Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 187 of 234

Sep 18, 2012, 10:05 AM

Microsoft, RIM ink patent deal for smartphone tech

Microsoft announced today that it has licensed certain patents to RIM, yet another move by the software giant to use… Read More

Sep 18, 2012, 9:32 AM

Apple shares briefly top $700 as iPhone 5 launch looms

Shares of Apple today briefly topped the $700 mark, reaching yet another milestone that would have seemed impossible a decade… Read More

Sep 18, 2012, 8:32 AM

We’re happier than ever with PCs, because we’re using tablets

Does that computer on your desk or tablet in your bag give you a warm, fuzzy feeling? Probably yes, according… Read More

Sep 18, 2012, 8:21 AM

Study: The top 10 cities, jobs and employers for computer science grads

Earlier this year, we chronicled the career paths of 21 recent University of Washington computer science and engineering graduates, asking… Read More

Sep 18, 2012, 7:39 AM

Sesame Street goes interactive on Kinect, our kids give it a try

This is better than regular television. But it’s very hard to beat the good old-fashioned real world. That was the… Read More

Sep 17, 2012, 3:40 PM

$100 a year for Office: Microsoft unveils subscription rates

Microsoft has been gradually releasing information regarding Windows 8, and all of the applications therein, since the start of 2012. One… Read More

Sep 17, 2012, 2:18 PM

On the trail of the elusive cyan Nokia Lumia 920

Earlier this month, Nokia officially unveiled the Lumia 920 Windows Phone. During the event, while the company was busy showing… Read More

Sep 17, 2012, 12:58 PM

Microsoft seeks patent on smacking phone into silence

Your phone is as ubiquitous as your hand at this point. Unfortunately, unlike an actual human appendage, a phone can… Read More

Sep 17, 2012, 10:56 AM

Microsoft sets Oct. 25 kickoff event for Windows 8 in NYC

Microsoft this morning sent out ‘save the date’ notes to journalists for an Oct. 25 “celebration” of Windows 8 in… Read More

Sep 16, 2012, 4:44 PM

Nebulous ‘cloud computing’ term baffles most Americans

Geeks like us hear the words “cloud computing” almost every day, using it ourselves to explain a host of different… Read More

Sep 16, 2012, 7:34 AM

Is that a PC inside your Atari 2600? Well, yes, it is

Building on the recent Internet Explorer/Atari link up, in which they built eight classic Atari games using HTML5, Hard Drives Northwest has… Read More

Sep 15, 2012, 9:41 PM

Ballmer: There’s no doubt Windows 8 will be a success

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is convinced that Windows 8 will be a winner, he doesn’t seem too impressed with Amazon’s… Read More

Sep 15, 2012, 7:54 AM

Podcast: iPhone 5, Ballmer’s Oprah moment, and a chat with Box CEO Aaron Levie

Topic No. 1 on the GeekWire radio show and podcast this week is — what else? — the iPhone 5.… Read More

Sep 13, 2012, 5:15 PM

Microsoft employees getting free Surface tablets, new work PCs, Windows Phone 8

Microsoft employees are just getting out of their big company meeting at KeyArena in Seattle, and if you hear any… Read More

Sep 13, 2012, 2:32 PM

Microsoft disrupts Nitol botnet, including strain that hijacked PC cameras, mics

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit just conducted “Operation b70,” a strike against the botnet known as Nitol and more than 500… Read More

Sep 13, 2012, 9:15 AM

Apple: Why would anyone want wireless charging?

One of the more interesting features of the Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone, announced last week, was the ability to… Read More

Sep 13, 2012, 8:57 AM

Microsoft expects 15,500 in Seattle today for big meeting

Microsoft is holding its big employee meeting in Seattle this morning, bringing an estimated 15,500 people to KeyArena for annual… Read More

Sep 12, 2012, 5:55 PM

Microsoft Bing takes a chip out of Google’s giant lead

[Update: comScore changed its methods for collecting data in August, making the month-over-month comparisons invalid. The biggest change is in… Read More

Sep 12, 2012, 5:32 PM

Windows Phone Marketplace changes name, design

Is there much of a difference between the words “marketplace” and “store?” Microsoft hopes so. The company announced on the… Read More

Sep 12, 2012, 2:47 PM

Big shift for Microsoft’s Forefront security products: RIP ISA Server

Today Microsoft announced “Important Changes to Forefront Product Roadmaps.” Product roadmap update announcements often aren’t terribly interesting, but oftentimes the bland… Read More

Sep 12, 2012, 12:57 PM

As buzz builds for iPhone, study says 55% of Americans still don’t own a smartphone

The increasing popularity of smartphones is obvious. Wednesday’s announcement of the iPhone 5 is on the front page of nearly every news… Read More

Sep 12, 2012, 10:11 AM

App time for Microsoft with Visual Studio, Windows Store

A certain product debut in California is getting lots of attention this morning, but Microsoft is making a push of… Read More

Sep 11, 2012, 4:05 PM

Microsoft envisions turning entire room into video game

A newly surfaced Microsoft patent application provides a new glimpse of the company’s vision for the future of video games… Read More

Sep 10, 2012, 3:20 PM

Son develops visual-based, Kinect-powered email system for stroke-stricken mother

The blog Dad Hoc brings us the story of a custom-developed Kinect-powered email system, which was built for a stroke victim… Read More

Sep 10, 2012, 1:17 PM

Why does this iMac have an HP logo on it?

At midnight last night Hewlett Packard released their new line of all-in-one PCs, including the flagship, called Spectre One —… Read More

Sep 10, 2012, 10:17 AM

Microsoft plans more than 30 ‘popup’ holiday stores

Microsoft this morning released a list of locations in the U.S. and Canada where it will be opening “popup” stores… Read More

Sep 9, 2012, 10:50 AM

Epic Games targets Seattle, Amazon boosts Bing, and more from the week in tech

A roundup of items making news this weekend … Add Epic Games to the growing roster of tech companies opening… Read More

Sep 8, 2012, 11:15 AM

Late at night in private club, Nintendo tries to win back the love of longtime fans

The line out the door at this trendy venue wasn’t for a band — it was for Mario. Nintendo fans… Read More

Sep 7, 2012, 4:47 PM

Bezos, Ballmer make top 10 in Vanity Fair’s lists of movers and shakers

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has held onto his No. 3 spot on the New Establishment side of Vanity Fair’s annual… Read More

Sep 7, 2012, 9:37 AM

Intel signals more rough times ahead for PC market

The global market for personal computers has been stagnant for a while now, and Intel this morning delivered some bad… Read More