Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 185 of 234

Oct 15, 2012, 9:48 PM

Video: Microsoft’s new Surface tablet gets first ad

Microsoft is less than two weeks away from releasing its first computer, the Surface tablet running Windows 8, and tonight… Read More

Oct 15, 2012, 5:37 PM

Suit aims to block Microsoft vote — part of ‘troubling’ trend in securities litigation

A suit filed by a Microsoft shareholder in King County Superior Court seeks to prevent the company from holding upcoming… Read More

Oct 14, 2012, 9:04 PM

Xbox Music: Windows 8 plays lead as Microsoft debuts new service

It’s called Xbox Music, but make no mistake — the frontman in this band is Windows 8. Microsoft is taking… Read More

Oct 14, 2012, 10:58 AM

First Windows 8 ad touts ‘reimagined’ operating system, focuses on touch

With the release of Windows 8 now less than two weeks away, Microsoft is giving the first glimpse of the… Read More

Oct 12, 2012, 3:11 PM

Microsoft will sue Google directly in Android case

Microsoft and Google have fighting for a while over the Redmond company’s claim that the Android mobile operating system violates… Read More

Oct 12, 2012, 12:40 PM

iPad fans react to a Windows 8 tablet — will they switch?

Will iPad lovers give Windows 8 tablets a chance? That’s the question we asked for this week’s installment of Geek on… Read More

Oct 12, 2012, 10:35 AM

Ready for Windows 8? Here comes Microsoft’s big $1.5 billion marketing push

Microsoft needs Windows 8 to do well, really well. And it’s going to spend a pretty penny to make sure… Read More

Oct 12, 2012, 9:14 AM

Microsoft Surface and iPad Mini on a collision course?

Microsoft is two weeks away from the Oct. 26 debut of Windows 8 and the new Microsoft Surface tablet, but… Read More

Oct 11, 2012, 1:08 PM

Google, Apple and Microsoft top LinkedIn survey of ‘most in-demand employers’

Four of the top five most desirable places to work in LinkedIn’s new survey are in the tech industry. And… Read More

Oct 11, 2012, 10:43 AM

Chart: This is what the ‘Post-PC Era’ looks like, so far

Worldwide PC shipments declined by 8 percent in the third quarter, in advance of the Windows 8 release, according to… Read More

Oct 11, 2012, 9:03 AM

Analyst on Windows 8: ‘I wouldn’t want Start menu back, even if I could have it’

Some early users, including me, have complained about Microsoft’s decision to get rid of the traditional Start menu in Windows… Read More

Oct 10, 2012, 8:52 PM

Google’s Schmidt: Microsoft Surface could be meaningful ‘if the product works’

Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman, delivered the obligatory Microsoft zingers tonight during an interview in New York with the Wall… Read More

Oct 10, 2012, 3:55 PM

Microsoft Office on iPad: Why it’s so hard to pin down

Once again, the tech world is abuzz with speculation about the possibility of Microsoft Office for the iPad — and… Read More

Oct 10, 2012, 10:55 AM

Annual PC shipments to drop for 1st time since 2001

Despite the upcoming launch of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system, worldwide shipments of personal computers are now projected to decline… Read More

Oct 10, 2012, 9:17 AM

Shareholder proposal aims to shake up Microsoft board

A Microsoft shareholder is proposing to move the company to a different method of electing board members, with the goal… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 3:34 PM

Ballmer makes it official: Microsoft is a ‘devices and services’ company

Microsoft became one of the largest technology companies in the world by focusing almost exclusively on software, but the company… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 2:49 PM

Microsoft board trims Ballmer’s bonus, citing EU browser screwup

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been dinged by the company’s board for Microsoft’s failure to comply with a European antitrust… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 2:06 PM

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings leaving Microsoft’s board

Reed Hastings, the chairman and CEO of Netflix, has decided to leave Microsoft’s board, according to a regulatory filing and… Read More

Oct 8, 2012, 3:18 PM

Microsoft project tracks hand from wrist, could alter how we control devices

Motion tracking and gesture controls have become common with the rollout of Microsoft Kinect and other sensor-based devices. But what… Read More

Oct 8, 2012, 1:34 PM

T-Mobile calls dibs for new Nokia Windows smartphone

Just one week after AT&T said it would be the exclusive carrier of the Nokia Lumia 920, T-Mobile announced Monday… Read More

Oct 8, 2012, 10:01 AM

Whoops: Windows 8 PCs make an early debut

Sometimes those Home Shopping Network folks are just too excited about a product. Microsoft’s Windows 8 isn’t due to be… Read More

Oct 6, 2012, 8:11 AM

Podcast: Xbox tries politics, tipping goes digital, and a chat with new LiquidPlanner CEO Liz Pearce

What happens when Microsoft’s Xbox Live tries politics? It gets a little confusing, and reveals a few things about the… Read More

Oct 5, 2012, 1:16 PM

Microsoft releases iPhone shopping app Edibly, starting at Pike Place Market

Pike Place Market is going digital. In collaboration with The Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority, the Bing team at Microsoft today… Read More

Oct 4, 2012, 10:41 AM

Microsoft, Barnes & Noble seal deal with formation of ‘Nook Media LLC’

Microsoft and Barnes & Noble finalized their partnership today and gave it a name, Nook Media LLC. The partnership, originally announced… Read More

Oct 4, 2012, 8:11 AM

Update: Obama wins debate on Xbox Live, but Romney sees positive trends

[Update, 9:30 a.m.: Although the raw data on screen showed overwhelming support for Obama, Microsoft says a more detailed crunching… Read More

Oct 3, 2012, 2:11 PM

NBCNews.com’s top exec and editor are leaving after msnbc.com transition

Charlie Tillinghast, the NBCNews.com executive in Redmond who was the longtime president of msnbc.com, plans to leave his position at… Read More

Oct 3, 2012, 10:01 AM

Microsoft holds its ground as big advertisers blast IE10’s default privacy settings

Microsoft’s decision to prevent Internet Explorer 10 users from being tracked online, by default, is getting an extraordinary response from… Read More

Oct 2, 2012, 2:08 PM

Video: Microsoft Store pulls plug on table-stomping rapper

There’s no word on exactly how much damage the rapper Machine Gun Kelly caused during this appearance last week at… Read More

Oct 2, 2012, 10:39 AM

Microsoft’s smartphone share falls

Here’s more challenging news for Microsoft in the highly competitive smartphone arena. The latest report from comScore — a survey of more… Read More

Oct 2, 2012, 7:52 AM

Xbox aims to reinvent debates (and TV) with live polling

The first debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama on Wednesday will be a milestone in the 2012 U.S. Presidential… Read More