Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 192 of 234

Jul 3, 2012, 8:42 AM

Windows 8 for $40: Will this convince you to upgrade?

With the release of Windows 8 approaching, Microsoft is making a bid for the attention of existing Windows users by… Read More

Jul 2, 2012, 2:31 PM

Microsoft takes $6.2 billion write-down over aQuantive

Conceding that its giant acquisition of aQuantive Inc. hasn’t worked out as planned, Microsoft says it will write down the… Read More

Jul 2, 2012, 11:19 AM

Windows Phone: Microsoft is pulling out of its tailspin

The latest U.S. smartphone market share numbers are out from comScore Networks this morning, showing Microsoft posting a slight gain… Read More

Jul 1, 2012, 7:31 AM

Microsoft co-founder lands role in male stripper movie ‘Magic Mike’ … in the soundtrack

Paul Allen’s magical life continues. The Microsoft co-founder and guitarist has a new band, Paul Allen and the Natural Born… Read More

Jun 29, 2012, 2:02 PM

Leftist group claims responsibility for attack on Microsoft’s offices in Greece

A report out from Reuters today indicates that a leftist militant group operating under the name of International Revolutionary Front has… Read More

Jun 29, 2012, 11:27 AM

Bing’s ‘Mr. Fun,’ fired by Microsoft, lands at Weather Channel

Eric Hadley, the former Microsoft Bing marketing executive who rubbed shoulders with celebs before being dismissed in an unusually public… Read More

Jun 29, 2012, 9:50 AM

Microsoft: A white knight for BlackBerry, or a vulture?

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion found itself in an even deeper hole this week after delaying the launch of BlackBerry… Read More

Jun 29, 2012, 7:54 AM

Business is booming on Kinect as Microsoft embraces hackers

Walking the floor at Microsoft’s conference center in Redmond yesterday for the conclusion of the three-month Kinect Accelerator startup program,… Read More

Jun 28, 2012, 3:33 PM

‘Slut factories’ and Super PACs: Melinda Gates on ‘Colbert’

Did Stephen Colbert just get away with calling the Gates Foundation a ‘slut factory?’ Last night the cantankerous faux right-winger… Read More

Jun 28, 2012, 2:07 PM

Q&A: TechStars CEO David Cohen sees Microsoft Kinect as a startup engine

After three months of work, putting in long hours to hone their technologies and business plans, eleven startups will be… Read More

Jun 28, 2012, 12:22 PM

Can Google outflank Amazon in the cloud? Here comes Google Compute Engine

Google is taking direct aim at Amazon.com in tablets, with yesterday’s announcement of the Nexus 7. Today, it is a… Read More

Jun 27, 2012, 3:43 PM

Microsoft awaiting police findings on attack in Greece

Microsoft’s headquarters building in Greece was attacked this morning by people carrying pistols and a machine gun who drove a… Read More

Jun 27, 2012, 8:36 AM

Tablet Wars: Google set to join the fray, targeting Amazon

All eyes are on Google this morning as the company gets set for its keynote at the Google I/O developer… Read More

Jun 27, 2012, 7:44 AM

European court upholds $1B antitrust fine vs. Microsoft

Microsoft lost its bid to overturn a 2008 antitrust fine in Europe this morning, as the General Court of the… Read More

Jun 26, 2012, 2:47 PM

Gates: Tablets in the classroom won’t work without keyboard

Will Microsoft’s Surface tablet computer be better for students than the iPad? Bill Gates didn’t say that explicitly, but he… Read More

Jun 25, 2012, 12:31 PM

Microsoft’s Ballmer: Yammer’s ‘viral adoption model’ is key to $1.2 billion deal

Why in the heck would Microsoft pay $1.2 billion to buy a Facebook knockoff for businesses? No one put it… Read More

Jun 25, 2012, 11:04 AM

Confirmed: Microsoft buying Yammer for $1.2 billion

Microsoft just announced an agreement to buy Yammer, the business-oriented social network, for $1.2 billion in cash. The company will… Read More

Jun 25, 2012, 10:49 AM

Microsoft eyes London and Toronto for retail stores in first international expansion

Microsoft is looking to expand its retail presence beyond the United States, planning to open Microsoft Stores in London and… Read More

Jun 25, 2012, 7:55 AM

Report: RIM may break itself apart, with Amazon or Facebook picking up some of the pieces

The on-again, off-again rumors swirling around Research in Motion are back on following a report by The Sunday Times that… Read More

Jun 25, 2012, 7:40 AM

Kinect in the car: Microsoft sees gestures, facial tracking in next wave of auto tech

Microsoft’s Kinect sensor has already expanded beyond the Xbox 360 to Windows PCs. Next stop? The car. People will be… Read More

Jun 23, 2012, 5:57 PM

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s big week, and the future of NFC wireless on our phones

It has been a significant week for Microsoft, from the announcement of the company’s Surface tablet computer, (and its unique… Read More

Jun 22, 2012, 3:36 PM

Kumbaya or Kinect? Send your kid to Microsoft Summer Camp

Are your kids driving you crazy already? Well, Microsoft has a solution for that. The tech giant is now offering… Read More

Jun 22, 2012, 1:27 PM

WiFi only? Report says first Microsoft Surface tablets won’t have mobile broadband

Microsoft generated a ton of positive buzz in the tech world at the start of the week with the unveiling… Read More

Jun 22, 2012, 7:54 AM

Microsoft’s starting median pay beats out rivals at $91,500

It’s a good time to be a highly-skilled engineer looking for a job in tech. And one of the best… Read More

Jun 21, 2012, 3:08 PM

NYT board adds Seattle tech vet Brian McAndrews

Madrona Venture Group partner Brian McAndrews, the former aQuantive CEO and Microsoft executive, has been elected to the New York… Read More

Jun 21, 2012, 10:48 AM

Gates, Jobs, Google or Dorsey: Which of these comic books about tech CEOs would you want to read?

Blue Water Productions is rolling out a new comic book line, featuring the of legends of the tech industry. The… Read More

Jun 21, 2012, 7:54 AM

Analyst: Microsoft might make its own Windows Phone, too

[Follow-up: Report: Microsoft is not making its own Windows Phone] Earlier this week, Microsoft jumped into the computer hardware business,… Read More

Jun 20, 2012, 11:11 PM

Is Internet Explorer up or down? Microsoft and research firm in stat spat

Web analytics firm StatCounter, which has been reporting a steady decline in Internet Explorer market share, has issued an extensive… Read More

Jun 20, 2012, 7:58 AM

Microsoft vet Tom Rizzo, voice of Office 365, hired by Amazon

Tom Rizzo, a longtime and well-known Microsoft product manager who most recently led product management and competitive strategy for the… Read More