Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 145 of 234

Dec 12, 2013, 5:35 PM

Extra week makes PS4 top-selling U.S. console, but Microsoft says Xbox One is selling faster

Sony has sold more PlayStation 4 consoles in the U.S., but Microsoft says it is selling the Xbox One at… Read More

Dec 12, 2013, 9:29 AM

Report: Ford board to press Mulally for details about future

While members of Ford’s board of directors have been outwardly confident about CEO Alan Mulally’s plans for the future, it… Read More

Dec 11, 2013, 10:50 AM

Microsoft fends off legal challenge from Cisco over Skype acquisition

Microsoft no longer has the threat of yet another European antitrust case hanging over it. According to a report by… Read More

Dec 11, 2013, 9:21 AM

Report: Microsoft may license next versions of Windows RT and Windows Phone for free

Microsoft is considering making the next version of Windows RT and Windows Phone free for computer and device makers interested… Read More

Dec 11, 2013, 7:43 AM

Microsoft: More than 2M Xbox Ones sold since launch

Microsoft has sold more than 2 million Xbox One consoles since the launch of the new machine 18 days ago,… Read More

Dec 10, 2013, 11:46 AM

Microsoft’s new Photosynth takes 3D photo stitching to a new level of realism

Microsoft unveiled a preview of its third-generation Photosynth photo-stitching application today, showing off new levels of smoothness and resolution that… Read More

Dec 10, 2013, 9:23 AM

Report: Yahoo needs Microsoft more than it wants to admit

While CEO Marissa Mayer has been critical of Yahoo’s deal with Microsoft, it seems like the partnership may be more… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 5:47 PM

Report: Start menu may be coming back to Windows

For users who have been missing the familiar comfort of the Start menu, a future version of Windows could provide… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 2:17 PM

New Microsoft security tool helps users detect attempted account hacking

Microsoft announced today that it’s rolling out new features to help protect users from unwanted intrusions into their accounts, and… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 1:06 PM

Don’t fall for this Xbox One-bricking prank

When Microsoft announced that the Xbox One wouldn’t be compatible with older Xbox 360 games, the Internet exploded in a… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 10:26 AM

Microsoft Windows shakeup continues: App store and UX leaders move to Bing team

Two well-known directors from Microsoft’s Windows team, who oversaw some of the biggest changes introduced by Windows 8 and 8.1,… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 9:49 AM

Halo coming to Xbox One on Dec. 24 with ‘Spartan Assault’

Halo will makes its Xbox One debut on Dec. 24, as Microsoft announced today that Halo: Spartan Assault will be… Read More

Dec 8, 2013, 10:16 PM

Apple, Microsoft, Google and other tech rivals urge Obama, Congress to curb snooping

While they’re usually fierce competitors, an octet of leading technology companies have banded together to ask the U.S. to take… Read More

Dec 6, 2013, 3:36 PM

Mmm, tasty: New Microsoft ad for the $99 Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet is … arousing?

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a ridiculous Microsoft commercial. But now the creative folks in Redmond have done… Read More

Dec 6, 2013, 1:07 PM

Microsoft takes to the street to bash Google Chromebooks

It almost seemed like we could make it a week without another Microsoft ad attacking Google. Well, no. It’s another… Read More

Dec 5, 2013, 4:32 PM

Microsoft launches preview of Bing Maps, showing what its Google Earth rival can do

Microsoft is taking another shot at Google’s Maps supremacy with a public preview of its Bing Maps app for Windows… Read More

Dec 5, 2013, 4:01 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsofties join Amazon drone team; Skype CFO to Puppet Labs; Porch hires 3 execs

—It seems as though just about everyone has heard of Amazon’s audacious plan to deploy flying delivery drones. Some are… Read More

Dec 5, 2013, 3:01 PM

ComScore: iOS, Android and Windows Phone gain share as Blackberry continues to slip

The latest numbers released by comScore show that the smartphone market seems to be in a state of figuring out… Read More

Dec 5, 2013, 10:59 AM

Alan Mulally isn’t going anywhere until the end of 2014, Ford director says

While Ford CEO Alan Mulally is considered one of the front-runners to replace Steve Ballmer at Microsoft, he may not… Read More

Dec 4, 2013, 11:05 PM

Here’s what Microsoft plans to do about government surveillance

Microsoft is battening down the hatches when it comes to protecting its customers against government surveillance. In a blog post… Read More

Dec 4, 2013, 11:53 AM

European Commission gives go-ahead for Microsoft’s Nokia acquisition

Following Monday’s announcement that the U.S. Justice Department has cleared Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services business for $7.2… Read More

Dec 3, 2013, 5:23 PM

Paul Allen snags key Amazon architect as top tech advisor

Paul Allen has created a new position of executive technology advisor, to work with him across all of his personal… Read More

Dec 3, 2013, 3:42 PM

In response to PS4 sales numbers, Microsoft releases a bunch of useless stats about the Xbox One

In response to Sony’s announcement that it has sold 2.1 million units of its new PlayStation 4 so far, Microsoft… Read More

Dec 3, 2013, 12:49 PM

Xbox One will penalize you for cursing while playing sports games

Better graphics aren’t the only way sports titles on the Xbox One are bringing video games and reality closer together.… Read More

Dec 3, 2013, 12:32 PM

How Microsoft Research’s first ‘artist in residence’ turned technology into art

What happens when you take an artist trained in computer science, and set him loose in a building with hundreds… Read More

Dec 3, 2013, 9:57 AM

PS4 global sales hit 2.1 million, Sony says

It’s been a little more than two weeks since the Playstation 4 hit shelves, and now Sony is reporting that… Read More

Dec 3, 2013, 9:32 AM

NORAD picks Microsoft over Google again for help with Santa tracking

Maybe Google was naughty again. For the second straight year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has picked Microsoft… Read More

Dec 2, 2013, 10:50 AM

U.S. DOJ approves Microsoft’s $7.2 billion Nokia acquisition

Nokia is one step closer to becoming a part of Microsoft, following a decision by the Justice Department approving the… Read More

Dec 2, 2013, 10:45 AM

Microsoft now allows teachers to give students Office 365 for free

If you’re an instructor at a school that licenses Office 365 ProPlus or Office Professional Plus, today you can officially… Read More

Dec 1, 2013, 10:57 AM

Startup Spotlight: Former Microsofties help grocers, restaurants turn food scraps into fertilizer with WISErg

Americans aren’t exactly good at recycling food they don’t eat — in fact, 36 million tons of food waste was… Read More