Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 199 of 234

Apr 2, 2012, 10:16 AM

Analyst: Microsoft wrestling with ARM as Windows 8 nears

Veteran Wall Street analyst Rick Sherlund of Nomura Research has issued a report following a series of investor meetings last… Read More

Apr 2, 2012, 9:10 AM

Researchers: Internet Explorer declines have ‘stabilized’

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser has seen its overall market share decline from upwards of 90 percent a decade ago… Read More

Apr 2, 2012, 9:00 AM

Microsoft picks 11 startups for new Kinect Accelerator

When Microsoft introduced its new Kinect Accelerator startup program a few months ago, the company anticipated receiving about 150 applications. But… Read More

Apr 2, 2012, 7:00 AM

Nokia’s ‘Smartphone Beta Test’ teaser sets stage for Lumia 900 launch

A mysterious site that emerged over the weekend actually isn’t so mysterious upon closer investigation. It’s a marketing campaign, apparently… Read More

Apr 1, 2012, 10:02 PM

Bungie closes its Halo database with an epic infographic

Just how big are the Halo video games? Well, we’ve spent a combined 235,182 years playing them online — enough time… Read More

Apr 1, 2012, 12:36 AM

Polls: How many Apple and Microsoft products do you have in your house?

Earlier this week, CNBC published a survey which found that half of American households now own at least one Apple… Read More

Mar 29, 2012, 2:07 PM

Microsoft cautions ‘Piracy Lurks Everywhere’

To help inform small businesses of the risk of being lured by counterfeit software offerings, Microsoft has launched a worldwide… Read More

Mar 28, 2012, 11:05 PM

Tech Moves: Medio taps Microsoft vet as chief architect; Zooppa, PATH, etc.

Medio Systems is making a big move into the predictive analytics arena, helping gaming, financial services, entertainment and other companies better… Read More

Mar 28, 2012, 1:27 PM

Half of U.S. households own at least one Apple device

Now, here’s a really good reason why Apple boasts a market value of $575 billion. Half of U.S. households now… Read More

Mar 28, 2012, 12:31 PM

Microsoft planning Star Wars parties for new Kinect game

Is there anything geekier than this? Microsoft is planning a series of parties at its retail stores on the night… Read More

Mar 28, 2012, 10:43 AM

‘Mooning’ Microsoft: Box skips software giant in release of new mobile cloud service

Was there something traumatic about Aaron Levie’s childhood that caused an intense dislike of Microsoft? The founder of the Silicon… Read More

Mar 28, 2012, 9:30 AM

How a high-five changed this Microsoft GM’s life, and helped a bunch of kids

Bill Hilf spends his days as a general manager for Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud computing platform, based in Redmond. He… Read More

Mar 27, 2012, 1:11 PM

Microsoft embraces, extends open source mapping

File this under “the enemy of my enemy is my friend:” Microsoft is reportedly lending “big support and big dollars”… Read More

Mar 27, 2012, 11:52 AM

Cash-rich tech giants have $300 billion to spend: Is a new wave of tech M&A coming?

Could we see a new wave of technology-related mergers and acquisitions? Well, that’s one possible scenario given that the top… Read More

Mar 27, 2012, 10:51 AM

Xbox used more for movies, music than online games

If you needed any more evidence that Microsoft views the Xbox 360 as a key weapon in its fight to… Read More

Mar 26, 2012, 4:01 PM

Microsoft’s goal to ‘disrupt,’ not just take down, Zeus botnet

It’s a seemingly unending battle. Botnets get put up by bad guys, taken down by good guys and are replaced… Read More

Mar 26, 2012, 2:56 PM

No Comcast bandwidth cap for on-demand Xbox video

Comcast is releasing a few more details on its promised Xfinity TV for Xbox 360 service with what might be… Read More

Mar 26, 2012, 9:01 AM

AT&T confirms April 8th release of HTC Titan II and Lumia 900

Microsoft’s efforts to catch back up in mobile will begin in earnest on April 8th when two new 4G LTE… Read More

Mar 26, 2012, 2:02 AM

Microsoft and Nokia pump $23M into AppCampus to spur mobile app development

Just last week, Microsoft announced that developers have created some 70,000 applications for the Windows Phone. Not a bad start,… Read More

Mar 22, 2012, 10:56 AM

Windows Phone Marketplace surpasses 70,000 apps

Microsoft has topped more than 70,000 apps for its Windows Phone Marketplace, up from 50,000 in December, according to reports… Read More

Mar 21, 2012, 2:02 PM

Say, what? Myspace moves up in ranking of top 50 U.S. Web sites

Facebook and Pinterest may be all of the rage. But a social networking site of another era is having a… Read More

Mar 21, 2012, 11:26 AM

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen donates $300M to help solve the mysteries of the human brain

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is doubling down on his efforts to better understand the human brain, announcing plans today to… Read More

Mar 21, 2012, 9:40 AM

Forecast: PC market in flux as Microsoft preps Windows 8

Two interesting pieces of news this week provide a better sense for how 2012 will shake out for the PC… Read More

Mar 21, 2012, 5:28 AM

Memo: Microsoft won’t be paying for its sales team’s iPads

A recent study showed Apple’s iPad making significant inroads among corporate buyers. But the trend stops in Redmond, apparently. An… Read More

Mar 20, 2012, 10:12 AM

Microsoft hires former Yahoo chief scientist and database guru

Microsoft confirmed today that it has hired Raghu Ramakrishnan, a former Yahoo chief scientist, as a technical fellow in its… Read More

Mar 20, 2012, 6:35 AM

‘Hunger Games’ in HTML5: Microsoft and Lionsgate look to put odds in IE9’s favor

Promotional sites for movies are traditionally created in Adobe Flash, but Microsoft and Lionsgate are looking to lead the industry… Read More

Mar 19, 2012, 3:29 PM

Can you hear them now? Windows Phone hires Verizon campaign vet

Microsoft’s newest Windows Phone marketing executive, Thom Gruhler, is no stranger to advertising in the mobile industry. In fact, you’ve… Read More

Mar 19, 2012, 10:38 AM

Microsoft fires Bing marketers after internal investigation

Microsoft says it has terminated the employment of two people who helped to lead marketing for its Bing search engine:… Read More

Mar 19, 2012, 10:12 AM

Dell looks to challenge the iPad with tablets based on Windows 8

Apple’s lead in the tablet market may seem insurmountable, especially with last week’s release of the lastest iPad. But don’t… Read More