Oct 29, 2013, 8:49 AM Tech Moves: Skype exec departs Microsoft; Frazier Healthcare taps new VC; etc. —Skype executive Mark Gillett is leaving Microsoft, taking a new position at private equity firm Silver Lake, reports Kara Swisher… Read More
Oct 29, 2013, 8:04 AM Windows Phone: Lumia shipments reach 8.8M units, Nokia still not back in top 5 Wow, look at that hockey-stick growth for Nokia’s Windows Phones! Yeah, but … Nokia this morning reported 8.8 million Lumia… Read More
Oct 28, 2013, 8:37 AM Microsoft’s new Xbox One video shows off dashboard, Kinect functionality With less than a month until the Xbox One goes on sale, Microsoft today posted a new video on the Xbox… Read More
Oct 25, 2013, 10:06 AM Twitter functionality causing data drain on Windows Phone If you’ve been noticing your Windows Phone is using up unexpectedly huge amounts of data, you’re in good company. First… Read More
Oct 25, 2013, 6:55 AM Microsoft’s Xbox One launch campaign begins with ‘Invitation’ television ad It’s going to be a very competitive holiday season in the video-game console industry, with both Microsoft and Sony launching… Read More
Oct 24, 2013, 5:13 PM Microsoft’s financial results show how hardware is reshaping its business One of the built-in benefits of Microsoft’s traditional software business has been the giant profit margins. In its quarterly earnings… Read More
Oct 24, 2013, 2:50 PM Amazon soars to nearly 110,000 employees, surpasses Microsoft for first time Amazon’s growth shows no sign of slowing down. The company’s quarterly earnings report today shows Amazon blowing past the 100,000-employee… Read More
Oct 24, 2013, 1:12 PM Microsoft beats expectations with record $18.5B in revenue Microsoft posted quarterly revenue of $18.5 billion and earnings of 62 cents per share, up 17 percent — topping Wall… Read More
Oct 24, 2013, 8:20 AM Meet the new Microsoft: New reporting segments debut with quarterly earnings today Microsoft’s largest division isn’t Windows or Office anymore. It’s “Commercial Licensing” — with more than $39 billion in revenue last… Read More
Oct 23, 2013, 2:18 PM Microsoft: Apple’s free iWork on iPad is ‘an attempt to play catch up’ to Office on Surface Apple’s decision to offer its iWork suite for free on new iPads is drawing a spirited response from Microsoft’s communications… Read More
Oct 23, 2013, 12:16 PM Microsoft acquires API management firm Apiphany Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Apiphany, an API management company that helps developers securely expose APIs to developers… Read More
Oct 23, 2013, 10:37 AM Apple vs. Microsoft, Google and Amazon: Why the future of ‘computing’ is a free-for-all Talking about Apple’s new Mac lineup yesterday, CEO Tim Cook had this to say about the unnamed “competition.” “They’re confused,”… Read More
Oct 23, 2013, 10:35 AM Microsoft lets devs use Bing speech recognition in Windows 8 apps Windows developers have a new tool up their sleeves for letting users talk to their apps. First spotted by Mary… Read More
Oct 22, 2013, 2:41 PM Crazy: Watch this guy recreate iOS 7 in Microsoft Word I’ve been known to impress my colleagues by whipping up a wicked graphic or logo in Microsoft Excel from time… Read More
Oct 22, 2013, 8:40 AM Windows RT 8.1 returns to Windows Store, Microsoft says glitch resolved Microsoft says Windows RT 8.1 is available for download again in the Windows Store for users of Windows RT devices… Read More
Oct 22, 2013, 12:43 AM Finally: Instagram, Vine apps coming to Windows Phone Windows Phone owners will soon be able to share all the 7-second videos and filtered photos they could ever want.… Read More
Oct 22, 2013, 12:28 AM With a 6-inch display, Nokia’s new Lumia 1520 is now the largest Windows Phone If you like big screens, you’ll want to take a look at Nokia’s newest phone. At Nokia World in Abu Dhabi, Nokia… Read More
Oct 21, 2013, 11:27 PM Nearly 300 people at the Surface 2 launch event near Microsoft’s headquarters There are close to 300 people gathering at the Bellevue Square Mall in Washington for the Surface 2 midnight launch… Read More
Oct 21, 2013, 7:44 PM Court filing: Yahoo tried to put the brakes on Microsoft deal amid Ballmer transition The search partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo is getting even frostier: Newly released court records show that Yahoo is questioning Microsoft’s… Read More
Oct 21, 2013, 10:55 AM Halo’s Mister Chief: The story behind a ‘terrible idea that snowballed out of control’ Ten years ago, Mister Chief was a “terrible idea that spun out of control,” but now Frank O’Connor’s creation has… Read More
Oct 21, 2013, 9:40 AM Did Windows RT 8.1 brick your Surface? Here’s how to bring it back On Saturday, Microsoft pulled the Windows RT 8.1 update because of serious problems it was causing for some Surface RT… Read More
Oct 20, 2013, 9:40 PM A weekend with Microsoft’s Surface 2: Nice improvements, but not a giant leap A tech reporter who has been using Apple’s iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S, both running iOS 7, recently mentioned to… Read More
Oct 19, 2013, 9:33 AM Microsoft removes Windows RT 8.1 from Windows Store, citing problems with updates Windows RT users who were waiting until the weekend to download and install the Windows RT 8.1 update will need to… Read More
Oct 18, 2013, 2:04 PM Microsoft Surface 2 launching in teeth of Apple iPad event Next Tuesday will be a busy day in the world of tablets. And then Apple will unveil the new iPad.… Read More
Oct 18, 2013, 11:40 AM Android and iOS meet Windows: Microsoft launches official remote desktop apps If you want access to your Windows PC from your tablet or smartphone, a new piece of software will come… Read More
Oct 18, 2013, 10:34 AM Nokia Lumia 1020 available for free on-contract at these 8 Microsoft Stores If you’ve been thinking about buying the Nokia Lumia 1020, now might be the best time — given that you’re… Read More
Oct 18, 2013, 3:59 AM Chart: The top 25 companies that pay software engineers the most money Who would have thunk that Walmart offers better pay to software engineers than Microsoft, Expedia and Amazon.com. But that’s one… Read More
Oct 17, 2013, 4:28 PM The streak is over: Xbox 360 dethroned by PS3 after 32 months atop U.S. market Thirty-two months, or 2-and-a-half years: That’s how long Microsoft’s Xbox 360 held the top spot in the U.S. console market, based… Read More
Oct 17, 2013, 9:53 AM No eyes Namaste: Microsoft Kinect helping the blind do yoga With help from the Microsoft Kinect, researchers from the University of Washington have figured out a way to help blind… Read More
Oct 17, 2013, 8:06 AM Windows 8.1 is here: Key things to know about Microsoft’s ‘refined blend’ Microsoft released its Windows 8.1 update this morning, almost a year after the release of Windows 8 — aiming to… Read More
