Aug 28, 2012, 1:58 PM Microsoft partners with 9Slides for startup presentations Microsoft BizSpark is partnering with one of the startups in its program, 9Slides, to make its online presentation technology available… Read More
Aug 26, 2012, 10:51 PM How AT&T got me to finally let go of unlimited data I’m one of those people who was grandfathered in to AT&T’s unlimited smartphone data plans, and for a long time… Read More
Aug 24, 2012, 5:00 PM Apple’s $1B patent victory vs. Samsung: A win for Microsoft? Apple came out on top this afternoon in its landmark patent battle with Samsung, as a jury in California awarded… Read More
Aug 24, 2012, 11:05 AM Microsoft Surface street art in New York: Pricing next? Microsoft appears to be building the buzz for its Surface tablet computer with a series of chalk street art installations… Read More
Aug 23, 2012, 4:43 PM Microsoft’s Xbox Live gets political with election portal Election Day may still be more than two months away, but Microsoft announced some efforts today to get more young… Read More
Aug 23, 2012, 2:05 PM Live on Twitter, Paul Allen covers battleship salvage When he’s not partying with has-been celebs, Paul Allen is hosting a salvage crew aboard his Octopus yacht — and… Read More
Aug 23, 2012, 7:25 AM Microsoft: New logo marks ‘new beginning’ for company Microsoft this morning unveiled a new logo, the first major revamp in 25 years, but the design won’t be a… Read More
Aug 22, 2012, 4:57 PM Nissan pilots immersive Kinect experience at dealerships When Microsoft expanded its Kinect sensor to Windows and made a software development kit available for commercial applications, we wondered… Read More
Aug 22, 2012, 12:31 PM Microsoft Bing adds Quora answers to its social sidebar Microsoft is adding content from top contributors on the Quora question-and-answer site to the “social sidebar” on its Bing search results pages,… Read More
Aug 21, 2012, 2:19 PM Winner of Microsoft reality show claims his prize — a job Some reality show winners walk away with millions of dollars. Mike Kett’s big reward is a job in Microsoft’s IT… Read More
Aug 21, 2012, 8:30 AM Intellectual Ventures spins out satellite broadband antenna company, with Bill Gates as investor Bill Gates is among the investors putting a total of $12 million into a new Seattle-area company, Kymeta, that plans… Read More
Aug 20, 2012, 2:45 PM Microsoft brings HealthVault app to iPhone and iPad Microsoft is making its HealthVault medical data repository more mobile with the release of a new app for iPhone and… Read More
Aug 20, 2012, 10:25 AM Apple becomes most valuable company ever, taking title from late 90s era Microsoft If there were ever any question that Apple is now the undisputed king of tech, take a look at the… Read More
Aug 20, 2012, 9:38 AM Yammer CEO: Silicon Valley as we know it may be ending Yammer CEO David Sacks, who just sold the company to Microsoft for $1.2 billion, sparked a lively debate on Facebook… Read More
Aug 17, 2012, 12:24 PM Geek on the Street: Microsoft Surface in high demand The geeks were out in force for last night’s gdgt live event in Seattle, so we seized the opportunity to… Read More
Aug 17, 2012, 11:04 AM ‘Cloak’ protects Apple devices from snooping, developed by Microsoft vets One of our more interesting finds at last night’s gdgt live Seattle event was a service called ‘Cloak’ that protects… Read More
Aug 17, 2012, 8:46 AM Windows Phone team fixes bug, resumes app publishing Microsoft says it has fixed the digital certificate problem that prompted the company to temporarily stop publishing new apps to… Read More
Aug 16, 2012, 3:50 PM Video: How Microsoft’s Ford Sync technology has evolved Ford and Microsoft will be among the companies showing their latest technology tonight at the gdgt live event at the… Read More
Aug 16, 2012, 10:44 AM The other Microsoft Surface mystery: Keyboard included? In many ways it’s the signature feature of Microsoft’s upcoming Surface tablet computer — the magnetically attached cover that doubles… Read More
Aug 15, 2012, 10:30 AM Windows 8: How Microsoft plans to educate new users The final version of Windows 8 has been released to members of Microsoft’s TechNet and MSDN services, opening the floodgates… Read More
Aug 14, 2012, 8:03 PM Microsoft puts Windows Phone apps on hold after ‘hiccups’ in marketplace upgrade Microsoft is already behind the proverbial eight ball in mobile. And, given that its smartphone market share is stuck below… Read More
Aug 14, 2012, 1:34 PM Could Microsoft’s new Surface tablet really cost only $199? We’re skeptical We’ve been waiting with eager anticipation to find out how much Microsoft plans to charge for its Surface tablet computer,… Read More
Aug 14, 2012, 11:02 AM Microsoft updates SkyDrive, set to release Android app Microsoft this morning announced a series of updates to its SkyDrive cloud storage service — remaking SkyDrive.com to fit the… Read More
Aug 13, 2012, 2:03 PM Apple exec: Microsoft patent deal forbids design cloning The ongoing patent trial between Apple and Samsung turned out an interesting bit of Microsoft-related news today, as Apple patent… Read More
Aug 13, 2012, 12:06 PM Windows RT: Dell, Lenovo, Samsung, Asus to help Microsoft challenge iPad Dell, Lenovo, Samsung and Asus are among the PC makers that will release computers running Windows RT, the variation of… Read More
Aug 13, 2012, 7:58 AM Report: Microsoft plans to keep its Facebook stake Microsoft won’t be among the large investors selling shares in Facebook when the opportunity arises later this week, according to… Read More
Aug 12, 2012, 10:07 PM Landing on Mars, grappling with Microsoft Surface, and other quotes of the week The best quotes, comments, tweets and random observations we heard this week … “If anybody has been harboring doubts about… Read More
Aug 10, 2012, 2:13 PM REI, LinkedIn land in top 10 places for work-life balance; Facebook falls off When employers dangle salaries and signing bonuses and Justin Bieber songs in front of prospective employees, they might just want… Read More
Aug 10, 2012, 12:30 PM What should Bill Gates read? Our top 5 books for his list A few weeks ago, Bill Gates posted his summer reading list. A self-confessed reading junkie — “sometimes I can get… Read More
Aug 9, 2012, 8:39 PM Bing Fund opens doors for Buddy Platform and Pinion Tech Microsoft surprised us last month when word spread of its Bing Fund, a new angel investment fund and startup incubator… Read More
