Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 197 of 234

Apr 24, 2012, 12:17 PM

Google Drive takes on Microsoft SkyDrive, but at a higher price

Google Drive is alive. The long-rumored online storage service was officially announced today, following an apparent attempt at pre-emption by… Read More

Apr 24, 2012, 8:38 AM

Microsoft’s Skype arrives on Sony’s PlayStation Vita

Microsoft’s Skype division is launching a video and voice calling app today for Sony’s latest handheld gaming device, the PlayStation… Read More

Apr 23, 2012, 9:39 PM

Windows 8 ‘release preview’ coming first week in June

Microsoft will distribute a “release preview” of Windows 8 during the first week of June, getting closer to finishing one… Read More

Apr 23, 2012, 5:10 PM

Food recovery project wins Microsoft’s U.S. Imagine Cup

Over on Microsoft’s Redmond campus today, teams from schools around the country gathered for the U.S. finals of the company’s… Read More

Apr 23, 2012, 3:06 PM

Netflix to Comcast: “Internet caps should apply equally”

In a broadside aimed directly at Comcast, Netflix devoted a section of its quarterly shareholder letter on financial performance to… Read More

Apr 23, 2012, 10:48 AM

Dropbox, Microsoft SkyDrive add new storage features as Google Drive looms

The Storage Wars are heating up, but this has nothing to do with television or storage units. Microsoft this morning… Read More

Apr 23, 2012, 9:25 AM

Facebook to pay Microsoft $550M for hundreds of former AOL patents

Facebook will pay Microsoft $550 million in cash to buy a portion of the AOL patent portfolio that Microsoft recently… Read More

Apr 23, 2012, 9:10 AM

Will your next smartphone have a backside display?

A newly surfaced patent filing from Microsoft provides a glimpse of where our smartphones might be headed — even if… Read More

Apr 23, 2012, 7:50 AM

Skype releases Windows Phone app, gears up for Xbox

Skype took its Windows Phone app out of beta this weekend, releasing a 1.0 version with updates including video calling in… Read More

Apr 22, 2012, 9:21 AM

The new shape of Microsoft’s entertainment unit: More diverse, less profitable

Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division has long been synonymous with the Xbox 360 and video games, which have traditionally represented… Read More

Apr 21, 2012, 7:03 AM

GeekWire Radio: Paul Allen’s sub, Ray Ozzie’s legacy, and more from our live events

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Seattle rock legend Dave Dederer shares the inside secrets of digital… Read More

Apr 20, 2012, 10:14 AM

Microsoft idea: Analyze Facebook posts to deduce mood, interests, education

Thanks to its Facebook partnership, Microsoft has been strongly positioned to use social media to enhance its Bing search engine,… Read More

Apr 20, 2012, 5:42 AM

Guess who Microsoft beat out for the AOL patent portfolio?

Microsoft’s more than $1 billion acquisition of AOL’s patent portfolio earlier this month didn’t come without some competition. And now… Read More

Apr 19, 2012, 1:17 PM

Microsoft beats estimates as most divisions see growth

Microsoft just posted revenue of $17.41 billion for the quarter ended March 30, up 6 percent. Earnings per share were… Read More

Apr 19, 2012, 11:24 AM

Verizon vows to back Windows Phone as ‘third ecosystem’

Microsoft and Verizon Wireless have been through some difficult times together over the years. (Anybody remember the Microsoft Kin? No,… Read More

Apr 19, 2012, 9:36 AM

Greenpeace scales building to prod Amazon, Microsoft with ‘clean cloud’ sign

Earlier this week Greenpeace released a report criticizing Microsoft, Amazon and Apple for not using enough renewable energy to power… Read More

Apr 19, 2012, 8:09 AM

Video: Resigning from Microsoft with a song

Whatever happened to “Take this Job and Shove it?” No, Karen Cheng’s resignation song is much more classy than that,… Read More

Apr 19, 2012, 7:35 AM

Nokia: Windows Phone sales strong in U.S. but ‘mixed’ overall

Reporting its quarterly results this morning, Nokia said sales of its Lumia line of Windows Phones have surpassed its expectations… Read More

Apr 19, 2012, 5:49 AM

Tech Moves: Cray taps Microsoft GM as CTO; Weber names creative director; etc.

William Blake, the former general manager of parallel computing platforms at Microsoft Corp., has been named senior vice president and chief… Read More

Apr 18, 2012, 2:08 PM

Somebody stole the plaque from Microsoft’s birthplace

A piece of Microsoft history has gone missing. The big plaque that marked the first official home of Microsoft in Albuquerque,… Read More

Apr 18, 2012, 1:30 PM

Hail to the Master Chief? Halo 4 launching on election day

Microsoft announced plans this week to launch Halo 4 on Nov. 6, kicking off a new era for the blockbuster… Read More

Apr 18, 2012, 11:09 AM

Microsoft earnings coming up: Modest expectations during buildup to Windows 8

Microsoft will report its quarterly earnings Thursday afternoon, and Wall Street analysts and investors will be listening closely for any… Read More

Apr 18, 2012, 9:09 AM

Ex-aQuantive, AdECN and AOL execs form stealthy SocialForce

A new Seattle area startup company led by several online advertising executives is kicking around a new idea that it… Read More

Apr 18, 2012, 7:25 AM

Conan O’Brien visits Microsoft, tries out for Halo 4 role

Microsoft yesterday announced a Nov. 6 release date for “Halo 4,” the next installment in the blockbuster video-game series for… Read More

Apr 17, 2012, 11:52 AM

TechStars, Microsoft ally on new Windows Azure startup incubator

Microsoft is deepening its relationship with TechStars, announcing today a new startup accelerator program in Seattle designed for those companies… Read More

Apr 17, 2012, 9:04 AM

Microsoft reaches carbon goal, but Greenpeace says its cloud is still too dirty

Reaching a goal it established three years ago, Microsoft says it has reduced its carbon emissions as a proportion of its… Read More

Apr 16, 2012, 4:15 PM

Microsoft plans just 3 editions of Windows 8, radically simplifying lineup

Microsoft this afternoon announced plans to simplify the way it packages and sells Windows, announcing that the next version of… Read More

Apr 16, 2012, 2:09 PM

BlackBerry maker for sale? Why Microsoft shouldn’t buy

A report by Bloomberg News today is stirring new speculation about the future of Research in Motion, saying that the… Read More

Apr 16, 2012, 7:51 AM

Good sign for Windows Phone? Lumia 900 selling out online

If you’re looking to buy a new Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone this week, it might not be as easy… Read More

Apr 14, 2012, 5:43 PM

How former Microsoft tech chief Nathan Myhrvold could have created the iPhone

Nathan Myhrvold is back in the national spotlight again, but in a very different way this time. A cover story… Read More