Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 136 of 234

Mar 24, 2014, 8:48 AM

Cisco takes aim at Amazon and Microsoft with $1B cloud computing push

Cisco announced today that it plans to spend $1 billion over the next two years to create a cloud computing… Read More

Mar 24, 2014, 8:44 AM

Dropping Windows: Reported Azure rebranding reflects a new era at Microsoft

“Windows, Windows, Windows,” was the refrain from former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer during his long tenure in the position. And… Read More

Mar 24, 2014, 7:44 AM

Ballmer not sure how long he’ll stay on Microsoft board

Steve Ballmer, who remained on the Microsoft board after handing over the reins as the company’s CEO, says he isn’t… Read More

Mar 23, 2014, 11:40 PM

Microsoft’s $7.2B Nokia deal is officially delayed until April

Nokia and Microsoft will have to wait a little longer to press the Start button. Microsoft’s $7.2 billion acquisition of… Read More

Mar 23, 2014, 9:37 AM

Xbox film crew’s excavation of Atari ‘ET’ graveyard gets tangled in red tape

A plan to excavate a suspected mass burial of Atari ET video-game cartridges for a Microsoft Xbox documentary has been… Read More

Mar 22, 2014, 10:13 AM

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft snooping, Zillow poaching, and how Etsy does engineering

This week on the GeekWire radio show, we take a break from Seattle’s ongoing ride-sharing debate to discuss a couple of interesting… Read More

Mar 21, 2014, 8:00 PM

Cheaper than the PlayStation 4: Retailers drop Xbox One Titanfall bundle to $450

If you’ve been waiting for the price of the Xbox One to drop before purchasing Microsoft’s newest console, well, today… Read More

Mar 21, 2014, 1:23 PM

VC Julie Sandler tells teens: ‘We need more girls pursuing their entrepreneurial ideas’

With more than 15,000 energetic high school students surrounding her on stage at Key Arena, Julie Sandler offered up a simple… Read More

Mar 21, 2014, 10:35 AM

Microsoft offers users $100 credit on a new PC to switch from XP

Microsoft really wants people to stop using Windows XP. The company launched a new promotion that offers XP users $100 off the… Read More

Mar 21, 2014, 7:33 AM

Microsoft defends its Hotmail snooping in Windows leak investigation

Responding to criticism of its investigation into an alleged leak of company trade secrets, Microsoft acknowledged overnight that it searched… Read More

Mar 20, 2014, 2:27 PM

Microsoft board member steps down after less than 2 years

Seagate Technology CEO Stephen Luczo, who joined the Microsoft board in May 2012 and was part of its CEO search… Read More

Mar 19, 2014, 5:14 PM

Former Microsoft software architect arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets

Alex Kibkalo, who worked as a software architect for Microsoft from 2005 to 2012, was arrested in Seattle today on… Read More

Mar 19, 2014, 4:01 PM

Watch: Bill Gates picks his 13 favorite TED talks

Polio. Data. Education. These are all interests of Bill Gates, so it was no surprise to see the topics appear… Read More

Mar 19, 2014, 10:14 AM

Eric Schmidt says students should use Google Docs over Office ‘because it’s free!’

Why use Google Docs over Microsoft Word? According to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, there’s a very simple answer. As… Read More

Mar 19, 2014, 7:22 AM

‘Titanfall’ release for Xbox 360 delayed by another 2 weeks

The pivotal video-game Titanfall will be delayed by an additional two weeks for Microsoft’s older Xbox 360 console, until April… Read More

Mar 18, 2014, 4:12 PM

Making sense of Xbox exec Marc Whitten’s new job at Sonos

When talking about the competitive landscape for Microsoft’s Xbox One, the conversation is nearly always about the console wars and… Read More

Mar 18, 2014, 1:35 PM

Microsoft shares hit 14-year high on Office-iPad news

Microsoft shares closed at $39.55 today, up nearly 4 percent — reaching their highest point in 14 years following reports… Read More

Mar 18, 2014, 10:19 AM

Xbox One arriving in 26 additional countries in September

The Xbox One will be available in 26 additional countries later this year, Microsoft announced today. After debuting the console… Read More

Mar 18, 2014, 9:58 AM

Microsoft researcher Leslie Lamport wins Turing Award, the ‘Nobel Prize’ of computing

The 2013 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honor in computer science, has been given to Microsoft Research’s Leslie Lamport, whose… Read More

Mar 17, 2014, 10:34 PM

Microsoft OneNote becomes top free download for Mac, ousting Apple’s Mavericks

Microsoft’s new OneNote note-taking software for Mac, released earlier today, has quickly risen up the charts of the Mac App… Read More

Mar 17, 2014, 4:49 PM

Key Xbox exec Marc Whitten exits Microsoft for Sonos

Marc Whitten, the longtime Xbox Live leader who has worked most recently as Xbox chief product officer, is leaving Microsoft… Read More

Mar 17, 2014, 3:55 PM

Office coming to iPad, finally: Microsoft to unveil apps next week, reports say

Satya Nadella will take the stage at his first press event as CEO of Microsoft next week, and it sounds… Read More

Mar 17, 2014, 12:44 PM

First impressions: How Microsoft’s new OneNote stacks up against Evernote

Microsoft launched a free version its OneNote note taking software for Mac users today, ending a years-long drought in which… Read More

Mar 17, 2014, 11:29 AM

Titanfall launch helped double Xbox One sales in UK

Microsoft is counting on Titanfall to help spur sales of its Xbox One console, and so far, it looks like… Read More

Mar 17, 2014, 10:58 AM

Microsoft’s first LTE-capable Surface goes on sale tomorrow

Microsoft announced today that it is launching a version of the Surface 2 that includes a built-in LTE modem. The… Read More

Mar 17, 2014, 8:17 AM

Microsoft releases free OneNote for Mac, makes Windows version free, offers new cloud API

Microsoft this morning released a long-awaited version of its OneNote software for Mac, made the existing Windows PC version free,… Read More

Mar 14, 2014, 5:40 PM

Microsoft offers $50 gift card, transfer services and free support to get Windows XP users to upgrade

In an attempt to coax Windows XP users away from the aging operating system, Microsoft is now offering potential PC buyers a… Read More

Mar 14, 2014, 1:54 PM

Asus shelves plans for dual OS tablet following opposition from Microsoft, Google

One of Asustek’s big announcements at CES this year was the creation of the Transformer Book Duet TD300: a tablet… Read More

Mar 14, 2014, 10:42 AM

How Microsoft’s Developer Division changed its workspace, and transformed how it works

The employees in Microsoft’s Developer Division spend their days creating a virtual environment for software development — making Visual Studio… Read More

Mar 13, 2014, 3:53 PM

PlayStation 4 edges Xbox One for U.S. console sales in February

Sony’s PlayStation 4 beat Microsoft’s Xbox One for sales in the U.S. last month, but not by much. The NPD… Read More