Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 152 of 234

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

Sep 19, 2013, 2:10 PM

Chart: How Microsoft views its business today — and what’s really going on

Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s chief operating officer, made the opening remarks at the company’s Financial Analyst Meeting in Bellevue, Wash., this… Read More

Sep 19, 2013, 10:42 AM

Microsoft’s top execs set to face Wall Street amid unprecedented change

Microsoft will hold its Financial Analyst Meeting in Bellevue, Wash., this afternoon — giving CEO Steve Ballmer and other top… Read More

Sep 19, 2013, 8:55 AM

Tim Cook: Apple isn’t in the “junk” business; Microsoft’s Nokia deal validates Apple business model

It turns out, Apple never set out to make the iPhone 5C a low-cost phone to compete internationally with lower-priced… Read More

Sep 19, 2013, 7:22 AM

Microsoft boosts iPad trade-in offer to $350, expands program to more devices

Microsoft unveiled a trade-in program last week allowing people to trade in a “gently-used” iPad 2, 3, or 4 for a… Read More

Sep 18, 2013, 4:54 PM

HP hires Microsoft open-source veteran Bill Hilf

Bill Hilf, the executive who helped Microsoft warm up to open-source technologies nearly a decade ago, has left the company… Read More

Sep 18, 2013, 10:04 AM

Microsoft working on ‘hundreds’ of TV show ideas for Xbox One

Amazon isn’t the only Seattle-area tech giant producing its own TV shows. In an interview with Bloomberg, Microsoft Studios VP… Read More

Sep 18, 2013, 8:40 AM

Microsoft releases new IE11 preview for Windows 7, tries to win back former users

Microsoft this morning issued the release preview of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7, following up on the earlier developer… Read More

Sep 18, 2013, 7:40 AM

Business-intelligence tech company Extended Results acquired by Tibco Software

Redmond-based Extended Results, a privately held business-intelligence technology company known in part for its PushBI app for Windows 8, has… Read More

Sep 17, 2013, 9:11 PM

Windows Phone 8 gets key security accreditation

Microsoft announced today that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has given Windows Phone 8 its FIPS 140-2… Read More

Sep 17, 2013, 11:05 AM

Twitter hires longtime Microsoft developer evangelist Jeff Sandquist

Twitter is bringing aboard one of the key players from Microsoft’s developer evangelist group, who worked for years to encourage… Read More

Sep 17, 2013, 8:02 AM

Poll: What do you think of the new Bing logo?

Microsoft’s Bing is still far behind Google. Can a new logo help? Microsoft hopes so, and they’ve just rolled a… Read More

Sep 17, 2013, 7:37 AM

Dividend increase is the latest sign of change at Microsoft

Microsoft is boosting its quarterly dividend to 28 cents a share, a 5 cent increase — slightly more than Wall… Read More

Sep 16, 2013, 9:01 PM

Hello, Windows 8: New survey sees declining consumer satisfaction with PCs

We’ve known for a while now that Windows 8 has not been a great help to the PC platform, but… Read More

Sep 16, 2013, 7:45 AM

Bill Gates tops Forbes list of richest Americans for 20th straight year

The new Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans is out this morning, with a familiar face at the top:… Read More