Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 196 of 234

May 8, 2012, 9:00 PM

Amazon tops e-retail satisfaction survey with highest score ever

Amazon.com has few physical touch points with its customers, operating somewhat mysteriously from its headquarters in Seattle’s South Lake Union… Read More

May 8, 2012, 1:13 PM

Microsoft: More than 50,000 challengers ‘smoked by Windows Phone’

Microsoft’s “Smoked by Windows Phone” challenge might not always be fair — focusing on speed tests where the Microsoft operating… Read More

May 8, 2012, 8:23 AM

Microsoft will charge its divisions a ‘carbon fee’ in new environmental push

Microsoft says it will be carbon neutral for the first time in its upcoming fiscal year, beginning July 1 —… Read More

May 7, 2012, 5:01 PM

Samsung Focus 2: More weight for Windows Phone?

One of the first Windows Phones to hit the market was the original Samsung Focus. It’s the Windows Phone that… Read More

May 7, 2012, 12:58 PM

Judge scolds Microsoft and Motorola for ‘hubris’ and arrogance in patent case

After listening to three hours of arguments from Microsoft and Motorola in a patent dispute today, a federal judge in… Read More

May 7, 2012, 10:41 AM

Microsoft trims Xbox 360 and Kinect to $99, but this promotion comes with a catch

Last week, word leaked out that Microsoft planned to introduce a $99 version of the 4GB Xbox 360 with Kinect… Read More

May 7, 2012, 7:49 AM

Microsoft vs. Motorola: Key hearing today in patent case

A court hearing set for today in Seattle will focus on a dispute between Microsoft and Motorola Mobility, potentially impacting… Read More

May 7, 2012, 7:19 AM

Zynga sues PyramidVille maker in trademark dispute

Zynga, maker of FarmVille, CityVille and other popular social games, has filed a trademark lawsuit against Kobojo, a startup based… Read More

May 6, 2012, 10:47 AM

Windows Phone’s real horse race, quitting the Internet, and other quotes of the week

A few of the best quotes, tweets, comments and random zingers we heard this week. “Oh, Hansen’s hard to control!!!”… Read More

May 4, 2012, 7:58 AM

Kentucky Derby: Meet the Windows Phone horse

Microsoft’s Windows Phone is at the back of the pack in the smartphone race, but how will the company do… Read More

May 3, 2012, 2:41 PM

Microsoft gears up for live-action ‘Halo’ web series

It’s not a movie, yet, but Microsoft is planning to launch a new web series based on its blockbuster Halo… Read More

May 3, 2012, 1:28 PM

Facebook sets IPO range: Social networking giant to be valued at more than $75 billion

Facebook is getting one step closer to becoming a publicly-traded company, with the social networking powerhouse today disclosing in a… Read More

May 3, 2012, 11:24 AM

Microsoft board adds Seagate CEO, expanding to 11 members

Microsoft’s board will grow to eleven members with the appointment today of a new member, Stephen Luczo, the president and… Read More

May 2, 2012, 10:29 PM

Microsoft takes Manhattan, recruits former Yahoo researchers for new NYC lab

Microsoft Research is opening a new lab in New York City, seeding it with a group of former Yahoo researchers… Read More

May 2, 2012, 2:52 PM

Why Microsoft’s Windows Live is fading into the sunset

Microsoft today confirmed plans to stop using the “Windows Live” brand for its online services, as the new version of… Read More

May 2, 2012, 10:53 AM

Twilio partners with Microsoft’s Windows Azure

Twillio, the cloud-based communications upstart led by former Amazon.com employee Jeff Lawson, has inked a partnership that could bring its communications… Read More

May 2, 2012, 9:05 AM

Report: Microsoft plans $99 Xbox 360 + Kinect with $15 monthly subscription

Software and online services have long been sold as subscriptions, but what about game consoles? A report this morning by… Read More

May 2, 2012, 8:29 AM

German court says Motorola can block Xbox, Windows — but U.S. court stands in way

Setting up an unusual conflict between courts on different continents, a judge in Germany ruled overnight that Microsoft violates two… Read More

May 1, 2012, 9:54 AM

Windows Phone U.S. market share slipped prior to Lumia 900 release

New numbers from comScore Networks show Microsoft’s mobile market share falling to 3.9 percent of total smartphone subscribers in the… Read More

May 1, 2012, 8:51 AM

Microsoft to Windows Phone app makers: Less sex, please

Microsoft is taking steps to improve its Windows Phone Marketplace, notifying developers this week that it’s keeping an eye out… Read More

May 1, 2012, 4:00 AM

This M&A expert predicted Microsoft’s tie-up with Barnes & Noble 4 months ago

So often in the tech industry, industry pundits make predictions and get things dead wrong. But Nat Burgess, president of… Read More

Apr 30, 2012, 12:56 PM

Q&A: Microsoft lessons from Employees 154160 and 191855

Recently we received a news release about a new book called Stack Rank This! Memoirs of a Microsoft Couple. Apart from… Read More

Apr 30, 2012, 10:47 AM

Microsoft vs. Amazon? Plot thickens with Barnes & Noble pact

Issues of competition and cooperation are never simple in the technology industry, but Microsoft’s surprise $300 million investment in Barnes… Read More

Apr 30, 2012, 8:08 AM

Scrutiny of Apple’s tax tactics renews focus on Microsoft

Over the weekend, the New York Times published an extensive report on Apple’s use of creative strategies to reduce the… Read More

Apr 30, 2012, 4:57 AM

Microsoft invests $300M in Barnes & Noble’s Nook unit, settles patent litigation

[Follow-up: Microsoft vs. Amazon? Plot thickens with Barnes & Noble pact] Looking to jumpstart its upcoming Windows 8 operating system… Read More

Apr 28, 2012, 9:31 AM

Wozniak loves his Windows Phone: Apple co-founder calls mobile OS ‘beautiful’

Microsoft is trying hard to win fans for Windows Phone. And while the mobile operating system is still way behind… Read More

Apr 27, 2012, 10:48 AM

HP’s Windows 8 slate? Leak provides possible sneak peek

Microsoft is positioning Windows 8 to work not only on traditional computers but also on tablets, aiming to compete more… Read More

Apr 26, 2012, 8:58 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Drugstore.com CEO Kal Raman hired at Groupon

Kal Raman, the former Amazon.com and drugstore.com executive who stepped down as CEO of Bellevue-based GlobalScholar last September, has been named senior… Read More

Apr 25, 2012, 12:30 PM

Kickstarter project ‘Brydge’ makes iPad like MacBook Air — no toaster required

Apple CEO Tim Cook took a thinly veiled jab at Microsoft and Windows PC makers yesterday, saying that the notion… Read More

Apr 25, 2012, 9:26 AM

Microsoft in Android patent licensing deal with Pegatron

Microsoft just announced another patent licensing agreement with a maker of Android and Chrome devices, Pegatron Corp., making more headway… Read More