getting a makeover. Microsoft’s new-look news hub, which you can check out in beta mode at preview.msn.com, was… Read More

Sep 5, 2014, 4:20 PM

Healthcare workers rally against Microsoft tax ‘loopholes’ in Seattle

Microsoft’s branch office in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood was surrounded by a large group from the Service Employees International… Read More

Sep 5, 2014, 10:51 AM

Apple picks up U.S. smartphone market share, Microsoft sees slight gains

It looks like Apple’s back-to-school shopping promotion has done good things for the company’s sales of iPhones, according to a… Read More

Sep 5, 2014, 8:47 AM

The smell of disdain: Microsoft jabs at Activision and Sony with fake ‘Destiny’ fragrance

For the first time in the company’s history, Microsoft is getting into the fragrance business. Well, not really. The Redmond software giant… Read More

Sep 4, 2014, 11:07 AM

Getty sues Microsoft over Bing photo tool, alleging copyright concerns

Getty Images has sued Microsoft over a new search tool that allows people to easily embed digital photographs onto their… Read More

News Brief
Sep 4, 2014, 8:53 AM

Want a free copy of Destiny? Just buy an Xbox One next week

Microsoft announced today that people who pick up a new Xbox One next week will be eligible to pick up… Read More

Sep 4, 2014, 8:20 AM

‘Selfie Phones’: New Microsoft Lumias try to stand out with 5 MP front-facing cameras

Tired of taking blurry and pixelated selfies? Microsoft has a solution for you. The company’s new Lumia 730 and 735… Read More

Sep 3, 2014, 1:05 PM

Box launches Office 365 integration, calls on Microsoft to open up Office for iPad

SAN FRANCISCO – Box CEO Aaron Levie said his company has been on the hunt for the fastest-growing enterprise application, and… Read More

Sep 2, 2014, 12:02 PM

Microsoft brings monthly subscriptions to Office for iPad

iPad users can now use their Apple accounts to buy Microsoft Office subscriptions in recurring monthly installments, thanks to a new… Read More

Sep 2, 2014, 10:02 AM

Microsoft to sell Xbox One in 29 new markets this month including China, Japan

Microsoft announced today that it is selling the Xbox One in 29 new markets this month, including Japan, India, Russia,… Read More

Sep 2, 2014, 8:35 AM

Microsoft blasts Apple’s Siri again in new ad touting Cortana, HTC One M8

Microsoft is again calling out Siri’s alleged inefficiencies in a new 30-second spot that features the HTC One M8. The ad begins… Read More

Sep 1, 2014, 10:53 AM

China gives Microsoft 20 days to respond in antitrust probe

Revisiting issues settled long ago by European and U.S. regulators, Chinese officials have given Microsoft 20 days to respond to questions about… Read More

Sep 1, 2014, 8:42 AM

The Seattle freeze is real; the geekiest bicycle in the world; and other top posts of the month

Wow, what happened to the summer? It’s already Labor Day, and the dog days of summer have simply slipped away.… Read More

Aug 31, 2014, 10:18 PM

A real ‘Hyperlapse’: How Microsoft’s culture needs to change next

A few weeks ago, Microsoft researchers unveiled Hyperlapse — an impressive project that turns first-person videos into smooth, stable time-lapse scenes using some advanced computer science.… Read More

Aug 30, 2014, 12:18 PM

PAX: Microsoft talks new music, maps for Halo Master Chief Collection

Hundreds of Halo fans packed Benaroya Hall this morning as executives from Microsoft’s 343 Industries detailed some upcoming features for… Read More

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