Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 189 of 234

Aug 9, 2012, 2:23 PM

Q&A: What it really takes to land a killer technology job

Software engineer Gayle Laakmann McDowell has worked for companies including Microsoft, Google and Apple, but she’s also known in the… Read More

Aug 9, 2012, 8:15 AM

Pulse news site shows potential of Microsoft’s IE10

Pulse, the popular news app for iPad, iPhone and Android, released a new version of its service for the web… Read More

Aug 8, 2012, 11:51 AM

Microsoft and NYPD team up on new ‘awareness system’

Microsoft and the New York Police Department have developed a new computer system that pulls together data from various public… Read More

Aug 8, 2012, 9:58 AM

New data: Windows Phone closes gap vs. BlackBerry

Microsoft’s share of the worldwide smartphone operating system market climbed to 3.5 percent in the second quarter, up from 2.3… Read More

Aug 7, 2012, 10:35 AM

Windows 8: Now even tougher to avoid the new Start screen

Microsoft appears to have blocked a workaround that would have allowed Windows 8 users to skip the new tile-based Start… Read More

Aug 6, 2012, 5:11 PM

MS-DOS wasn’t stolen, new forensic analysis concludes

This could be the tech world’s version of a conviction being overturned by new DNA evidence. A forensic analysis conducted… Read More

Aug 6, 2012, 2:30 PM

Dear NASA: Nice work landing on Mars — maybe now you should dump Windows XP?

Attention, Microsoft: It’s probably time to send a sales rep to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. A video by Boing Boing,… Read More

Aug 6, 2012, 1:52 PM

Acer CEO warns Microsoft to ‘think twice’ about Surface

Microsoft knew it would be stepping on the toes of its partners when it announced plans to make the Surface… Read More

Aug 5, 2012, 8:53 AM

The difference between Kindle Fire and Windows Phone and other comments of the week

The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “I think it’s interesting the types of adjectives journalists… Read More

Aug 4, 2012, 6:30 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Where The Hell is Matt? On our show!

Even if you don’t recognize Matt Harding’s name, you’ve probably seen one of his videos. He’s the globetrotting YouTube star… Read More

Aug 3, 2012, 10:26 AM

Microsoft’s ‘Metro’ switcheroo traced to trademark dispute

For a long time now, Microsoft has been using the phrase “Metro” to refer to the new design style being… Read More

Aug 3, 2012, 7:50 AM

How the iPad made Apple the top ‘PC’ vendor, and what it means for Windows

What is a “personal computer” in 2012? Do tablets count? Most of the major technology research firms say no. As reflected… Read More

Aug 2, 2012, 12:53 PM

Microsoft PR chief defends Ballmer, touts ‘blistering pace’

Microsoft’s PR chief took to the blogosphere and the airwaves today to tout what he described as the company’s “blistering… Read More

Aug 2, 2012, 8:06 AM

Apple patent filing looks a lot like Microsoft Surface

Great minds think alike? A patent application submitted by Apple last year — and made public just this morning —… Read More

Aug 1, 2012, 4:02 PM

Chart: Windows 7 is almost bigger than Windows XP

August is already a big month for Windows 8, with Microsoft announcing this morning that it has finished the new… Read More

Aug 1, 2012, 9:34 AM

Shipped! Windows 8 is done, set for October release

Microsoft this morning announced RTM for Windows 8, which stands for Released to Manufacturing, which is the technical phrase for,… Read More

Aug 1, 2012, 8:39 AM

Microsoft still lags in critical smartphone race with just 3.8% of U.S. subscribers

Microsoft still has a long, long way to go to regain any sort of foothold in the mobile industry. That’s… Read More

Jul 31, 2012, 10:43 PM

Ridiculously embarrassing Microsoft dance routine is top story of the month (again)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TROd29XFHY0 Sometimes it’s the odd, offbeat stories that grab the attention of our readers. How better to explain the fascination… Read More

Jul 31, 2012, 3:19 PM

How Kinect, smartphones and programming are reshaping high school

Tech-minded teachers from across the country are on the Microsoft campus in Redmond this week, sharing some of the new… Read More

Jul 31, 2012, 9:51 AM

Here’s your chance: How to get a new ‘@outlook’ address

Tired of using an email address that contains your 8th grade nickname, or has seven numbers appended to it? Here’s… Read More

Jul 31, 2012, 9:00 AM

Farewell, Hotmail: Microsoft previews Outlook.com, ending longtime webmail brand

First things first: Yes, you can keep your @hotmail email address, if you want. Microsoft, however, will be leaving the… Read More

Jul 31, 2012, 8:50 AM

Microsoft calls on Google to make ‘comprehensive’ patent peace in Motorola dispute

[Updated below with Motorola statement] Microsoft’s top lawyer this morning called on Google to “engage in serious discussions” toward a… Read More

Jul 30, 2012, 1:01 PM

Facebook meets Excel: Microsoft seeks patent on social networking inside spreadsheets

Last year, a Facebook application called HardlyWork.in made news by providing an alternative interface for the social network — putting… Read More

Jul 30, 2012, 9:56 AM

Microsoft confirms Surface tablet on track for Oct. 26

Microsoft will release the first version of its Surface tablet computer Oct. 26, simultaneous with the general availability of Windows… Read More

Jul 30, 2012, 12:03 AM

Pictures: Microsoft unveils new keyboards and mice, tailored for Windows 8

My desk isn’t cool enough for this thing. That was my first thought after getting my hands on the Wedge… Read More

Jul 29, 2012, 10:08 PM

Microsoft exec calls BS on the ‘Lost Decade’ claim

Up to now, Microsoft hadn’t weighed in with any kind of public response to the recent Vanity Fair piece about… Read More

Jul 27, 2012, 10:35 AM

Geek of the Week: Kevin Wang is putting computer scientists into high schools

Microsoft employee Kevin Wang is a rare person in the computer science industry. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a… Read More

Jul 27, 2012, 8:49 AM

Microsoft acknowledges new risks to Windows business

Smartphones and tablets pose a risk to Microsoft’s traditional Windows business. Meanwhile, the company’s Surface tablet computer will compete with… Read More

Jul 26, 2012, 12:08 PM

Microsoft ends work on ‘Flight’ in blow to games group

Well, that didn’t last long. Microsoft confirmed today that it has ended development of Microsoft Flight, the “freemium” PC title… Read More

Jul 26, 2012, 11:10 AM

Bill Gates and Paul Allen: Friendship on the mend?

The publication of Paul Allen’s book last year reportedly caused a “rift” with his Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, over Allen’s… Read More