Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 156 of 234

Aug 20, 2013, 12:41 PM

Sony takes jab at Microsoft, touts consistency in maintaining ‘fair’ policies

While Microsoft did a little flip-flopping with some of the Xbox One policies, Sony has remained steady with its rules for… Read More

Aug 20, 2013, 11:11 AM

Amazon deal: Swap your Xbox 360 game to Xbox One for $10

Amazon is offering up a deal for those who want to upgrade their Xbox 360 games to the Xbox One.… Read More

Aug 20, 2013, 10:05 AM

How the next ‘Plants vs. Zombies’ will leverage Microsoft’s Xbox One

PopCap is already hitting it out of the park with the just-released Plants vs. Zombies 2 and the Seattle-based company… Read More

Aug 20, 2013, 8:45 AM

Microsoft: You will fail your college classes using an iPad

It’s late August, and that means back to school at thousands of college campuses around the world. Aimed at university… Read More

Aug 19, 2013, 1:57 PM

Communication hub: Skype officially integrated with Outlook.com

Outlook.com users who want to make Skype phone calls without opening up another app can now do so from their… Read More

Aug 19, 2013, 10:01 AM

Windows Phone Diary: Grappling with Microsoft’s ‘other storage’ problem

I was feeling good Saturday morning, with a full weekend ahead and the news that Microsoft had released “Halo: Spartan… Read More

Aug 19, 2013, 8:57 AM

Microsoft brags that Xbox One has the ‘best games,’ but so do the other consoles

Microsoft is getting the week started with a new Xbox One promo trailer out today and the video’s title is… Read More

Aug 19, 2013, 8:47 AM

RIP, Microsoft Tag: Barcode service will end in 2015

Microsoft’s Tag barcode service will shut down in two years, according to a notice issued by the company this morning.… Read More

Aug 16, 2013, 2:33 PM

Microsoft: Zune holdouts will still get 10 free monthly songs

Good news for all of you remaining Zune users — all three of you. Microsoft is making a series of… Read More

Aug 15, 2013, 1:11 PM

Microsoft: Google’s objections to YouTube on Windows Phone ‘nothing more than excuses’

Microsoft just released an extensive response to Google’s decision to block a newly developed YouTube app for Windows Phone —… Read More

Aug 15, 2013, 11:32 AM

Google blocks Microsoft’s new YouTube app for Windows Phone — the one that was supposedly OK

[Follow-up: Microsoft: Google’s objections to YouTube app on Windows Phone are ‘nothing more than excuses’] Two days after we reported that… Read More

Aug 15, 2013, 10:50 AM

Microsoft: Skype to come bundled with Windows 8.1

When you install Windows 8.1, you’ll now have the opportunity to video call your friends and let them know that… Read More

Aug 15, 2013, 8:09 AM

Any surface a touch screen: Ubi Interactive launches Kinect app for Windows 8

Hook up a Kinect sensor to Windows 8, project the screen onto a wall or any other surface, and interact… Read More

Aug 14, 2013, 4:49 PM

Chart: Tablets settle in at 60% of PC market … for now

The chart above feels like the calm before the storm, that storm being the holiday shopping season. For a while… Read More

Aug 14, 2013, 2:58 PM

Does Seattle have an obligation to support Windows Phone?

It’s common these days for mobile app developers to start with iPhone and Android, and get to Windows Phone later… Read More

Aug 14, 2013, 11:44 AM

Xbox One launch delayed to 2014 in 8 European markets

At E3 this year, Microsoft announced that the Xbox One would be available in 21 markets worldwide starting in November.… Read More

Aug 14, 2013, 10:28 AM

Gartner: Smartphone sales beat feature phones, rising tide lifts Samsung, Microsoft

For the first time in the history of cell phones, smartphone sales have exceeded those of feature phones, according to… Read More

Aug 14, 2013, 6:13 AM

Microsoft: Windows 8.1 will be released on Oct. 18

Microsoft just announced the official release date for Windows 8.1, saying it will make the finished version of the operating… Read More

Aug 13, 2013, 5:07 PM

YouTube returns to Microsoft’s Windows Phone, with Google’s support this time

Microsoft released a new version of its YouTube app for Windows Phone this afternoon, three months after Google objected to… Read More

Aug 12, 2013, 5:16 PM

Another reversal: Microsoft says Kinect won’t be necessary for operation of Xbox One

Well, it’s time for yet another Xbox One about-face. Microsoft had been saying that the Kinect sensor that comes bundled… Read More

Aug 12, 2013, 8:27 AM

Remembering Bill Henningsgaard, former Microsoft exec who died in plane crash

Authorities in Connecticut confirmed over the weekend that former Microsoft executive Bill Henningsgaard, 54, was killed Friday in a plane crash… Read More

Aug 12, 2013, 7:46 AM

BlackBerry’s ‘strategic alternatives’ include possible sale of company … but who’s buying?

BlackBerry said this morning that a special committee of its board will “explore strategic alternatives,” and anyone who has heard… Read More

Aug 9, 2013, 1:48 PM

Microsoft: You’ll be able to share an Xbox Live Gold subscription on Xbox One

Following yesterday’s revelations that some of the much-touted new features of the Xbox One will only be accessible to paid… Read More

Aug 8, 2013, 5:00 PM

Acer says it’s going to make more Chromebooks, dialing back on Windows

Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer reported a surprising second quarter loss caused by slowing revenue and increased costs, with quarterly revenue… Read More

Aug 8, 2013, 10:43 AM

3D printing: “MakerBot Experience” rolling out to more Microsoft stores

Following an announcement at Microsoft’s BUILD conference earlier this summer that Windows 8.1 will support 3D printing, Brooklyn-based MakerBot Industries… Read More

Aug 8, 2013, 10:13 AM

Xbox One: Skype, Game DVR and OneGuide will require paid Xbox Live subscription

Watch out, Microsoft: People are getting upset about the Xbox One again. Some of the new console’s most heavily touted… Read More

Aug 7, 2013, 1:34 PM

Windows Phone global shipments up 77%, extending lead over BlackBerry

New stats released today by IDC show shipments of Windows Phone reaching 8.7 million units in the second quarter —… Read More

Aug 7, 2013, 11:15 AM

Microsoft SkyDrive courts former Apple MobileMe users with bonus cloud storage

Former users of Apple’s MobileMe service have started receiving messages reminding them that the complimentary 20GB of storage that they… Read More

Aug 6, 2013, 5:27 PM

Microsoft launches new visual app builder for Windows Phone

Building a Windows Phone app is about to become a drag-and-drop affair, thanks to a new tool created by Microsoft.… Read More

Aug 5, 2013, 10:03 PM

Nokia ad: Every day, more crappy photos taken on iPhone than any other device

Nokia released a new ad today touting the camera on the Nokia Lumia 925 Windows Phone by comparing it to… Read More