Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 159 of 234

Jul 18, 2013, 10:11 AM

Pivot tables meet Master Chief: Microsoft offers free Xbox Live memberships with Office 365 subscriptions

Microsoft is putting together an unusual package deal for Office 365 subscription buyers, but unfortunately those in the U.S. won’t be… Read More

Jul 18, 2013, 9:53 AM

Microsoft earnings due out today amid internal shakeup

Microsoft will report its financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year this afternoon — providing the latest glimpse… Read More

Jul 18, 2013, 7:58 AM

Nokia Lumia hits record 7.4M units, top BlackBerry in milestone for Windows Phone

Nokia is still losing money, but at a smaller scale, and the smartphone maker this morning reported rising shipments of… Read More

Jul 17, 2013, 2:12 PM

Developer survey: Windows Phone struggles as iOS and Android remain strong

Ever since the introduction of the App Store, applications (and by extension, developers) have been key to the success of… Read More

Jul 17, 2013, 10:36 AM

‘Clashers’ music app stands out at Microsoft design expo, using Android and YouTube

The setting was the annual student Design Expo at the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit, which is one reason the project… Read More

Jul 17, 2013, 6:59 AM

TV + smartphone, via web: Microsoft lays out vision to link big and small screens

Earlier this month, in advance of the July 4 holiday, Microsoft and Nokia released a collaborative experience for Xbox Live… Read More

Jul 16, 2013, 12:56 PM

Microsoft appeals to AG Holder, cites Constitutional right to address spying controversy

Microsoft today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, asking him or President Obama to personally intervene to… Read More

Jul 16, 2013, 10:00 AM

New Microsoft Research chief defends autonomy and ‘blue sky’ research

REDMOND — Peter Lee, the computer scientist who is assuming worldwide leadership of Microsoft Research, assured a crowd of university… Read More

Jul 16, 2013, 7:26 AM

Ratio Interactive and Cypress merge, combining Xbox Live and Windows 8 expertise

Digital agencies Ratio Interactive and Cypress announced this morning that they’re merging, bringing together two Seattle-based companies that have made… Read More

Jul 16, 2013, 6:46 AM

Ballmer’s ‘One Microsoft’: One decade too late?

Back in the spring of 2002, more than a decade ago, the big news coming out of Redmond was that… Read More

Jul 15, 2013, 4:15 PM

Bill Gates at Microsoft: Watch his entire talk here

Bill Gates made a rare public appearance back at Microsoft, his old stomping grounds, earlier today for the opening keynote… Read More

Jul 15, 2013, 10:59 AM

Return of Microsoft Bob? But seriously, Gates sees new chance for ‘personal agents’

REDMOND — Bill Gates opened his talk at the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit today by saying we’ve entered a “golden… Read More

Jul 15, 2013, 10:47 AM

Here are the 8 interesting books Bill Gates is reading this summer

It’s always fun learning which books are in Bill Gates’ giant tote bag of old-fashioned books he lugs around, and… Read More

Jul 15, 2013, 10:44 AM

City of San Jose inks deal with Microsoft in Google’s backyard

The City of San Jose announced a partnership with Microsoft today to bring its more than 5,000 employees onto the… Read More

Jul 15, 2013, 10:22 AM

Microsoft admits it screwed up Xbox One marketing strategy

Microsoft didn’t exactly earn a gold star for its initial Xbox One marketing campaign, ultimately reversing its always-on Internet requirements last… Read More

Jul 15, 2013, 10:13 AM

Bill Gates at Microsoft: Free and commercial software working ‘very well’ together

REDMOND — Here are five words you’d never expect to come out of Bill Gates’ mouth: “Thank God for free… Read More

Jul 15, 2013, 9:22 AM

Report: Microsoft working on smartwatch with translucent aluminum, LTE support

While we’ve heard rumors of Microsoft working on its own smartwatch before, a couple new reports shed light on more concrete… Read More

Jul 15, 2013, 8:39 AM

Five years later, Bill Gates back at Microsoft for talk today

REDMOND — Bill Gates has made public appearances at Microsoft relatively rarely since leaving his day-to-day role at the company… Read More

Jul 15, 2013, 6:34 AM

Former Microsoft exec Ray Ozzie named to HP board

HP today named three new directors to its board, and one of the new faces will be very familiar to… Read More

Jul 14, 2013, 10:52 AM

Microsoft cuts price on Surface RT to $349

Microsoft is looking to jumpstart sales of the Surface RT, dropping the price on the 32GB tablet from $499 to… Read More

Jul 13, 2013, 12:41 PM

We’re with Windows, and we’re here to help: The anatomy of a scam

On its face, it was totally unbelievable. After all, when was the last time you recall any tech support pro-actively… Read More

Jul 12, 2013, 4:09 PM

China’s reaction to NSA surveillance gives Microsoft reason to worry

One month after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed the U.S. government’s secret electronic intelligence gathering program to the world, new reports… Read More

Jul 12, 2013, 3:08 PM

Search stats: Bing gaining market share as Yahoo slips

The monthly U.S. search stats from comScore are out for June and Microsoft continues to grow its search share while Yahoo keeps… Read More

Jul 12, 2013, 2:27 PM

Microsoft sues U.S. Customs for letting disputed Motorola phones into the country

Microsoft has sued the United States Customs and Border Patrol for failing to enforce an import restriction on Motorola Mobility… Read More

Jul 12, 2013, 10:16 AM

Transcript: Ballmer and Microsoft’s new leaders explain the big reorg

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and the company’s newly announced leadership team answered a wide range of questions about the “One… Read More

Jul 11, 2013, 11:02 PM

Nokia’s Elop defends Windows Phone, says AT&T actually isn’t all that crummy

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, walking around the stage in his trendy yellow shoes, was clearly having fun at the unveiling… Read More

Jul 11, 2013, 12:05 PM

Report: Microsoft allowed NSA to bypass encryption for access to Outlook emails, Skype conversations

Throughout the year, Microsoft has lambasted Google and accused them of shady privacy policies via its “Scroogled” campaign. But now, new… Read More

Jul 11, 2013, 10:57 AM

Vine, Path, Flipboard — but not Instagram — coming to Windows Phone 8

The just-announced Nokia Lumia 1020 will be able to take some pretty amazing pictures with the 41-MP camera, but users… Read More

Jul 11, 2013, 10:49 AM

Ballmer’s big bet will reshape Microsoft — with lots of risk

How can a company of more than 90,000 employees become more nimble and competitive? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer laid out… Read More

Jul 11, 2013, 10:32 AM

Nokia debuts Lumia 1020 with 41MP camera, available July 26 for $299 on AT&T

Nokia today officially unveiled its new Lumia 1020, complete with an impressive 41-megapixel — yes, 41-megapixel — camera. The obvious… Read More