Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 164 of 234

May 31, 2013, 8:10 AM

Why Xbox One looks bland: You’re not meant to notice it

One of the most common criticisms of the new Xbox One is the console hardware itself, which has been widely… Read More

May 30, 2013, 4:20 PM

Ex-Microsoft manager acquiring medical cannabis dispensaries for national pot business

When he formally announced Diego Pellicer last December, Jamen Shivley said he wanted his marijuana business to be a “first-mover.” Now… Read More

May 30, 2013, 9:53 AM

Picture: IE11 is coming for Windows 8.1 — confirmed by Internet Explorer window

Windows 8 isn’t the only window getting an upgrade at Microsoft. Drivers passing by the Internet Explorer headquarters in Redmond… Read More

May 30, 2013, 9:35 AM

Windows Phone gets new Shazam app with Start screen song tagging

Shazam is rolling out a redesigned Windows Phone app with features including the ability to start identifying songs directly from… Read More

May 30, 2013, 8:43 AM

Microsoft’s $1M Vringo patent settlement comes with a Google twist

Microsoft will pay Vringo subsidiary I/P Engine $1 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit over technology originally developed by… Read More

May 30, 2013, 6:53 AM

Windows 8.1: Microsoft confirms Start button’s return and desktop bootup, plus new details

It’s official: the Start button is coming back to the Windows desktop … sorta. Microsoft just released a series of… Read More

May 29, 2013, 2:40 PM

While Microsoft expands across Pacific, Amazon’s China strategy remains hazy

Microsoft just announced a significant hiring increase in China and a renewed commitment to offering its cloud computing services in the country.… Read More

May 29, 2013, 11:05 AM

Google revamps Gmail inbox to filter graymail, following in footsteps of Outlook.com

Are we witnessing a new feature war in the world of webmail? Google this morning unveiled an overhauled version of… Read More

May 29, 2013, 10:44 AM

Microsoft Office 365 tops 1M Home Premium subscribers

Microsoft changed up its Office product in January by offering the productivity suite as a subscription for home users for the… Read More

May 29, 2013, 8:32 AM

Should Microsoft sell its Xbox business? Sorry, but it’s probably too late

The topic of splitting up Microsoft is one that I’ve spent a lot of time digging into over the years,… Read More

May 28, 2013, 6:43 PM

Sonics: Hansen expects Ballmer to stay on investment team until NBA is back in Seattle

From the sounds of it, Steve Ballmer appears committed to bringing NBA hoops back to the Emerald City. Two weeks… Read More

May 28, 2013, 10:45 AM

Xbox One game packaging revealed amid big changes for traditional discs

We’re getting our first look at the Xbox One game case design today thanks to Microsoft’s Major Nelson. It’s a clean… Read More

May 28, 2013, 9:27 AM

IDC: Tablets will conquer notebooks this year, surpass total PC market in 2015

Worldwide tablet shipments will grow by more than 58 percent this year, surpassing shipments of portable PCs for the first… Read More

May 28, 2013, 8:20 AM

Microsoft should consider selling Xbox and Bing businesses, says key analyst

Microsoft made the case for the future of the Xbox at a splashy unveiling last week, but one well-known Wall… Read More

May 28, 2013, 8:16 AM

Bye, bye Nook? B&N e-reader makes top 10 list of brands expected to die

Amazon.com may have killed it, and Microsoft may not be able to save it. Yes, Barnes & Noble’s e-reader device,… Read More

May 27, 2013, 9:52 PM

Microsoft melding Yammer, Office to combat corporate wariness of social tools

Social tools make it possible for workers to communicate and collaborate in all sorts of new ways, but is all… Read More

May 26, 2013, 7:46 AM

Amazon’s amazing biodome; Paul Allen’s abstract art; and other top stories of the week

It’s Memorial Day Weekend. So, before the BBQs fire up and the engines purr at Indy, we’d like to take a… Read More

May 25, 2013, 7:41 AM

GeekWire Radio: Getting to know Microsoft’s Xbox One

This week on the GeekWire radio show, we dive into the details of Microsoft’s newly unveiled Xbox One console —… Read More

May 24, 2013, 10:38 AM

Microsoft stacks up Surface vs. iPad with mixed results

Let’s see, the Surface RT is slightly heavier than the iPad, the same thickness and gets two hours less battery… Read More

May 24, 2013, 8:40 AM

Microsoft emerges as Waze investor, as Google and Facebook weigh $1B bids

Bloomberg News says this morning that Google may try to acquire Waze, the traffic and mapping technology company that Facebook… Read More

May 23, 2013, 6:52 PM

High school hackathon: 500 budding teen geeks learn how to code

It’s no secret that Washington is falling behind when it comes to educating our future geeks. While the state ranks fourth… Read More

May 23, 2013, 4:07 PM

ITC sides with Microsoft, says Xbox 360 did not infringe on Motorola patents

A major chapter in the Microsoft v. Motorola patent war finally came to a close Wednesday and it’s good news… Read More

May 23, 2013, 9:00 AM

Next-gen Kinect coming to Windows in 2014

Among the array of new features unveiled at Microsoft’s Xbox One revealing on Tuesday were the upgrades to the new… Read More

May 22, 2013, 6:04 PM

Microsoft uses Siri to ridicule iPad in latest commercial

Microsoft is taking another swing at a competitor and this time it’s Apple’s iPad getting the backhand slap. In its… Read More

May 22, 2013, 9:23 AM

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen collaborates with Heart, Joe Walsh and other rock stars on new album

Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder, Jimi Hendrix aficionado and avid guitar player, is coming out with a new album in… Read More

May 22, 2013, 8:15 AM

Chart: The top 10 biggest private tech buyouts (and where Tumblr ranks)

In the wake of Yahoo’s blockbuster $1.1 billion purchase of Tumblr, Bloomberg News has produced a pretty nifty chart of… Read More

May 21, 2013, 11:34 PM

Xbox One: How Microsoft is trying to change the game

It was great that Microsoft included several former Xbox bigwigs — Robbie Bach, J Allard, and Ed Fries — in… Read More

May 21, 2013, 5:31 PM

Xbox One: Watch the new Kinect detect a heart rate from across the room

Microsoft has significantly upgraded the sensing capabilities of the second-generation Kinect sensor that will ship with the newly announced Xbox… Read More

May 21, 2013, 4:05 PM

These sensor-infused socks track your steps and ID injury-prone running styles

In the past few years, you’ve heard of smartphones, smart-watches and most recently, smart-glasses. Now, courtesy of a Redmond-based startup,… Read More

May 21, 2013, 1:55 PM

NFL commish says new multi-year partnership with Microsoft will ‘change the game of football’

The nation’s most popular sport is about to get real geeky thanks in large part to technology from Microsoft. During… Read More