Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 168 of 234

Apr 23, 2013, 11:06 AM

Microsoft, Amazon, Double Down help revive Seattle 4th of July fireworks show

Seattle city leaders this morning announced that the city will have its annual 4th of July Fireworks show, after all,… Read More

Apr 23, 2013, 10:43 AM

Microsoft under rising pressure to release Office for iPad, Android

Can Microsoft really afford to wait to release its flagship productivity suite for Apple and Android devices? That’s the question increasingly… Read More

Apr 22, 2013, 10:14 PM

Activist investor shakes up Microsoft stock with $2B stake

Microsoft shares rose 3.6 percent Monday to close at $30.83, the biggest single-day gain in more than a year, according… Read More

Apr 22, 2013, 9:13 PM

Xbox 360, now serving pizza: Microsoft console getting Pizza Hut ordering app

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 started with video games before expanding to movies, television shows, music, live sports, interactive politics and all… Read More

Apr 22, 2013, 12:42 PM

Apple Mac not immune to slump in computer market

Apple will report its quarterly earnings Tuesday afternoon, providing the latest glimpse into the sales of the company’s main iPhone,… Read More

Apr 22, 2013, 11:42 AM

Microsoft releases Xbox SmartGlass for Kindle Fire

Microsoft debuted its Xbox SmartGlass app for Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD this morning, giving Xbox 360 users with… Read More

Apr 22, 2013, 9:25 AM

Microsoft’s Start button revival: Will this help or hurt Windows 8’s chances?

Microsoft does plan to bring back the Start button on the traditional desktop in an upcoming Windows 8 update, but… Read More

Apr 20, 2013, 10:30 AM

Bing refutes study that showed it led to 5X more malware than Google

Microsoft has finally responded to a study claiming that Bing’s search results delivered five times as much malware than Google’s,… Read More

Apr 20, 2013, 10:00 AM

Bill Gates on how better technology will help eradicate Polio

A few months ago, Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg announced their plans to team up in the fight to eradicate… Read More

Apr 20, 2013, 6:30 AM

GeekWire Radio: Poker legend Phil Gordon is back in the technology game

Phil Gordon is a familiar character in the world of professional poker — an accomplished tournament player, author and former… Read More

Apr 19, 2013, 5:18 PM

Bored this weekend? Xbox Live Gold is free for everyone

If you’ve wanted to experience the benefits of Xbox Live’s Gold service but didn’t want to dent your wallet, Microsoft… Read More

Apr 19, 2013, 10:30 AM

How hardware is changing Microsoft: Surface helps Windows revenue, at a cost

One of the luxuries of Microsoft’s longtime focus on software development — and one of the secrets to its financial… Read More

Apr 19, 2013, 8:57 AM

Insights from Duane Campbell, a Microsoft coding legend who’s retiring after 28 years

Duane Campbell is retiring from Microsoft today, after 28 years as a software developer with the company. Chances are you’ve… Read More

Apr 18, 2013, 5:03 PM

NPD: Xbox 360 marks 27 straight months atop U.S. market; industry sales sink 10%

Xbox 360 just keeps on dominating the U.S. console market. The latest numbers from NPD market research firm are out… Read More

Apr 18, 2013, 4:08 PM

Internal Memo: Ballmer on exit of Microsoft finance chief

Earlier today, Microsoft chief financial officer Peter Klein announced his plans to leave the company after four years in the… Read More

Apr 18, 2013, 4:05 PM

Paul Allen says Steve Ballmer would be a ‘great NBA owner’

Paul Allen thinks his good buddy and former colleague Steve Ballmer would be a “great” NBA owner, but isn’t exactly… Read More

Apr 18, 2013, 3:32 PM

Microsoft: Smaller Windows touch devices in the works

Microsoft is working with its hardware partners to develop “small touch devices” based on Windows, set for release in the… Read More

Apr 18, 2013, 1:37 PM

Microsoft profits top expectations, finance chief Klein leaving

Microsoft this afternoon reported profits of 72 cents per share, an increase of 20 percent, beating Wall Street’s estimates by… Read More

Apr 18, 2013, 7:06 AM

Nokia’s Windows Phone shipments reach 5.6M units, but Nokia is still struggling

Nokia reported a 27 percent quarter-over-quarter increase in shipments of its Lumia line of Windows Phones, rising to 5.6 million… Read More

Apr 17, 2013, 4:54 PM

Movie time: Flixster arrives on Xbox Live

If Netflix or any other movie app on Xbox Live ain’t cutting it for you, there’s another option now available:… Read More

Apr 17, 2013, 1:25 PM

‘Gates’ bio is back on Kindle, with new take on Jobs vs. Gates

More than a decade ago, as I was getting up to speed on the Microsoft beat, one of my new… Read More

Apr 17, 2013, 9:58 AM

Microsoft confirms plan to boost security with two-factor login

Microsoft this morning confirmed that it will roll out two-factor login for Microsoft Accounts across its major consumer products and… Read More

Apr 17, 2013, 9:09 AM

Intel CEO: Microsoft’s Windows 8 faces an ‘adoption curve’

What’s going on with Windows 8, anyway? That was the gist of a question posed to Intel CEO Paul Otellini during… Read More

Apr 17, 2013, 7:30 AM

Blake Irving wants GoDaddy to grow up, and keep its edge

It’s hard not to notice: New GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving looks a lot like that dude in the company’s logo… Read More

Apr 16, 2013, 7:39 PM

Microsoft strikes patent deal with Foxconn parent company for Android and Chrome

China’s Hon Hai, the Taipei-based parent company of contract manufacturing giant Foxconn, will pay patent royalties to Microsoft for the… Read More

Apr 16, 2013, 2:00 PM

Intel profit drops 17% on softening PC sales

Last week, IDC issued a sobering report which indicated that PC shipments for the first quarter fell by 13.9 percent,… Read More

Apr 16, 2013, 8:09 AM

Windows Phone exec throws cold water on rumors of Microsoft phone

The Microsoft executive who leads the company’s Windows Phone group, this morning came very close to outright denying any plans… Read More

Apr 16, 2013, 7:33 AM

Microsoft’s “88 Acres” broadens the landscape for corporate storytelling

This interactive online story, 88 Acres, looks at first glance like it comes from a big independent news site —… Read More

Apr 16, 2013, 7:20 AM

Report: Microsoft update will give Windows 8 users option to boot directly to desktop

As concessions from Microsoft go, this one would be pretty significant, even if it is symbolic. The upcoming “Windows Blue”… Read More

Apr 15, 2013, 6:41 PM

Netflix says it’s dumping Microsoft Silverlight and embracing HTML5, someday

Netflix says it will stop using Microsoft Silverlight’s technology to stream video on Windows PCs and Macs — just as… Read More