Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 151 of 234

Sep 30, 2013, 10:58 AM

Survey indicates more interest in PlayStation 4 over Xbox One

If a recent Reuters and Ipsos poll is any indication, Sony may have the upper hand over Microsoft this winter… Read More

Sep 30, 2013, 7:52 AM

Better than sugar water: Apple overtakes Coca-Cola as world’s most valuable brand

In what now has become legend, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs recruited PepsiCo exec John Sculley to the helm of the… Read More

Sep 30, 2013, 7:27 AM

Microsoft grapples with its own privacy after rampant leaks from company meeting

In the age of Twitter and smartphones, can something that happens in front of tens of thousands of employees be… Read More

Sep 29, 2013, 10:58 AM

Week in Review: Kindle Fire HDX, Ballmer’s goodbye, and Control-Alt-Delete revisited

Need to catch up at the end of the week? Here’s a roundup of highlights from GeekWire this week. Steve… Read More

Sep 29, 2013, 10:25 AM

Alan Mulally, Microsoft CEO? It’s a stretch, but an intriguing possibility

One of my most vivid memories of the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is what Ford CEO Alan… Read More

Sep 28, 2013, 8:16 AM

Steve Ballmer says goodbye in tearful farewell video: ‘I had the time of my life’

The end of an era. No, he’s not technically leaving just yet. But Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said goodbye to… Read More

Sep 27, 2013, 3:00 PM

Microsoft wants your iPhone and will give you at least $200 for it

First iPads, now iPhones. One week after introducing a trade-in program for iPads, Microsoft today debuted a similar deal for… Read More

Sep 27, 2013, 11:47 AM

Xbox opportunity in the Middle Kingdom: China to lift ban on game consoles

After a 13-year ban, game consoles will be allowed to return to China. The announcement, which according to the Wall… Read More

Sep 27, 2013, 9:57 AM

The spirit of Steve Ballmer is irreplaceable at Microsoft

Guest Commentary: My first experience with Steve Ballmer was the day Visio was acquired by Microsoft. All of us Visio… Read More

Sep 27, 2013, 8:52 AM

Delta pilots swapping iPad for Surface 2 tablet

First, Delta equipped 19,000 flight attendants with Windows Phones. Now, the pilots are getting in on the Microsoft fun. Paul… Read More

Sep 27, 2013, 7:33 AM

The rest of the story: Control-Alt-Delete inventor didn’t expect it to be widely used

A story about computing history took the Internet by storm this week after Bill Gates told a Harvard University audience… Read More

Sep 26, 2013, 11:06 PM

Paul Allen on the race between brain research and artificial intelligence — and why he’s betting on both

Over the past decade, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has committed $500 million toward understanding the brain through his Allen Institute… Read More

Sep 26, 2013, 5:10 PM

Microsoft announces general availability of multi-factor authentication for Azure

Software developers, want to make sure your Windows Azure logins are extra double secure? Well, now you can. Microsoft is… Read More

Sep 26, 2013, 4:23 PM

Ford CEO Alan Mulally reportedly top of the short list for Microsoft CEO

Now that Bill Gates has definitively said that he’s not going back to Microsoft, it’s time to start talking about… Read More

Sep 26, 2013, 3:53 PM

Geek of the Week: Mona Akmal, Microsoft SkyDrive group program manager

Mona Akmal is a group program manager for Microsoft SkyDrive, which has emerged as one of the Redmond company’s most… Read More

Sep 26, 2013, 10:49 AM

Thousands of Microsoft employees gather for Steve Ballmer’s final company meeting

It’s one last hurrah for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today in downtown Seattle. About 13,000 Microsoft employees are flocking to… Read More

Sep 26, 2013, 9:26 AM

Study portrays Microsoft’s cloud computing in China as potential U.S. security threat

Earlier this year, Microsoft claimed victory in the race to be the first major multinational tech company to win the rights… Read More

Sep 25, 2013, 2:55 PM

Finally: Bill Gates admits Control-Alt-Delete was a mistake

Bill Gates made many exceptional decisions while he was leading Microsoft to immense success. He did, however, make a few… Read More

Sep 25, 2013, 1:34 PM

Stephen Elop’s divorce in Seattle fuels controversy over Nokia payout in Finland

Stephen Elop, the former Nokia CEO who is returning to Microsoft as part of the Redmond company’s $7.2 billion acquisition… Read More

Sep 24, 2013, 3:59 PM

Extra-double confirmation: Bill Gates not returning as Microsoft CEO

When asked, a number of top tech executives have said that Bill Gates sure seems like the man for the… Read More

Sep 24, 2013, 7:37 AM

Microsoft to deliver its first-ever Oracle OpenWorld keynote

Yes, times have changed. As a follow-up to the cloud-computing partnership announced earlier this year between longtime rivals Microsoft and… Read More

Sep 23, 2013, 2:30 PM

HTC suffers legal setback in patent dispute with Nokia

The saga of smartphone patent litigation continues today as the battle between HTC and Nokia comes to a head. According… Read More

Sep 23, 2013, 9:52 AM

Microsoft using Vine for a Surface 2 contest, but Windows Phone still doesn’t have the official app

Microsoft today unveiled two new tablets today — the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 — along with a new pressure-sensitive… Read More

Sep 23, 2013, 9:01 AM

Microsoft revamps Surface lineup: Here’s the rundown

Microsoft announced a revamped lineup of Surface tablets this morning in New York City, confirming many of the earlier leaks… Read More

Sep 22, 2013, 10:20 PM

Microsoft Surface 2.0: Biggest requests from this family of Surface users

Microsoft is expected to unveil the second generation of its Surface tablets Monday morning in New York City. It’s a… Read More

Sep 20, 2013, 10:59 AM

Hands on with a newly Bing-ified Siri: A new engine does a body good

As a part of Apple’s overhaul of its operating system for iPhones and iPads, Siri has gotten some brand new… Read More

Sep 19, 2013, 10:47 PM

Microsoft Office on the iPad? It’s complicated, apparently

One of the recurring questions at Microsoft’s Financial Analyst Meeting today was the company’s software development plans for non-Windows devices,… Read More

Sep 19, 2013, 3:59 PM

Chart: Steve Ballmer’s ‘Perspective’ compares Microsoft to Amazon, Apple, Google and other rivals

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is on stage right now at the company’s Financial Analyst Meeting, and he opened with the… Read More

Sep 19, 2013, 2:56 PM

Former Nokia boss Stephen Elop set for $25.5M payday as he rejoins Microsoft

Well, this isn’t too bad for a two-year stint. Stephen Elop, who took over the reins of Finnish phone giant… Read More

Sep 19, 2013, 2:15 PM

Paul Allen is the richest sports owner in America

Owners of professional sports teams are generally pretty well off, but Paul Allen takes the cake for the most wealthy… Read More