Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 193 of 234

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

Jun 19, 2012, 10:48 AM

Video: Watch the entire Microsoft Surface tablet unveiling

You’ve followed the live blogs, seen the highlights and read the posts, but here’s a chance to see and assess… Read More

Jun 19, 2012, 10:02 AM

Memo: Ballmer rallies troops around Surface, hints at Office, Windows Phone news

Yesterday was a big moment in Microsoft’s history, as the company unveiled its own tablet computer, Surface, moving into the… Read More

Jun 19, 2012, 8:57 AM

Microsoft’s Surface tablet: A bold and necessary risk — and some very long odds

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn’t display any of his trademark over-the-top energy as he unveiled the company’s new Surface tablet computer… Read More

Jun 18, 2012, 6:04 PM

Video: Microsoft Surface keyboard/cover in action

Microsoft’s new Surface tablet computer, unveiled during a press event here this afternoon, will work in conjunction with a cover… Read More

Jun 18, 2012, 2:54 PM

Live: Microsoft unveils new Surface tablet computer

Posting from Hollywood: The technology industry has spent the past few days speculating about Microsoft’s “major” announcement this afternoon. Will… Read More

Jun 18, 2012, 9:53 AM

Artefact spinoff launches first product: 10,000ft helps manage projects, people

Artefact, the Seattle-based tech consultancy founded six years ago by two former Microsoft product designers, has spun off a new… Read More

Jun 18, 2012, 8:02 AM

Barnes & Noble not part of Microsoft’s mystery event

Barnes & Noble is not participating in Microsoft’s big announcement this afternoon in Los Angeles, we’ve been able to confirm… Read More

Jun 18, 2012, 6:06 AM

PC shipment forecast shrinks as Windows 8 approaches

Research firm Gartner has reportedly lowered its projections for PC shipments this year and next, raising the possibility of a… Read More

Jun 17, 2012, 2:35 PM

All hail Xpad? How Microsoft could make a winning tablet

Monday afternoon Microsoft will be making a “major” announcement that it promises we don’t want to miss. The most popular… Read More

Jun 17, 2012, 7:58 AM

Comments of the Week: Ballmer and basketball; Sword fighting authors; etc.

The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “I’ve been writing science and historical fiction for three… Read More

Jun 16, 2012, 7:14 AM

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s tablet, Apple’s upgrades, and more from the week in tech

I’m headed to Los Angeles on Monday for Microsoft’s mystery announcement, and we kick off this week’s GeekWire radio show… Read More