Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 177 of 234

Jan 9, 2013, 5:11 PM

Microsoft IllumiRoom turns entire room into video game

Oh, man. The video above is the definition of cool. And it perhaps offers a little glimpse into the capabilities… Read More

Jan 9, 2013, 12:14 PM

Microsoft warns Messenger users: Skype deadline coming

Emails were sent out to Windows Live Messenger users today notifying them that the Microsoft is shutting down the chat service… Read More

Jan 9, 2013, 11:33 AM

Report: NBA returning to Seattle with help from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer

Watch the video above. This is what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer — and frankly, the rest of the Seattle sports… Read More

Jan 9, 2013, 10:06 AM

CES 2013: Windows 8 Ultrabook tablets draw crowds at big tech show

LAS VEGAS — Microsoft’s Windows 8 may be getting a bashing in some corners of the tech media, but to… Read More

Jan 9, 2013, 9:52 AM

An ‘unrecognizable’ Seattle: One MIT geek’s take on the ‘rainy’ city

Having grown up in Portland, I didn’t really think anything would come as much of a surprise during my career… Read More

Jan 8, 2013, 1:19 PM

Microsoft says it sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses

This just in: Microsoft announced at the CES that the company has sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses. Windows CMO/CFO… Read More

Jan 8, 2013, 12:36 PM

POLL: Do you like Steve Ballmer’s new haircut?

Breaking news: Steve Ballmer is bald. Just kidding about the breaking news part, unless you’re obsessed with keeping track of… Read More

Jan 8, 2013, 11:15 AM

Bill Gates to keynote SXSWedu conference

While much of the tech world’s attention is focused on Las Vegas and the Consumer Electronics Show (and Microsoft’s lack… Read More

Jan 8, 2013, 8:32 AM

Video: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer crashes CES keynote

For the first time in many years, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn’t deliver the preshow keynote address at the Consumer… Read More

Jan 7, 2013, 9:08 PM

Holy moly: Samsung sold 500 handsets per minute and made $8.3 billion last quarter

How many handsets do you think Samsung sold per minute during October through December of last year? 10? 30? Try… Read More

Jan 7, 2013, 5:22 PM

Infographic: There’s a career for everyone at Microsoft

From the Surface to social to SkyDrive, there’s a little something for everyone at Microsoft. That’s at least according this… Read More

Jan 7, 2013, 4:04 PM

Sprint, Verizon expanding Windows Phone lineup

Sprint will launch its first Windows Phone 8 smartphones by this summer, from HTC and Samsung, the wireless carrier announced… Read More

Jan 7, 2013, 9:05 AM

Apple App Store tops 40 billion downloads — half of them in past year

Microsoft recently announced that the Windows Phone more than doubled the size of its app catalog in 2012, adding more than… Read More

Jan 5, 2013, 11:05 AM

Report: Thieves steal iPads from Microsoft, leave everything else

Thieves who targeted Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus over the holiday break walked away with five iPads but apparently didn’t consider… Read More

Jan 4, 2013, 10:36 AM

Microsoft inks $617 million deal to bring Windows 8 to 330,000 Department of Defense employees

Score one for Microsoft. The Redmond software giant just inked a three-year, $617 million software deal with the United States Department… Read More

Jan 4, 2013, 9:10 AM

Windows Phone Diary: Week 1 of an uncertain relationship

Let me start with what I love about my new Windows Phone. Then I’ll get to the rest. I am… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 8:57 PM

Look out, ex-Windows chief Sinofsky is blogging again

He couldn’t stay away from the keyboard for long. Steven Sinofsky, the former Microsoft Windows president, launched his own blog today called… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 8:30 PM

Microsoft criticizes FTC’s Google decision as ‘weak’ and a ‘missed opportunity’

Microsoft this evening criticized the U.S. Federal Trade Commission‘s newly announced antitrust agreements with Google — calling the outcome of… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 4:24 PM

Future of Xbox? Microsoft acquisition includes patents for ultimate home remote

Not much is known about id8 Group R2 Studios Inc., the stealthy home automation startup founded by former Sling Media CEO… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 10:06 AM

Google, Samsung dominate mobile market share from September to November

Samsung and Google, at least from September to November, reigned supreme in the smartphone world. comScore revealed data from the… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 9:33 AM

Microsoft vs. Google: Closer look at Windows Phone’s ‘subpar’ YouTube experience

Casual users of YouTube on Windows Phone probably won’t notice a big difference from the YouTube app on iPhone. They… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 5:47 AM

Rough holiday for Barnes & Noble: Nook sales fall 12.6%

Sales in Barnes & Noble’s Nook device and e-book business were $311 million for the nine weeks of the 2012… Read More

Jan 2, 2013, 5:47 PM

Skype updates Windows Phone app, temporarily nixes People Hub integration

Microsoft’s Skype Division is temporarily removing integration with Windows Phone’s People Hub in the latest update to its app for… Read More

Jan 2, 2013, 4:35 PM

Report: Microsoft buys Slingbox founder’s home entertainment startup

The tech press loves a good mystery. And one that we’ve been wondering about since news broke last week is… Read More

Jan 1, 2013, 11:12 PM

The top tech stocks of 2012: Shares of Expedia take off

Super computers. Online travel. And marketing tools for real estate agents. Those were the hot segments in the Seattle tech… Read More

Jan 1, 2013, 8:00 AM

Windows Phone fans petition Square, Instagram, Google for apps

Are you using Windows Phone but missing a favorite app? Maybe an online petition will do the trick. That’s the… Read More

Dec 31, 2012, 12:54 PM

Year in review: Vote for the top Seattle tech story of 2012

It’s been quite the year in Seattle technology. Amazon.com kept growing. Microsoft kept transforming. And several startups raised huge rounds of… Read More

Dec 31, 2012, 11:15 AM

Farewell, iPhone: A new year, with my new Windows Phone

If my old iPhone 4S is a mid-sized sedan, the device I’ve been using for the past day is more… Read More

Dec 31, 2012, 11:08 AM

Xbox Live apologizes for outage, offers free month of service

Xbox Live users who suffered through a weekend outage are being treated with a post-Christmas gift. Xbox Live offers a… Read More

Dec 30, 2012, 12:12 PM

GeekWire’s Top 50 Posts of 2012: Milestones, stunts and more craziness from the year in tech

It’s that time when journalists take a moment to reflect on the past year. We’re doing that here on GeekWire… Read More