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Microsoft

May 6, 2014, 6:37 AM

Microsoft tests demand for $199 laptop, biting back at Google Chromebooks

Google’s low-priced Chromebooks are adding a new wrinkle to a PC market already being undercut by tablets. Microsoft has promised to make… Read More

May 5, 2014, 9:42 PM

Here’s what Tableau CEO Christian Chabot thinks about competing against Microsoft, MicroStrategy and everyone else

Microsoft is making a big play in big data, with CEO Satya Nadella noting at the company’s “Insights Await” event… Read More

May 5, 2014, 4:47 PM

Surface Mini? Microsoft holding event on May 20 for ‘small gathering’

Microsoft’s Surface team just sent out invitations to press for a private event on May 20 in New York City.… Read More

May 4, 2014, 11:10 AM

Ballmer calls Microsoft and Apple ‘two-trick ponies’ in first speech since leaving CEO role

Speaking to students at The Oxford Union, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer offered his thoughts on the importance of passion, Facebook’s acquisition… Read More

May 2, 2014, 4:04 PM

Android widens lead in U.S. smartphone market as BlackBerry continues to slip

After the buying extravaganza that took place over the holidays, the U.S. smartphone market has largely reached a quiet equilibrium while… Read More

May 2, 2014, 3:00 PM

Xbox One gets improved audio controls, ability to opt-in for speech data collection

Another Xbox One update is coming, and this time gamers will see improvements to the system’s audio features. The update,… Read More

May 2, 2014, 1:45 PM

Milestone: Bill Gates no longer Microsoft’s largest shareholder, as shares dip below Ballmer’s stake

For the first time in Microsoft’s history, Bill Gates is no longer the company’s largest individual shareholder, as of this… Read More

May 2, 2014, 11:46 AM

First glimpse: Windows Phone file manager delivers on big user request

As a part of his Ask Me Anything Q&A session on Reddit today, Windows Phone exec Joe Belfiore said that… Read More

May 2, 2014, 7:52 AM

Microsoft to open new R&D center in Vancouver, B.C., hire up to 400

Microsoft is expanding its footprint in Canada, announcing today that it plans to open a new training and engineering center… Read More

May 2, 2014, 6:42 AM

New stats: Windows XP still above 25%, usage declines just barely as support ends

You’ll have to pry Windows XP out of their cold, dead hands, apparently. As support for Windows XP ended last… Read More

May 1, 2014, 11:52 AM

Microsoft acquires cloud data company GreenButton, getting back in M&A game

Microsoft has acquired GreenButton, a company based in New Zealand that develops technology for processing large amounts of data in… Read More

May 1, 2014, 9:31 AM

Microsoft patches IE bug in Windows XP, changing course

In a major turn of events in the Internet security world, Microsoft says it will patch a high-profile vulnerability in… Read More

May 1, 2014, 6:48 AM

Microsoft picks new advertising agencies, takes a bite out of Razorfish

Microsoft has named two new advertising and media agencies, Interpublic Group and Dentsu Aegis, to handle its global advertising and media buying — shifting… Read More

Apr 30, 2014, 8:52 AM

Microsoft’s motion-sensing PC keyboard enables typing, swiping and gestures

A newly surfaced Microsoft Research project embeds an array of sensors into a physical keyboard to let users interact with… Read More

Apr 29, 2014, 5:21 PM

Microsoft to launch Xbox One in China in September, beating Sony to giant gaming market

Microsoft’s Xbox One will be the first international game console to launch in China since the country relaxed restrictions on foreign gaming machines, giving the… Read More

Apr 29, 2014, 10:12 AM

Microsoft adds printing to Office for iPad in first update to popular tablet apps

Microsoft has added one of the key features that was missing from its initial release of Office for iPad. Now, users… Read More

Apr 29, 2014, 6:42 AM

Microsoft under pressure to patch IE bug for Windows XP

With a high-profile bug leaving Microsoft’s Internet Explorer vulnerable to attack, and about 25 percent of the world still running Windows XP,… Read More

Apr 29, 2014, 5:10 AM

Hello, Microsoft: Nokia devices group posts $452M loss as acquisition closes

Nokia’s Devices & Services Group posted an operating loss of 326 million euros, or $452 million, in the quarter prior… Read More

Apr 28, 2014, 3:17 PM

Microsoft ups cloud storage to 1TB of space for OneDrive for Business users

Microsoft announced today that it’s offering 1 TB of storage to every person who subscribes to its OneDrive for Business… Read More

Apr 28, 2014, 10:46 AM

Feds warn against using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer until security hole is fixed

The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team has issued an advisory today suggesting that people consider avoiding Internet Explorer until Microsoft… Read More

Apr 28, 2014, 10:00 AM

Lights, camera, Xbox: Microsoft unveils first slate of original shows

Microsoft finally unveiled its full slate of upcoming original video programming for the Xbox today, and it looks like console owners… Read More

Apr 28, 2014, 8:17 AM

Elop defends his Nokia tenure, promises faster innovation as part of Microsoft

Stephen Elop, the former Nokia CEO who has returned to Microsoft as part of its $7.2 billion Nokia acquisition, this… Read More

Apr 28, 2014, 7:29 AM

Skype makes group video calls free, following Google’s lead

In a move likely to be welcomed by many of its users, Skype is making group video calls free, no longer… Read More

Apr 26, 2014, 7:08 PM

Microsoft unearths mass grave of Atari ‘ET’ game cartridges, buried in 1983

Turns out Atari did, indeed, bury a giant cache of unsold “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” video-game cartridges in a New Mexico landfill more… Read More

Apr 25, 2014, 8:30 AM

‘A real inventor’: UW’s Gary Kildall, father of the PC operating system, honored for key work

Growing up in California, Scott Kildall and his sister Kristin knew that their dad, Gary, was working on important things… Read More

Apr 25, 2014, 7:11 AM

It’s official: Microsoft is a smartphone maker, as $7B Nokia aquisition closes

Microsoft this morning completed its purchase of Nokia’s devices and services business for more than $7 billion, bringing aboard another 25,000… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 2:54 PM

Nadella: Microsoft will show ‘courage in the face of reality’

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is taking part in his first earnings conference call right now, and he opened by giving… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 2:53 PM

Hiring spree: Amazon adds 7,000 more employees, topping 124,000 worldwide

Amazon continued its trend of explosive headcount growth this quarter, adding 7,300 new employees to its workforce, which now totals… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 1:52 PM

Microsoft hires key HP exec Tony Prophet as new Windows marketing leader

Microsoft has hired Tony Prophet, a longtime HP exec who oversaw operations in the computer maker’s key Printing and Personal Systems group. Prophet… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 1:13 PM

Microsoft beats expectations with quarterly revenue of $20.4B, earnings of 68 cents

Microsoft beat Wall Street expectations with its fiscal third quarter financials, posting revenue of $20.4 billion on an EPS of… Read More

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