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
Mar 19, 2012, 9:21 AM Microsoft previews business apps on Windows 8, as iPad rises in business world Can Microsoft’s Windows 8 combat the iPad’s growing popularity among business users? We’ve gotten a sense for what consumer apps… Read More
Mar 18, 2012, 7:45 AM Internet Explorer wants you back, say it’s different this time Can Microsoft get you to start using Internet Explorer again? That’s the goal of a new online campaign built around… Read More
Mar 16, 2012, 10:26 AM Microsoft seeks patent on monetizing buttons of TV remote How much would you pay to watch a replay of a great play, or skip a bunch of television commercials?… Read More
Mar 16, 2012, 6:11 AM Video: Windows 8 app controls police car from the cloud Over on the Microsoft campus this week, I got a chance to check out a vehicle control system from Modularis… Read More
Mar 15, 2012, 9:35 AM Video: A glimpse inside Microsoft’s high-tech Global Security Operations Center On the Microsoft campus this week, hundreds of law enforcement and public safety officials are gathering for the company’s Worldwide… Read More
Mar 14, 2012, 3:20 PM Master Chief, the ultimate Microsoft security guard I spent some time today over at Microsoft’s Worldwide Public Safety Symposium, and spent some time inside the company’s Global Security… Read More
Mar 14, 2012, 7:57 AM Microsoft ‘Beamatron’ inserts virtual objects into real world, using Kinect 3D model Here’s another interesting project from Microsoft Research, blurring the lines between the physical and digital worlds using a Kinect sensor… Read More
Mar 13, 2012, 2:39 PM Back at Microsoft, ex-Googler gives changes at search giant a minus-1 Software testing guru James Whittaker left Microsoft to join Google back in 2009. Now he’s back at Microsoft, working as… Read More
Mar 13, 2012, 9:25 AM Now working for Xbox: Former PlayStation exec Phil Harrison Here’s a hire that no one would have predicted five years ago. Phil Harrison, the former head of worldwide studios… Read More
Mar 13, 2012, 8:00 AM Mayhem: Microsoft’s open-source app for controlling just about anything The technologies shown at Microsoft Research’s annual “TechFest” science fair aren’t typically ready for public use. But one that emerged… Read More
Mar 12, 2012, 6:11 PM Yahoo vs. Facebook: This just got very awkward for Microsoft Yahoo grabbed the attention of the tech industry today, but not with a new product announcement. The company filed a… Read More
