Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 128 of 234

Jun 30, 2014, 11:21 AM

Microsoft’s Cortana, expert World Cup predictor, picks Belgium to beat USA

Microsoft’s prediction technology has been perfect thus far in the World Cup knockout round, correctly picking Holland, Costa Rica, Brazil,… Read More

Jun 30, 2014, 7:44 AM

Mario Kart 8 helps Nintendo’s Wii U turn a corner, lifting console sales more than Titanfall or Second Son

Could great first-party games be enough to save the Wii U and Nintendo’s bottom line? If the early sales data… Read More

Jun 27, 2014, 11:31 AM

Revamped Xbox.com to show achievements, game clips for Xbox One gamers

Gamers asked, and Microsoft listened. One of the features most-requested by the Xbox community was to view Xbox One data… Read More

Jun 27, 2014, 8:05 AM

How Microsoft Bing is doing with its World Cup predictions

It’s harder to forecast World Cup matches than reality TV contests, it turns out. Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine, which was dead-on its past predictions… Read More

Jun 26, 2014, 8:39 AM

Microsoft alumni groups combine, aim to expand, led by former exec Jeff Raikes

It’s almost impossible to spend time in the Seattle region’s tech community without meeting people who worked at Microsoft at one point in… Read More

Jun 25, 2014, 11:24 AM

Google takes a big swing at Microsoft with new enterprise services

Google took a massive swing at Microsoft’s dominance in the enterprise space with a variety of new tools for companies… Read More

Jun 25, 2014, 7:29 AM

Barnes & Noble to break off Nook business into standalone public company

Barnes & Noble plans to separate its traditional retail business from its Nook technology unit, operating them as two public… Read More

Jun 24, 2014, 12:45 PM

General Services Administration picks Smartsheet, not Microsoft, for project management solution

Smartsheet already has a slew of notable users, but today the Seattle startup announced a key customer acquisition in the… Read More

Jun 24, 2014, 11:03 AM

Clintons using Microsoft ‘Bing Pulse’ for real-time audience voting at annual meeting

Microsoft’s Bing Pulse real-time audience survey tool is expanding to in-person live events with the help of Bill, Hillary and… Read More

Jun 24, 2014, 7:57 AM

Microsoft unveils its new Android phone, the Nokia X2

Yes, you read that headline correctly: Despite questions about Microsoft’s long-term commitment to Nokia’s fledgling Android lineup, the Redmond company… Read More

Jun 23, 2014, 1:08 PM

Microsoft will pay up to $650 for your MacBook Air — if you buy a Surface Pro 3

Microsoft has been making comparisons between the Surface Pro 3 and the MacBook Air ever since its workhorse tablet was unveiled,… Read More

Jun 23, 2014, 8:03 AM

Microsoft OneDrive boosts free storage to 15 GB, drops prices by 70%, gives Office 365 personal users 1 TB

Microsoft OneDrive is raising its free storage capacity to 15 GB for personal accounts (from 7 GB previously), lowering the prices for… Read More

Jun 22, 2014, 7:00 PM

Video: Apple’s massive retail store in Portland dwarfs the Microsoft shop next door

Apple 1, Microsoft 0 — in downtown Portland, that is. Less than one month ago, Apple unveiled its massive new… Read More

Jun 21, 2014, 9:33 AM

GeekWire Radio: Can Nintendo make a console comeback?

With the E3 video game convention in the books for another year, this week’s GeekWire radio show features a conversation… Read More

Jun 20, 2014, 11:14 AM

German publishers want a cut of Microsoft, Google and Yahoo’s search revenue

Providing links to content from German publishers could become costly for Microsoft, Google and Yahoo. VG Media, a collection agency… Read More

Jun 20, 2014, 7:46 AM

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 makes its debut, with a Surface Mini slip-up

If there was any doubt that Microsoft was working on a small version of its Surface tablet, before pulling back… Read More

Jun 19, 2014, 10:31 AM

Microsoft’s top lawyer: U.S. surveillance policies making it harder to do business overseas

SAN FRANCISCO – The United States’ approach to Internet privacy and surveillance needs to change, and U.S. government officials were… Read More

Jun 18, 2014, 12:54 PM

Microsoft Azure head sees a future in offering a wide range of cloud services

SAN FRANCISCO–Microsoft Azure is in a tough, highly competitive market. Locked in an ongoing pricing war with Google and Amazon… Read More

Jun 17, 2014, 10:53 AM

Amazon’s out to prove it can deliver the whole package: hardware, software and services

Amazon is good at delivering on its promises. Customers trust that when they click buy button, the item they ordered will… Read More

Jun 17, 2014, 9:33 AM

Microsoft launches new startup accelerator in Redmond, focusing on home automation and the ‘Internet of Things’

Microsoft announced today that it is launching a new startup accelerator in Redmond focused on home automation and the Internet… Read More

Jun 16, 2014, 8:41 PM

Bill and Melinda Gates tell Stanford grads to seek social good, not just financial gain

Bill and Melinda Gates told Stanford students at commencement yesterday that they should bring the school’s innovative spirit with them into… Read More

Jun 16, 2014, 11:17 AM

Predicting the future: Microsoft adds machine learning to Azure cloud platform

Microsoft announced today that it’s launching Azure Machine Learning, aiming to bring predictive analytics to the masses. Companies will be able to feed… Read More

Jun 14, 2014, 3:59 PM

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer committed to living in Washington ‘for the rest of my life’

With Steve Ballmer on the verge of owning a professional basketball franchise in Southern California, many have wondered if the former… Read More

Jun 14, 2014, 1:39 PM

Steve Ballmer’s three pieces of advice for college grads

If you missed the energy Steve Ballmer brought to Microsoft events, well, you should have watched the University of Washington… Read More

Jun 13, 2014, 10:38 AM

Hello, Google Glass: Microsoft tries to patent touch input for eyeglass frames

Microsoft has filed for a patent on methods of using touch input to interact with smart glasses — including techniques very similar… Read More

Jun 12, 2014, 1:28 PM

Microsoft debating Cortana’s possible future on Android and iPhone

Microsoft is grappling internally with the question of whether to expand its Cortana virtual assistant to Android and iPhone — weighing the needs… Read More

Jun 12, 2014, 10:12 AM

Former Microsoft employee given 3 months in prison for Windows 8 leaks

Alex Kibkalo, a former Microsoft employee, has been sentenced to three months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade… Read More

Jun 11, 2014, 6:04 AM

Can a search engine predict the World Cup? Microsoft Bing is giving it a try

Microsoft’s Bing search engine, after using data to successfully forecast the results of American Idol, Dancing with the Stars and The Voice, will now… Read More

Jun 10, 2014, 9:21 AM

‘Microsoft Square Garden’ is a terrible idea, and here’s why

In an opinion piece published on The Street, Jonathan Yates argues that Microsoft’s next big acquisition should be … Madison Square… Read More

Jun 9, 2014, 6:41 PM

PlayStation 4 owners to get sneak peek of Bungie’s Destiny starting this week

Sony will give PlayStation 4 owners a sneak preview of Destiny, the highly anticipated video game from Bungie, the Seattle-area development studio that… Read More