Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 191 of 234

Jul 16, 2012, 1:14 PM

Wow: Google’s Marissa Mayer is Yahoo’s new CEO

Google’s Marissa Mayer, one of the top executives at the search giant, has resigned to accept a position as the… Read More

Jul 16, 2012, 12:00 PM

First look: Microsoft remakes Office for tablets and the cloud

Microsoft is giving its first public glimpse of the next version of Office today, showing off an overhauled interface and… Read More

Jul 16, 2012, 9:03 AM

Nokia Lumia 900 gets price cut amid signs of slow sales

The price of Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone, the Lumia 900, was cut in half to $50 over the weekend on… Read More

Jul 16, 2012, 8:08 AM

Another big week for Microsoft: Office news, earnings report

It has been a big summer for Microsoft already, with a steady drumbeat of announcements — including the unveiling of… Read More

Jul 15, 2012, 7:44 PM

Full memo: Msnbc.com becomes NBCNews.com

It’s official. Microsoft has sold off its stake in msnbc.com, the Redmond-based online news venture that it has operated with NBCUniversal… Read More

Jul 14, 2012, 7:39 AM

Podcast: Amazon, Microsoft, and how search is going social

Can your Facebook friends really help you find better information on the web? That’s one of the questions we explore… Read More

Jul 13, 2012, 4:42 PM

Is Microsoft the digital art world’s newest best friend?

Those wacky guys over at PBS’s Idea Channel. The show, which focuses on the convergence of tech, art and pop… Read More

Jul 13, 2012, 12:07 PM

Beyond online advertising into knowledge monetization

Each year, investors sink $2 million in U.S. Internet companies per every million dollars of total online advertising addressable opportunity:… Read More

Jul 13, 2012, 9:25 AM

Xbox 360 marks 18 months atop U.S. console market

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sold 257,000 units in the U.S. in June, topping Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii for the… Read More

Jul 13, 2012, 8:31 AM

Microsoft debuts trailer for live-action Halo 4 series

Gearing up for the release of Halo 4 this fall, Microsoft has released the official trailer for “Halo 4: Forward… Read More

Jul 12, 2012, 4:45 PM

Chart: Microsoft’s Windows Phone at 1.3% of U.S. market

Here’s a must-read chart for anyone who follows the mobile industry. Nielsen today released new data for the U.S. smartphone… Read More

Jul 12, 2012, 3:40 PM

How Microsoft’s new Bing Fund will invest in startups

Microsoft today confirmed that it has created a new angel investment fund and startup incubator sponsored by its Bing search… Read More

Jul 12, 2012, 10:48 AM

After the writedown: How Microsoft squandered its $6.3B buy of ad giant aQuantive

It was supposed to change everything for Microsoft, creating a viable rival to Google and establishing the Redmond company as a… Read More

Jul 12, 2012, 8:31 AM

Microsoft cuts jobs in advertising and marketing

Microsoft this morning confirmed that it has made additional job cuts in advertising and marketing. A Microsoft spokesman says in… Read More

Jul 11, 2012, 4:11 PM

Apple co-founder Wozniak gives Microsoft props for design

Has Steve Wozniak gone Team Microsoft? As the Huffington Post reports, the Apple co-founder said at an Entel technology press conference… Read More

Jul 11, 2012, 3:41 PM

Microsoft Bing gains (a bit) vs. Google, as Yahoo sinks

Microsoft Bing posted a small gain in the U.S. search market in June, closing the gap ever so slightly against… Read More

Jul 11, 2012, 1:03 PM

Report: Some msnbc.com staff to move off Microsoft’s campus once split occurs

It’s no secret that NBCUniversal is in serious talks to buy out Microsoft’s remaning stake in the online news venture… Read More

Jul 11, 2012, 10:05 AM

How to break up Microsoft: Maybe it’s not such a crazy idea

What if someone could create three large, nimble and profitable tech companies out of thin air, building each of them… Read More

Jul 10, 2012, 10:04 AM

Translating gloves take top prize in Microsoft contest

A team of students from Ukraine has claimed the top prize in the software design category of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup… Read More

Jul 10, 2012, 9:44 AM

Ballmer vows to challenge Apple, sidesteps phone question

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is bordering on obsessive when it comes to Apple these days, or at least that’s the… Read More

Jul 9, 2012, 12:23 PM

A PC on every wall? Why Microsoft is buying Perceptive Pixel

Microsoft delivered a surprise this morning with an agreement to acquire display technology company Perceptive Pixel for undisclosed terms. The… Read More

Jul 9, 2012, 9:39 AM

Microsoft starts the Bing Fund, a mysterious new ‘angel incubator’

Over the years, Microsoft has steered clear of the corporate venture capital arms found at companies such as Intel and… Read More

Jul 9, 2012, 7:55 AM

Microsoft buying Perceptive Pixel, technology company behind CNN’s Magic Wall

Microsoft is acquiring Perceptive Pixel, a New York-based company known as a pioneer in multitouch technologies for large displays. Founded… Read More

Jul 9, 2012, 7:21 AM

Microsoft: Windows 8 to hit the market at end of October

Windows 8 is on track to be released to computer makers the first week of August, and it will be… Read More

Jul 8, 2012, 6:41 AM

Microsoft’s ‘demoralizing’ stack ranking system; and other comments of the week

The 4th of July brought another beautiful patriotic display over Seattle’s South Lake Union. But those weren’t the only fireworks… Read More

Jul 7, 2012, 7:25 AM

GeekWire Radio: The future of groceries, phones and cars

We’ve got our eyes on the road ahead this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast. Our guest in… Read More

Jul 5, 2012, 4:43 PM

Microsoft vets weigh in: Here’s what needs to change

Stephen Toulouse worked at Microsoft for 18 years before leaving earlier this year, so he read Kurt Eichenwald’s Vanity Fair… Read More

Jul 5, 2012, 2:56 PM

Video: Startup makes its pitch at Microsoft, with help from ‘Steve Ballmer’

Your startup has just spent three months inside Microsoft trying to democratize animation using the Kinect sensor, and you’re pitching… Read More

Jul 5, 2012, 9:49 AM

Bill Gates hints at details of his ongoing Microsoft work

Charlie Rose aired a wide-ranging interview with Bill Gates earlier this week, with much of the hour focusing on philanthropy and… Read More

Jul 4, 2012, 1:18 PM

Maybe Google’s Larry Page needs Microsoft Word, after all

We hesitate to bring this up, having made more than our share of grammatical mistakes and typos over the years.… Read More