Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 157 of 234

Jul 31, 2013, 2:12 AM

Nintendo posts profit, but still sold more original Wii consoles than Wii U last quarter

Nintendo just posted earnings from the first quarter of its financial year today and it’s still not looking good for… Read More

Jul 30, 2013, 4:56 PM

Microsoft’s new billion-dollar business: Android patents?

Windows Phone revenue rose by $1.2 billion in the company’s 2013 fiscal year, according to new numbers released by Microsoft… Read More

Jul 30, 2013, 3:05 PM

Microsoft doesn’t want its former Windows chief to work for these companies

Microsoft’s annual Form 10-K filing, made public this afternoon, includes an exhibit that contains the text of the “retirement agreement”… Read More

Jul 30, 2013, 1:56 PM

Microsoft Surface revenue so far: $853 million

Microsoft just filed its annual Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and deep in the filing is the… Read More

Jul 30, 2013, 7:41 AM

HTC feels the smartphone squeeze, sees more potential in ‘mid-tier’ products

Mobile phone maker HTC this morning projected third quarter results well below expectations, the latest sign of the company’s struggle to… Read More

Jul 29, 2013, 3:45 PM

This bad-ass drone turns the Nokia Lumia 1020 into an aerial surveillance device

Well this has to be one of the more awesome and most expensive smartphone hardware additions I’ve ever seen. French… Read More

Jul 29, 2013, 1:26 PM

Tablet scorecard: Android 67%, iPad 28%, Microsoft Windows less than 5%

A new report on the global tablet market shows Microsoft Windows tablets making modest gains in the second quarter, clawing… Read More

Jul 29, 2013, 11:16 AM

Bing now gives warnings, counseling help to those who search for child abuse images

People in the United Kingdom who search for child abuse images using Bing will now receive a warning not to… Read More

Jul 29, 2013, 10:56 AM

Why the road to the Seattle mayor’s office runs through Microsoft

If Seattle is the Puget Sound region’s 900-pound gorilla, the city’s mayor is its handler. This past week, eight of… Read More

Jul 29, 2013, 10:16 AM

Walmart.com sells out of discounted 32 GB Surface RT

Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet recently had its price slashed in a response to lower than expected consumer demand, and that… Read More

Jul 29, 2013, 9:24 AM

Xbox One prices: Controller for $60, headset for $25

Microsoft today revealed the prices of some Xbox One accessories: Controllers will go for $59.99 and the wireless headsets sell… Read More

Jul 29, 2013, 7:49 AM

New stats show Microsoft’s Windows Phone gaining in some parts of the world

The British and the French love Windows Phone, apparently! New research this morning from Kantar Worldpanel shows Microsoft’s mobile operating… Read More

Jul 27, 2013, 8:39 AM

GeekWire Radio: Bill Gates on tech, philanthropy, robots, and why you don’t want be a billionaire

This week on the GeekWire radio show, we’re listening back to highlights from Bill Gates’ recent public appearance in Redmond… Read More

Jul 26, 2013, 4:46 PM

Hello, Lumia 1020! Windows Phone gets Hipstamatic Oggl, partial Instagram integration

It’s launch day for the Nokia Lumia 1020 Windows Phone, the one with the 41-megapixel camera. And coinciding with the… Read More

Jul 26, 2013, 3:40 PM

Your next Monopoly piece can be an Xbox 360 controller

Those who know Monopoly are familiar with classic pieces like the dog, top hat and wheelbarrow. But those are so… Read More

Jul 26, 2013, 1:53 PM

Hedge fund guru David Einhorn bails on Microsoft, compares stock to A-Rod and calls Windows 8 ‘a flop’

David Einhorn, the outspoken hedge fund operator who once called for Microsoft Steve Ballmer to step down, has officially tossed… Read More

Jul 26, 2013, 12:35 PM

Jive CEO declares that Yammer is ‘dead,’ says Microsoft is where ‘innovation goes to die’

Yammer may have received a $1.2 billion price tag from Microsoft last year. But, as far as Jive CEO Tony… Read More

Jul 26, 2013, 12:30 PM

Microsoft announces ‘buy one give one’ program for back to school deal

We wrote earlier this summer about Chip In, Microsoft’s program to help students buy a new PC by creating a… Read More

Jul 26, 2013, 8:41 AM

Reports: Ballmer confirms next-gen Surface on the way

Despite disappointing early results for its homegrown tablet, Microsoft is pressing ahead with its Surface hardware strategy, preparing a next-generation… Read More

Jul 25, 2013, 11:03 PM

Picture: Something is making the Xbox team very happy

It has been a roller-coaster couple of months at Microsoft Xbox headquarters, with a high-profile policy reversal and the departure… Read More

Jul 25, 2013, 4:49 PM

Amazon hits 97,000 employees, more than tripling in size in three years

Amazon.com’s quarterly report this afternoon disclosed a $7 million loss for the company, but there was another notable number farther down… Read More

Jul 25, 2013, 10:45 AM

Microsoft Halo leader Bonnie Ross joins GeekWire Summit speaker lineup

We’ve been steadily adding industry leaders to the agenda for the GeekWire Summit tech conference — including top Silicon Valley… Read More

Jul 25, 2013, 8:41 AM

Microsoft brings IE11 developer preview to Windows 7

[Correction: This post has been updated since it was originally posted. A Microsoft representative says the plugin-free experience for Netflix… Read More

Jul 24, 2013, 6:06 PM

Yo, developers: Microsoft is giving away $100K to build great games

Just after partnering with indie development toolkit company Unity last month, Microsoft is now offering up some dough to those who… Read More

Jul 24, 2013, 2:59 PM

Microsoft will allow indie developers to self-publish on the Xbox One

Anyone can be a creator with the Xbox One. That’s the message Microsoft is sending for its next-gen console, as… Read More

Jul 24, 2013, 9:18 AM

Amazon, Google employees ranked as ‘least loyal’

These days, it’s not as common for employees to stay with one company for their entire careers, with people working… Read More

Jul 24, 2013, 6:47 AM

Surface Diary: What should Microsoft do now? Here’s the view from my house

Last fall, I purchased a Surface RT tablet for my family, taking the money we had originally set aside for… Read More

Jul 23, 2013, 4:48 PM

The Xbox 180: Why designing the business matters

The big story in June was Microsoft’s Xbox One announcement, and their abrupt about-face on used games and online connectivity.… Read More

Jul 23, 2013, 4:33 PM

Ashton Kutcher — a.k.a. Steve Jobs — may start promoting Lenovo products

Ashton Kutcher just spent months portraying Steve Jobs in the new biopic about the Apple founder that’s set to debut in… Read More

Jul 23, 2013, 12:55 PM

Nintendo stock hits 2-year high thanks to great games, 3DS console

Nintendo may appear to be lost in the midst of the excitement surrounding the Xbox One and Playstation 4, but… Read More