Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 137 of 234

Mar 13, 2014, 10:56 AM

Microsoft, Barnes & Noble agree to halt development of Nook app for Windows

Thanks to a revised agreement with Microsoft, Barnes & Noble will no longer develop a Windows app for its Nook… Read More

Mar 13, 2014, 10:14 AM

Microsoft plans Office 365 ‘Personal’ subscription in buildup to iPad app debut

Microsoft announced today that it will start offering a budget-priced Office 365 “Personal” subscription this spring to bring users on… Read More

Mar 13, 2014, 9:21 AM

Microsoft ditches two-year subsidy model for Xbox 360 package

Microsoft is no longer selling an Xbox 360 package deal that allowed buyers to purchase a discounted console in exchange… Read More

Mar 12, 2014, 1:24 PM

Microsoft ‘sincerely apologizes’ for Xbox Live issues, says Titanfall not to blame

Thousands of excited Titanfall gamers were left disappointed on Tuesday after sign-in problems with Xbox Live kept them offline for… Read More

Mar 12, 2014, 12:32 PM

Microsoft vs. Evernote: OneNote overhaul to include free versions for Windows, Mac

Watch out, Evernote. Microsoft is gunning for you. The Redmond-based company plans to offer Mac users a version of OneNote,… Read More

Mar 12, 2014, 8:35 AM

Microsoft’s new 38-year-old board member explains how he shakes up companies

Microsoft’s newest board member, G. Mason Morfit, is the president of ValueAct Capital, and at 38 years old, he is… Read More

Mar 11, 2014, 5:03 PM

Tech Moves: Microsoft gains activist board member; Ex-Apple VP becomes first female director at GoDaddy; etc.

—Mason Morfit, president of ValueAct Capital, has joined Microsoft’s board and will also serve on the board’s audit committee. Morfit’s appointment is part… Read More

Mar 11, 2014, 3:06 PM

Xbox Live is down, but Microsoft says it has nothing to do with Titanfall

It isn’t the best day for Xbox Live to go down, but indeed, that’s what happened Tuesday afternoon. Hours after… Read More

Mar 11, 2014, 10:41 AM

Patch gets Titanfall back online after brief server stumble

Dozens of unhappy gamers complained of server issues early this morning, shortly after Titanfall launched at midnight around the world.… Read More

Mar 11, 2014, 9:58 AM

Google Cloud Platform roadshow aims to lure companies from Azure, AWS

Google’s cloud services team is going on an international tour in a bid to bring companies onto its cloud services… Read More

Mar 11, 2014, 9:43 AM

Zach Galifianakis to President Obama: Why would you get the guy who created the Zune to make your Web site?

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama from President Barack Obama This is pretty hilarious stuff. President Barack Obama… Read More

Mar 10, 2014, 6:56 PM

Titanfall or Titanfail? Will Microsoft’s cloud technology hold under pressure?

Microsoft will be center stage tonight as Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall begins to roll out at midnight across the globe. Not only… Read More

Mar 10, 2014, 5:45 PM

Microsoft helps out SXSW attendees by replacing stolen, broken devices

In what could be described as both a marketing stunt and simply a nice thing to do, Microsoft this weekend… Read More

Mar 10, 2014, 6:12 AM

Leaked Microsoft documents point to big advertising overhaul

Microsoft has a new CEO and a new corporate structure, and it’s aiming to make big changes in its advertising,… Read More

Mar 9, 2014, 11:16 PM

Here’s your chance to play Titanfall with Seahawks star Richard Sherman

If you like playing video games and root for the Seattle Seahawks, a visit to a Microsoft Store on Monday… Read More

Mar 7, 2014, 12:07 PM

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer offers advice for young entrepreneurs

Even though Steve Ballmer no longer is CEO of Microsoft, he hasn’t appeared to change much. An energetic Ballmer appeared at… Read More

Mar 7, 2014, 11:25 AM

Here’s how Twitch streaming will work on the Xbox One

Owners of Microsoft’s new Xbox One console will soon be able to broadcast their exploits straight to the internet with… Read More

Three white iPhone 5S handsets displaying iOS 7

Mar 7, 2014, 10:17 AM

Holiday sales boost iPhone’s market share in the U.S., as BlackBerry circles the drain

While Apple famously says that it doesn’t care about the market share of its products, the company’s mobile market share… Read More

Mar 6, 2014, 1:41 PM

Startup Spotlight: Microsoft vet looks to make sense out of e-commerce data with Indix

Sanjay Parthasarathy spent 19 years at Microsoft, working in a variety of executive roles, even hiring now CEO Satya Nadella into… Read More

Mar 6, 2014, 9:27 AM

Spotify acquires music discovery service The Echo Nest to the dismay of Rhapsody, Xbox Music

This morning the volume got turned up in the streaming music business when Spoitfy announced the acquisition of The Echo… Read More

Mar 5, 2014, 9:08 AM

The real reason Ballmer left: Board battles, tension with Gates and differences over hardware strategy

When Steve Ballmer announced his intentions to resign as CEO of Microsoft last August, the hard-charging tech executive noted in… Read More

Mar 5, 2014, 8:18 AM

Former Microsoft VP Jon Roskill named Acumatica CEO

Jon Roskill, the former vice president of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Group, has been hired as the new chief executive of… Read More

Mar 4, 2014, 5:25 PM

IDC predicts continued shrinkage of the PC market through 2018

The PC market continues to decline, and new projections from IDC say that tech watchers shouldn’t expect it to stop… Read More

Mar 4, 2014, 4:57 PM

Here’s the first video footage of Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant for Windows Phone

Rumors are swirling about Cortana, Microsoft’s new virtual assistant for Windows Phone users. And now there’s finally video footage of… Read More

Mar 4, 2014, 10:36 AM

Mobile mulligan: A retired Ballmer reflects on missed opportunities at Microsoft

Steve Ballmer spoke candidly in his first public appearance since leaving Microsoft, admitting today that he missed entering the smartphone… Read More

Mar 4, 2014, 7:02 AM

Microsoft fixes Skype for Outlook.com, makes integration available to users worldwide

Microsoft announced today that Skype for Outlook.com is finally available to users around the world and made a couple improvements… Read More

Mar 4, 2014, 12:07 AM

Playstation 4 sales surpass 6M in less than 4 months

Sony announced today that its PlayStation 4 console has sold more than 6 million units worldwide as of March 2,… Read More

Mar 3, 2014, 1:06 PM

Memo: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella looks to find perfect ‘swing’ with leadership changes

Microsoft today confirmed earlier reports of leadership changes at the company. Marketing chief Tami Reller and business development boss Tony… Read More

Mar 3, 2014, 9:27 AM

EBay Issues ‘The Truth About Skype’ in response to Icahn’s Accusations

The Skype spin-off has become a core piece of evidence in Carl Icahn’s campaign to force eBay to spin-off PayPal into… Read More

Mar 3, 2014, 9:24 AM

In a shift, Microsoft to offer OneDrive as standalone service for businesses

Microsoft plans to give businesses the ability to buy standalone subscriptions to its OneDrive service, attempting to compete more effectively… Read More